Perjury suspects in Jomsap’s case to be arraigned on February 12

By KAWINTRA JAISEU 
THE NATION 

 

THE CRIMINAL Court has scheduled February 12 for the arraignment of suspects involved in the alleged plot to exonerate hit-and-run convict Jomsap Saenmuangkhot with fake evidence and witnesses.
 

Public prosecutors based in Nakhon Phanom province have already decided to prosecute at least 10 civilian suspects in the case. Police are now waiting to hear whether the Regional Office 4 of public prosecutors will agree to arraign lawyer Tanat Suktolodpee as the 11th defendant, as the police investigation suggested he might have played a role in the alleged preparation of fake witnesses and evidence. 

 

In 2013, the Supreme Court convicted then teacher Jomsap of hitting and killing an elderly cyclist with her pickup and fleeing the scene. 

 

Although she was later released early on a royal pardon, Jomsap tried to overturn the conviction while publicly insisting on her innocence. Her claim gained credibility after a man named Sap Wapi claimed that he, and not Jomsap, was responsible for the fatal accident.

 

The Justice Ministry then actively helped her fight her case. 

 

However, Sap later admitted that he lied, claiming responsibility for the fatal accident in the hope of getting paid by a friend of Jomsap. Last November, the Supreme Court rejected Jomsap’s request for a retrial and police began investigating the alleged perjury. 

 

Provincial Police Region 4 deputy commander Pol Maj-General Tanasak Rittidejpaiboon said yesterday that in addition to the civilian suspects, police had also asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate seven officials of the Department of Special Investigation on suspicion that they might have helped the suspects provide fake evidence. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30337171

 

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How wonderfully Thai this case is. Someone does a hit and run (1) and when caught denies all responsibility (2). False witnesses say the driver is innocent (3) but when one of them doesn't get paid as expected (4) he retracts his story. Upon further investigation, several DSI officials are suspected of corruption (5). A lawyer is also being investigated on suspicion of supplying fake evidence and witnesses (6).

 

Not bad for one case. But just part of the culture the Thais are so proud of.

On 1/26/2018 at 12:03 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

How wonderfully Thai this case is. Someone does a hit and run (1) and when caught denies all responsibility (2). False witnesses say the driver is innocent (3) but when one of them doesn't get paid as expected (4) he retracts his story. Upon further investigation, several DSI officials are suspected of corruption (5). A lawyer is also being investigated on suspicion of supplying fake evidence and witnesses (6).

 

Not bad for one case. But just part of the culture the Thais are so proud of.

I do believe she was innocent in the first instance. 

In efforts to clear her name, she paid the compensation to the family and promised the real driver money and a promise to keep him out of jail. 

The justice department excluded him from the case for that very reason. 

They used forensic evidence of her truck that showed it was not her truck involved. 

The court did not accept the case , as the police countered that there might be a case of fraud. 

1.how can the case be rejected based on a hunch, when the case at that time had not even been filed. 

2.since the dsi and the justice ministry helped her take the case to court, why are they not being prosecuted. 

3.how could they have committed perjury, when the case never was accepted by the court? And sap Wapi was not even included in the case.