More charges likely in Jomsap case

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More charges likely in Jomsap case

By TAWEE APISAKULCHART, 
SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION 

 

 

ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES ACCUSED OF PERJURY TO CLEAR NAME OF CONVICTED EX-TEACHER

POLICE INTEND to press seven charges, including perjury and illegal association, against suspects involved in the alleged scheme to clear convicted hit-and-run driver Jomsap Saenmuangkhot. 

 

Jomsap, a former teacher, was found guilty and jailed for causing the death of cyclist Lua Phorbumrung in Nakhon Phanom’s Renu Nakhon district and failing to stop in 2005.

 

 

She has continued to insist on her innocence, most recently by seeking a retrial. That request was rejected on November 17, when the Supreme Court concluded that it was clear someone was hired to claim responsibility for the accident in place of her. 

 

The request was initially considered because Sap Wapi had come forward to say he was the true culprit in the accident. 

 

Sap is now among a group of suspects who are facing charges of perjury, among other charges, over alleged efforts to clear Jomsap’s name.

 

This week, Sap confessed to police that he received Bt170,000 from teacher Suriya Nuancharoen to give to the Nakhon Phanom Provincial Court as compensation for the family of the victim. Suriya is a close friend of Jomsap. 

 

 

Sap Wapi re-enacts yesterday what happened on the day he claimed responsibility for a fatal accident as part of a plot to clear the name of Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, a former teacher convicted and jailed for a hit-and-run incident in 2005. 

 

Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol General Wirachai Songmetta yesterday took Sap to the court for re-enactment of the accident. 

 

He said Sap and alleged accomplices would face seven charges: filing a false complaint with police; giving false testimony during the inquiry; giving false testimony during the stage to seek a retrial; illegal association; defaming officials; defaming groups of persons, and defaming organisations. 

 

“We will determine how many organisations and groups of persons were defamed during these suspects’ efforts to make Jomsap look like a scapegoat,” Wirachai said. 

 

He said that seven work panels had been set up to look into Jomsap’s case and establish all accomplices. 

 

 

Sap’s wife Chan Wapi and two of their relatives surrendered at Nakhon Phanom Police headquarters yesterday to face charges. 

 

Help Crime Victims Club’s chairman Atchariya Ruangrattanapong has called on the National Police Office to hand over what he describes as evidence about the alleged collaboration to clear Jomsap. 

 

 

Atchariya said a background check on Suriya suggests he might have previously been involved in various illegal activities. 

 

Atchariya said that 10 months ago he expressed doubts about Jomsap’s claim but ended up facing a barrage of criticism as several people were misled by the efforts made to clear Jomsap. 

 

He said officials involved in the efforts should also be brought to justice. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30332380

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-24

[ChrisY1]

This whole affair is now starting to smell......real bad!

There's just too much information being released to the media now, and it's starting to appear as a massive attempt to get the public on their side.

 

[rkidlad]

Photographer, "Oi, you"

Important Looking Person, "Me?"

Photographer, "Yea, you. Put your hand through the car window and just point for no good reason" 

Important Looking Person, "Like this?"

Photographer, "*snap* perfect!"

 

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“We will determine how many organisations and groups of persons were defamed during these suspects’ efforts to make Jomsap look like a scapegoat,” Wirachai said. 

this is backward and dangerous; now we have third parties determining others, including organizations, were defamed; the abuse of this awful law continues and deepens

[kiwikeith]

1 hour ago, rkidlad said:

Photographer, "Oi, you"

Important Looking Person, "Me?"

Photographer, "Yea, you. Put your hand through the car window and just point for no good reason" 

Important Looking Person, "Like this?"

Photographer, "*snap* perfect!"

 

Sounds like this could have been a botched brown envelope gone wrong.

[AlQaholic]

Every crime picture in Thailand must have someone pointing at someone else or something, That is common knowledge.

[robblok]

I disagree fact that the car and ownership papers were destroyed an the car sold before the accident are all suspicious. This is just the police showing (in this case) that they were right and not crooked.

 

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