Transwoman fined for dancing naked on Bang Saen Beach
Police fined a Thai transwoman 2,000 baht for dancing naked during Wan Lai along Bang Saen Beach Road last week.
A video of the naked dance was circulated on Thai Twitter and quickly went viral on Sunday, April 16. In the video, the transwoman can be seen dancing on top of an ice bucket, taking off her panties and hanging her tiny bikini top around her waist, exposing her breasts and vagina. Watch the video HERE.
The incident has sparked mixed reactions from Thai netizens, with some finding it amusing while others criticized the transwoman for spoiling the image of Wan Lai, also known as the Flowing Day Celebration, and Chon Buri province.
Following an investigation by the Saen Sook Police Station, the transwoman was identified as 28 year old Auttawit. She was arrested at her house in Bangkok on Friday, April 21.
Auttawit admitted to her action. She claimed that she was not drunk but did it impulsively. She knew that her video would go viral as she saw many people recording videos while she was dancing.
Officers charged Auttawit with violating Section 388 of the Criminal Law by performing such a disgraceful act in public by undressing, exhibiting an undressed body or committing any other act of obscenity. The penalty is usually a fine of up to 5,000 baht, but Auttawit was fined 2,000 baht.
The superintendent of the Saen Sook Police Station, Pattana Robroo, warned the residents not to repeat the same mistakes at the next Songkran Festival and Wan Lai Celebration. He said…
“I would like to warn others not to let this action happen in the next Songkran and Wan Lai because this affects the image of the Thai people and the Thai Songkran Festival. Everyone should maintain a good image of the Thai people and the Thai Songkran Festival by doing only good things to show to foreigners.”
This is not the first time someone has danced outrageously during the Songkran Festival in Thailand this year. In a previous incident, another woman was fined for dancing topless at a nightclub in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok.
In the one-minute-long viral video, she was seen dancing on a table without a top while men cheered her to take off her shorts and dance fully naked. She confessed that she was too drunk and paid 5,000 baht for her dance under the influence of alcohol.
