Possible Death Penalty for U.S. Bitcoin Trader and Girlfriend
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An American bitcoin trader and his girlfriend were accused of violating Thailand’s sovereignty by building and living in a “sea home” off the coast of Phuket. Officials said that the couple have threatened the country’s national security by promoting “seasteading” and consequentially could face the death penalty.
Editor's note: there is a slip on the host's pronunciation of 主權 (correction: zhu3 quan2)
威胁 to threaten
死刑 death penalty
侵犯 to violate
躲匿 to hide
威脅 to threaten
死刑 death penalty
侵犯 to violate
躲匿 to hide
一名美籍比特币投资商与泰籍女友，因于泰国普吉岛外海设置「海上家园」（seasteading），遭泰国海军控威胁国家主权，恐面临死刑。
泰国政府已取消该名美籍公民乍得‧埃尔沃托夫斯基的签证，并以侵犯泰国主权为由起诉他和伴侣萨泼尼·普德特。
两人在该国离岸14海里处打造了「海上家园」，一间由一根20公尺长的柱子支撑的八角形小屋。
埃尔沃托夫斯基过去曾在社群媒体上推广「海上家园」，此举惹恼泰国政府。
他声称，该建筑并不在任何国家的管辖海域内，因此不受任何政府的税务或法律政策约束。
但泰国海军宣称握有两人希望透过打造这座浮动小屋以钻法律漏洞的证据。
Kumthieng上校表示，埃尔沃托夫斯基的行为已对该国造成威胁。
泰国警方称两人在埃尔沃托夫斯基的签证被取消后，便躲匿他处。
根据《卫报》报导，海军中将Maskasem宣布：「我们已备妥船只、配备和人力准备将该建物移除，且这礼拜就会行动」。
一名美籍比特幣投資商與泰籍女友，因於泰國普吉島外海設置「海上家園」（seasteading），遭泰國海軍控威脅國家主權，恐面臨死刑。
泰國政府已取消該名美籍公民查德‧埃爾沃托夫斯基的簽證，並以侵犯泰國主權為由起訴他和伴侶薩潑尼·普德特。
兩人在該國離岸14海里處打造了「海上家園」，一間由一根20公尺長的柱子支撐的八角形小屋。
埃爾沃托夫斯基過去曾在社群媒體上推廣「海上家園」，此舉惹惱泰國政府。
他聲稱，該建築並不在任何國家的管轄海域內，因此不受任何政府的稅務或法律政策約束。
但泰國海軍宣稱握有兩人希望透過打造這座浮動小屋以鑽法律漏洞的證據。
Kumthieng上校表示，埃爾沃托夫斯基的行為已經對該國造成威脅。
泰國警方稱兩人在埃爾沃托夫斯基的簽證被取消後，便躲匿他處。
根據《衛報》報導，海軍中將Maskasem宣布：「我們已備妥船隻、配備和人力準備將該建物移除，且這禮拜就會行動」。
An American bitcoin trader and his Thai girlfriend could be facing the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused them of threatening the country’s sovereignty by “seasteading” off the coast of Phuket.
Thai authorities have revoked the visa of U.S. citizen Chad Elwartowski and have charged him and his partner, Supranee Thepdet, with violating Thai sovereignty.
The pair built a “sea-home” by raising a small octagon cabin atop a 20 metre long pillar above the water, 14 nautical miles from the shore.
Elwartowski had provoked Thai authorities by promoting “seasteads” on social media.
He claimed that his home did not fall under any country’s control and that he was unaffected by government laws on taxation and policy decisions.
The navy claimed that they have evidence that the floating home was built with the intention of creating a legal loophole.
Colonel Kataporn Kumthieng said Elwartowski’s actions were a threat to the country.
Police have reported that the couple went into hiding after Elwartowski’s visa was revoked.
According to The Guardian, Vice Admiral Sitthiporn Maskasem announced: “We have already prepared a vessel, equipment, and manpower to move the structure [and] we will try to move it within a week.”
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