The judges hands were tied by a recommendation, not by the actual immunity...
My recommendation to the judge: wash your hands, now there's a precedent!
"notorious" is too weak a word, "corrupt, toxic and vile" for all involved, with the Thai justice system being a international laughing stock and beyond redemption
from the article:
“The human trafficking charge is horrifying, raising questions over how Khru Yun could have been appointed a senator, if he had he been involved in human trafficking,” said the lawyer
The lawyer's argument just went sideways. It makes one think about how a convicted felon can be appointed a cabinet minister in this country...
It's actually alright that they continue with this lamp post scam, since by now everybody knows this indicates the corruption in the district admin. If your district has these lamp posts, your district is corrupt. They are obviously too lazy to come up with something subtler and less obvious, bless their little minds and greedy hearts...
The article should also shed some light on how mega-rich family businesses like CP, ThaiBev, the Central Group, Boonrawd Brewery, et al, keep those military parties in power by financing them, and thereby destroying democracy.