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Pirate Bay co-founder 'TiAMO' arrested in Thailand | Pirate Bay co-founder 'TiAMO' arrested in Thailand |
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A co-founder of Swedish file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been arrested while trying to cross into Thailand from Laos, local police say. | |
Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, known to hackers as TiAMO, was detained in the north-eastern Thai town of Nong Khai. | Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, known to hackers as TiAMO, was detained in the north-eastern Thai town of Nong Khai. |
He was subject to an international warrant after he was convicted in 2009 of aiding copyright infringement. | He was subject to an international warrant after he was convicted in 2009 of aiding copyright infringement. |
Pirate Bay, which offers an expansive list of links to pirated content, is one of the world's most-visited sites. | Pirate Bay, which offers an expansive list of links to pirated content, is one of the world's most-visited sites. |
The 36-year-old Swede was convicted by a Swedish court five years ago. | The 36-year-old Swede was convicted by a Swedish court five years ago. |
He and three others were given one-year sentences and ordered to pay $3.6m (£2.4m) in damages. | He and three others were given one-year sentences and ordered to pay $3.6m (£2.4m) in damages. |
Neij fled Sweden whilst on bail. | Neij fled Sweden whilst on bail. |
"Mr Neij was detained ... while trying to cross into Thailand from Laos where he had been living since 2012," Thailand regional police chief Chartchai Eimsaeng told reporters. | "Mr Neij was detained ... while trying to cross into Thailand from Laos where he had been living since 2012," Thailand regional police chief Chartchai Eimsaeng told reporters. |
Neij had been living in Laos since 2012 and travelled nearly 30 times to Thailand, where he has a house on the resort island of Phukat, Maj Gen Eimsaeng added. | Neij had been living in Laos since 2012 and travelled nearly 30 times to Thailand, where he has a house on the resort island of Phukat, Maj Gen Eimsaeng added. |
Another Pirate Bay co-founder, Gottfrid Warg, was arrested in Cambodia in 2012 and sent back to Sweden to serve his sentence for the same conviction, as well as face a separate hacking trial in Denmark. | Another Pirate Bay co-founder, Gottfrid Warg, was arrested in Cambodia in 2012 and sent back to Sweden to serve his sentence for the same conviction, as well as face a separate hacking trial in Denmark. |
Last week, he was sentenced by a Danish court to three-and-a-half years in prison for hacking into computers and illegally downloading files from IT giant CSC. | Last week, he was sentenced by a Danish court to three-and-a-half years in prison for hacking into computers and illegally downloading files from IT giant CSC. |
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