- Trans prostitutes from the Philippines and Thai ladyboys got into a fight in Bangkok
- More than a hundred local sex workers came to the city’s red light district
- Local police officers became involved in the huge brawl
This is the astonishing moment police became embroiled in a mass brawl between Filipino transgender prostitutes and Thai ladyboys over a gang war in Bangkok’s red light district.
Officers were called in on Monday evening when more than a hundred local sex workers converged on a hotel used by sex workers from the Philippines on the city’s Sukhumvit Road, part of a sprawling area of go-go bars, street workers and massage parlors.
Footage showed the first sex worker being dragged out of the Citin Sukhumvit 11 hotel, accused of being part of a group that clashed with locals the night before and stole their clients.
However, the local ladyboys flew into a rage when they saw their alleged attackers, leading to chaotic scenes that escalated into a massive brawl.
In the video, stilettos fly as local transgender women punch police, climb on buildings, stomp on other girls, throw objects and even tear off their clothes.
The local ladyboys flew into a rage when they saw their alleged attackers
Officers were called on Monday evening when more than a hundred local sex workers converged on a hotel used by sex workers from the Philippines on the city’s Sukhumvit Road.
The clash reportedly continued at the local police station of Lumpini District, where the Filipino transgender women were allegedly detained for working without the necessary visas and permits.
Police Colonel Yingyot Suwanno, Chief Inspector of Lumpini Police Station, said: “After receiving the report that a large number of transgender workers were gathering, police were dispatched to secure the location in Soi Sukhumvit 11 to prevent further violence.
‘Officers were armed as is customary. They handled the situation well and kept the crowd under control.
‘Those involved were called to the police station for questioning. We have assured everyone that there will be fairness and that we will judge accordingly.
“We are currently questioning the suspects, some of those who have filed complaints, and we will summon anyone who has been identified for further questioning.
“We will also check their immigration status to determine if they are allowed to work. In the case of those from the Philippines, there is no visa for what they did.
Bangkok has been home to the cheapest and most colorful red-light districts in the world since the 1960s
Prostitution is technically illegal in Thailand, but many pimps operate with impunity because they can bribe local police
“We asked the group of transgender women who gathered at the station to return home, and they eventually did so.”
Bangkok has been home to the cheapest and most colorful red-light districts in the world since the 1960s, when US forces had military bases in Thailand. Many GIs opened bars in the Patpong district and the city now has tens of thousands of strip clubs, go-go bars, massage shops and street prostitutes.
Despite claims that prostitution is ‘illegal’, those within the industry – including many British expats who run bars – operate with impunity thanks to regular payments to the police, while sex workers from all over the world are now flocking to the city to make money from lustful vacationers. .
Thailand ranked 108 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s latest index.
They found that a quarter of government employees had received bribes in the past 12 months and that 88 percent of residents considered “government corruption a major problem.”