Not a criminal: Bean seller, not CEO
Elderly 200 baht a day boiled beans seller ordered to report to Economic Crimes Division for failure to submit financial reports & pay 50,000 baht fine.
Elderly 200 baht a day boiled beans seller ordered to report to Economic Crimes Division for failure to submit financial reports & pay 50,000 baht fine.
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CRIME
Elderly woman mistaken for criminal
17 Jun 2013
Online Reporters
CHUMPHON - An elderly boiled beans vendor who was left baffled after a warrant for her arrest was mailed to her two weeks ago insists the document is invalid, reports said on Monday.
According to the warrant, Preeda Charoensuk is a managing director of a company who is wanted for not submitting a financial report to the Commerce Ministry's Department of Business Development when it was due.
It stated that the woman must turn herself in to the Economic Crime Division's office in Bangkok by May 24 and pay a fine of around 50,000 baht or the police will apprehend her according to the law.
The arrest warrant, dated May 14, 2013, was signed by Pol Capt Suebsakul Sumaworathamkul, a police investigator.
Ms Preeda, 58, whose arm is disabled, lives with her relatives in Langsuan district of Chumporn Province, reports said.
She said she was shocked when she received the warrant because she sells boiled beans for a living with earnings of around 200 baht a day and never went to Bangkok. She had never given her identification card to anyone.
The police needed to correct the situation and make amends for their mistake, she said.
(Source: Bangkok Post, CRIME, Elderly woman mistaken for criminal, 17 Jun 2013, Online Reporters, link)
Mistaken Identity Vocabulary
elderly - older person, senior citizen (over 65) สูงวัย, อาวุโส, อายุมาก
elderly woman
mistaken - ซึ่งเข้าใจผิด
mistaken for criminal
Elderly woman mistaken for criminal
boiled - ต้ม , น้ำต้ม, น้ำที่ต้มเดือด
beans - ถั่ว (See Wikipedia)
boiled beans
vendor - seller of goods; a person who sells something พ่อค้า, แม่ค้า พ่อค้าแม่ค้าแผงลอย
elderly boiled beans vendor
document - a piece of paper or a set of papers containing official information เอกสาร
invalid - not able to be used legally เป็นโมฆะ
the document is invalid
insists - say strongly and firmly that something is true (and will not change mind)
insists the document is invalid
An elderly boiled beans vendor who was left baffled after a warrant for her arrest was mailed to her two weeks ago insists the document is invalid, reports said on Monday.
show up - appear at a place
Preeda Charoensuk in Chumphon shows the warrant ordering her to show up in Bangkok.
financial report - a report that shows the revenue, expenses and oprofit of a business or organization รายงานทางการเงิน
submit a financial report
According to the warrant, Preeda Charoensuk is a managing director of a company who is wanted for not submitting a financial report to the Commerce Ministry's Department of Business Development when it was due.
fine - an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law ค่าปรับ
pay a fine
pay a fine of around 50,000 baht
apprehend - arrest, when the police accuse of a crime and and put in jail จับ,ขัง
the police will apprehend
It stated that the woman must turn herself in to the Economic Crime Division's office in Bangkok by May 24 and pay a fine of around 50,000 baht or the police will apprehend her according to the law.
investigator - someone whose job is to officially find out the facts about something, especially a crime or accident ตำรวจฝ่ายสอบสวนคดีอาชญากรรม
a police investigator
The arrest warrant, dated May 14, 2013, was signed by Pol Capt Suebsakul Sumaworathamkul, a police investigator.
disabled - พิการ, คนพิการ
a disabled arm
relatives - famil members outside of the nuclear family of parents and children ญาติ, กลุ่มคนในวงศ์วานที่ยังนับรู้กันได้ทางเชื้อสายฝ่ายพ่อหรือฝ่ายแม่
lives with her relatives
Ms Preeda, 58, whose arm is disabled, lives with her relatives in Langsuan district of Chumporn Province, reports said.
identification - the process of finding out what or who someone is การชี้ตัว การหาตัวผู้กระทำผิด
identification card - บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน
shocked - ตกใจ, ตกใจกลัว
She said she was shocked when she received the warrant because she sells boiled beans for a living with earnings of around 200 baht a day and never went to Bangkok. She had never given her identification card to anyone.
make amends - do something to correct
make amends for their mistake
The police needed to correct the situation and make amends for their mistake, she said.
