webfact Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Police bungle case, theft suspect freed By The Nation BANGKOK: -- A court in Thonburi has dealt a blow to police esteem, freeing a Nakhon Phanom man accused of theft and criticising investigators for weak evidence and poor handling of witnesses. Phisit Suwanpim was accused of posing as a buyer for a Bt15.8-million diamond ornament in 2006 and then stealing it from a house in Thonburi’s Bang Waek area. He was arrested despite having proof he was in Nakhon Phanom at the time of the robbery. When Phisit’s family complained to the Justice Ministry that he was falsely accused, a further investigation was conducted that uncovered flaws in the police probe. Its findings were presented to the court in the defendant’s defence. The court determined that police had ignored the insistence of two witnesses that Phisit was not the man who’d pretended to be the jewellery buyer. It noted that police had failed to collect DNA evidence from the chair and table where the thief sat while discussing the jewellery’s purchase with the owner. The DNA could have been compared with Phisit’s. The court acknowledged that the phone number the thief used to set up the meeting was registered in Phisit’s name, but found that police had failed to check whether Phisit registered the number himself or if someone else could have used a photocopy of his ID card to do so. The lack of strong evidence and the defendant’s alibi left the court no alternative but to release Phisit from detention. He was scheduled to be freed from Thonburi Prison on Tuesday evening. Justice Ministry deputy permanent secretary Pol Col Dussadee Arayawut said he hoped the outcome of the case would prompt police to be more careful. He said he had ordered the Department of Special Investigation probe on receiving the complaint from Phisit’s family and agreed there were several flaws in the original police work. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30327725 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2008bangkok Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 WOW, been in detention since 2006, without the conclusion of the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceruhe Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, webfact said: A court in Thonburi has dealt a blow to police esteem Quote es·teem əˈstēm/ noun noun: esteem 1. respect and admiration, typically for a person. "he was held in high esteem by colleagues" synonyms: respect, admiration, acclaim, approbation, appreciation, favor, recognition, honor, reverence; Got a problem/contradiction right in the first sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, 2008bangkok said: WOW, been in detention since 2006, without the conclusion of the case? Thats what i would like to know also,not really clear from the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Wonder what the legal fees were like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Let's hope if he receives any compensation for 'wrongful detention', that he doesn't just Phisit all away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Tell me this isn't another FIRST ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomta Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: The lack of strong evidence and the defendant’s alibi left the court no alternative but to release Phisit from detention. No not really. The courts can convict people without strong evidence. They always have alternatives. Koh Tao as a case in point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 RTP...Master Bunglers of anything more serious than collecting money ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Updates from BP - the theft was reported on Dec28 2016, not 2006. The guy has been in custody for 200 days, and is eligible for B500/day for wrongful imprisonment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 43 minutes ago, halloween said: Updates from BP - the theft was reported on Dec28 2016, not 2006. The guy has been in custody for 200 days, and is eligible for B500/day for wrongful imprisonment. Plus the proceeds from his theft, maybe?. We may never know with the bungling RTP on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 6 hours ago, Ceruhe said: "he was held in high esteem by colleagues" Not totally wrong. The colleagues is probably the only ones that have a high like that in their lifes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, tomta said: No not really. The courts can convict people without strong evidence. They always have alternatives. Koh Tao as a case in point Remember, the police officers word is enough, no real evidence needed, police don't lie, especially in Thailand, so I'm told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 He had to go to jail...the real perpetrator paid way too much to go himself. Put another one in the Thai police win column. Oops, minus one eleven years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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