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Reckless Fire Setting and Property Damage Liability

Legal illustration: Reckless Fire Setting and Property Damage Liability
Legal illustration: Reckless Fire Setting and Property Damage Liability

The wife, Mr. Akki, placed the wife’s clothing, which had been purchased in two sets, in a pile on the ground in front of the house and then set the aforementioned clothing alight. Mr. Akki witnessed the wife’s actions. The wife immediately rushed in to use her feet to extinguish the fire. The clothing, one set, was damaged, amounting to a cost of 300 baht.

It is to be determined whether Mr. Akki committed any offense.

Answer: Mr. Akki is liable under Article 3 of the Criminal Code, but not under Article 71 of the Criminal Code.

Mr. Jon went to find a friend at the Thai embassy in the United States and obtained ten documents.