Banged up abroad

[mothy]

Anyone got any experience of this?

A few months back on a lads trip I had an unfortunate alcohol related incident & got arrested. Having paid a lot of bail, I'd forgotten about it & the money.

I've now had a letter with the appetising choice of 4 months in jail or a v large fine.. this isn't from a ton pot country that will forget about it / lose the paperwork I'm sure.

Any advice / tips?

Merry Christmas!

 

[Insel affe]

Anyone got any experience of this?

A few months back on a lads trip I had an unfortunate alcohol related incident & got arrested. Having paid a lot of bail, I'd forgotten about it & the money.

I've now had a letter with the appetising choice of 4 months in jail or a v large fine.. this isn't from a ton pot country that will forget about it / lose the paperwork I'm sure.

Any advice / tips?

Merry Christmas!

Not a ton pot country you say....

hmmmm....

your not going back there then are you, if it's EU then that may have implications, if it is the USA they will not let you back in, worse still arrest you at the airport although I doubt it's the USA as they don't usually offer cash or prison option.

 

[Easy 10]

This sounds like an interesting tale. We need details.

Shirley as long as you don't visit said country again, you'll be in the clear. Can't see you getting extradited to face jail unless you've done something truly HEINOUS over there.

 

[dazzer6666]

Anyone got any experience of this?

A few months back on a lads trip I had an unfortunate alcohol related incident & got arrested. Having paid a lot of bail, I'd forgotten about it & the money.

I've now had a letter with the appetising choice of 4 months in jail or a v large fine.. this isn't from a ton pot country that will forget about it / lose the paperwork I'm sure.

Any advice / tips?

Merry Christmas!

Obvious maybe, but get legal advice from a lawyer who knows that country's laws. Ignoring it could have significant long term impact if you ever plan to travel abroad (not just where it happened) from entry refusal to arrest/detention. Good luck.......

 

[Biscuit]

Come on, what country are we talking about..

 

[Chinman3000]

I opened this thinking it was a thread about an unwanted pregnancy........

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Come on, what country are we talking about..

Not just that - what did he do?

A group of us nearly got in trouble in Teneriffe many moons ago.Luckily we had made friends with a local and when he spoke to the Police and said we were with him they let us go.

To be fair, all we had done was run up a massive fountain infront of one of the swanky hotels because it looked a bit like a pyramid

 

[mothy]

It was Germany.

Having witnessed this obnoxious yank verbally & then attempt to physically sexually assault a girl, I intervened & tko'd him..

I'd quite like to go back & I'd quite like to not pay.

I can't appeal, as I'd have to go back for the case & my star witness (the girl) is also in the states..

 

[Insel affe]

It was Germany.

Having witnessed this obnoxious yank verbally & then attempt to physically sexually assault a girl, I intervened & tko'd him..

I'd quite like to go back & I'd quite like to not pay.

I can't appeal, as I'd have to go back for the case & my star witness (the girl) is also in the states..

Your fecked

 

[dazzer6666]

It was Germany.

Having witnessed this obnoxious yank verbally & then attempt to physically sexually assault a girl, I intervened & tko'd him..

I'd quite like to go back & I'd quite like to not pay.

I can't appeal, as I'd have to go back for the case & my star witness (the girl) is also in the states..

Dunno if this helps

https://www.fairtrials.org/arrested-abroad/arrested-in/arrested-in-germany/

 

[Bozza]

How large is the fine?

 

[Chicken Run]

This

 

[Arthur]

It was Germany.

Having witnessed this obnoxious yank verbally & then attempt to physically sexually assault a girl, I intervened & tko'd him..

I'd quite like to go back & I'd quite like to not pay.

I can't appeal, as I'd have to go back for the case & my star witness (the girl) is also in the states..

So you've been sentenced without it even going to trial?

Sounds like an odd way of doing it. I know the Germans are very strict on public forms of violence (not football violence bizarrely) but that doesn't sound very fair. Either way if I were you I'd do whatever it takes to avoid 4 months bird.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Greatest TV prog ever.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

So you've been sentenced without it even going to trial?

Sounds like an odd way of doing it. I know the Germans are very strict on public forms of violence (not football violence bizarrely) but that doesn't sound very fair. Either way if I were you I'd do whatever it takes to avoid 4 months bird.

Very much this - not being an expert on law (let along German law)

It does seem very odd that you have seemingly been found guilty without the chance to stand trial.

Did you receive any other letters that you forgot about/threw away etc. asking you to attend court?

 

[Insel affe]

They are alot better than they used to be that's for sure....

The cells don't look too bad to be fair...

 

[Gazwag]

I'm interested in the "I'd forgotten about it" comment, really?

 

[Danny-Boy]

I banged up several broads..especially in Germany. Only one (US fruitcake) said she was pregnant, then said she wasn't.

Then told me to leave town when she dumped me for a fellow Yank. In the US Army...

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

It was Germany.

Having witnessed this obnoxious yank verbally & then attempt to physically sexually assault a girl, I intervened & tko'd him..

I'd quite like to go back & I'd quite like to not pay.

I can't appeal, as I'd have to go back for the case & my star witness (the girl) is also in the states..

Was there a referee?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It was Germany.

Interesting. The only advise I can offer is to get professional advise and don't try and be smart. I don't think they'll forget this.

As an aside I witnessed a car crash some time ago, gave my details and forgot about it. 18 months later I received a letter asking me to contact the police station. I foolishly ignored it to then receive a second letter asking me to attend a police station at a specific date and time. This date and time was pretty much non-negotiable. I faced arrest if I ignored it. And I was just a witness.