Four Israeli tourists were arrested in Thailand yesterday and will be deported back to Israel after threatening medical staff at a local hospital in northern Thailand, Thai media reports.
According to the National Thailand, the tourists were responsible for several “disruptive incidents” at Pai Hospital, including the verbal abuse of medical staff, property damage and smoking in restricted areas, as well as theft and reckless driving.
They were identified after the fact due to a post in a Facebook group dedicated to highlighting the mistreatment of medical staff, the outlet reports.
The tourists were then arrested by the Pai Police Department and charged with causing a public nuisance, intimidation, harassment and disgraceful conduct. They were then handed over to the Thai Immigration Bureau which revoked their visas and began the process of deporting them back to Israel.
The four were also issued fines of 3,000 Thai Baht, or roughly NIS 300 ($84).
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