Yasser said he had been living in Thailand for four years due to the war that had engulfed his country. They told him the payment would protect him and his son from legal action. However in June, Yasser alleged, Lumpini police arrested his son and detained him at an immigration jail. The group then demanded money for the release of his son, so Yasser paid them several times to a total of about Bt600,000. However his son remained in jail, so he came to seek justice with awareness that he could be prosecuted for overstaying.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 22, 2017 12:45 UTC