Extraordinary dispute involving two long-term foreign residents

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A French businessman ordered deported by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has disappeared on Koh Samui. Immigration officers were urgently searching for him on Monday after failing to locate him. Kevin Dimino has operated an exotic animal cafe on the island for approximately nine years. However, officers believe he may be hiding after learning that his deportation order had been signed.

Meanwhile, Israeli businessman Yaacov “Jacob” Ohayon is already in custody at Koh Samui Police Station. He is being held while awaiting deportation following an earlier order signed by Mr Anutin. Crucially, neither foreigner has yet been confirmed as physically deported from Thailand. Both also retain seven-day appeal rights following formal notification.

The two orders mark a dramatic conclusion to an extraordinary dispute involving two long-term foreign residents. The confrontation began at Mr Dimino’s Samui Exotic Park before spreading across the island. It involved threats, physical incidents, a Palestinian flag and accusations of organised online attacks. Subsequently, police checkpoints, criminal cases and government intervention followed.....

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