Thai Woman Files Police Report Against Italian Student Group on BTS

A 25-year-old Thai woman named Sukas filed a police complaint at Sam Saen Police Station after nearly five hours of questioning over an incident involving a group of Italian students. On the day of the incident, Sukas was traveling home on the BTS Skytrain from Siam to Bang Wa station when 48 Italian students boarded at Sala Daeng station and made loud noise throughout the journey until Chong Nonsi station. When Sukas politely asked them in English to be quiet, they responded with rude Italian remarks, crude gestures, sexual harassment, and racist bullying toward Asians. Notably, an adult supervisor accompanying the group defended the students' behavior instead of disciplining them, saying "How can a large group be quiet?" and making sarcastic comments about bringing money to Thailand. The students continued their offensive behavior until getting off at Thonburi station, while no other passengers came to Sukas's aid.

Sukas decided to file a police report to pursue legal action and to prevent such behavior from being treated as acceptable. While grateful for the public support and viral attention that led to identifying the group, she emphasized wanting sincere apologies to Thailand and Thai people collectively, not just to herself. She also urged against using violence in response, noting that it would damage Thailand's reputation. She is cooperating with police in gathering evidence for charges against the Italian students and stressed the importance of respecting others' rights, saying that a gentle warning should be sufficient to teach proper conduct.