Iraqi Matham Jabar Jooda
Al-Omairi has been arrested for
the heinous crime of cutting people’s hair.
Boonlua Chatree
An Iraqi man was arrested for illegally working in a
profession restricted to Thai nationals.
Matham Jabar Jooda Al-Omairi, 42, was taken into custody
at the Al Joja salon on Pratamnak Road May 23 after someone tipped off
Transitional Crime Coordination Center police.
Caught while giving a customer a haircut, Al-Omairi was
charged with working in a restricted industry. Labor law forbids foreigners
working in many service-sector jobs, such as barbering. No work permit can
be obtained for such jobs.
Unaware of the law, Al-Omairi said he was working because
the mother of his two young children was in the hospital.
