Family not notified of man's execution

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Kanita Longji, 20, at her family home in Trang province, speaks about last night's execution of her older brother, Teerasak Longji. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The sister of the first man to be executed in nine years said Tuesday the family was not informed in advance and not given the chance to say goodbye.

 

Kanita Longji, 20, the younger sister of Teerasak Longji, whose execution last night signaled an end to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment, said her family was not told he would be put to death until after it was carried out.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/06/19/family-not-notified-of-mans-execution/

 

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think that is a bit rough..

Im sure his victims family had a  much worse experience.

I read about this on International news before seeing anything on here. Prayut may be in for some real awkward questions when he visits Europe. 

10 minutes ago, kannot said:

Im sure his victims family had a  much worse experience.

Cold, but.......... Yeah!

I believe the victim's family weren't notified in advance of his death either.

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18 minutes ago, kannot said:

Im sure his victims family had a  much worse experience.

Agreed, but a judicial system is supposed to be better than a murderer. I am unsure how they can justify not telling the relatives, all very Chinese and North Korean.

27 minutes ago, kannot said:

Im sure his victims family had a  much worse experience.

If you feel the whole family should be punished , you better move to north Korea

 

 

Doesn’t matter what the executed criminal has done - you have to inform the family. They are not to blame at all. 

 

Like someone said before, this is the state. The state is supposed to be moral and righteous. This isn’t about revenge. It’s about justice. 

 

Oh, and I don’t agree with any death penalty. An eye for an eye makes us both blind and sets bad precedents for desensitization in society. 

Knowing this country fairly well i would say the chances are that someone was supposed to be informing them but forgot to tell someone else to actually do it and just wait for all the excuses that roll out over the next few days.  Incompetence rules !

Agreed, but a judicial system is supposed to be better than a murderer. I am unsure how they can justify not telling the relatives, all very Chinese and North Korean.

Thailand seems to be aspiring to Chinese, North Korean, Iran style justice. Shameful.

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Dear leader had a thing to say.

 

Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday the execution was carried out in accordance with the law and the views of the general public, which supports the penalty, should be taken into account. Prayuth added that the execution would serve as a lesson and help bring peace and order to the country.

 

I guess it explains why he is becoming the most hated person in Thailand, with so many "fake" news being spread

1 hour ago, kannot said:

Im sure his victims family had a  much worse experience.

One has nothing whatsoever to do with the other. The family of the condemned should have no right to at least bid him farewell as an act of revenge for a crime they were not complicit in? No, that is just sick.

At least they had one bit of good new he died full of dugs legally.  

1 hour ago, dutchinlondon said:

If you feel the whole family should be punished , you better move to north Korea

 

 

But only with Donald and Kim in a flat. 

51 minutes ago, BestB said:

Dear leader had a thing to say.

 

Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday the execution was carried out in accordance with the law and the views of the general public, which supports the penalty, should be taken into account. Prayuth added that the execution would serve as a lesson and help bring peace and order to the country.

 

I guess it explains why he is becoming the most hated person in Thailand, with so many "fake" news being spread

There'

s no peace in the country and the hate soon escalates. Thanks to P. 

More innocent people victimized.  How very noble....

I was wondering what happened to the two women accused of dismembering a young woman.

 

To be blatantly honest, the guy was a vicious murderer, he didn`t deserve to be given any dignity before, during and after his execution, including the chance to say goodbye to his family. He did not give his victim an opportunity to say farewell, justice was served in this case.

1 hour ago, cyberfarang said:

I was wondering what happened to the two women accused of dismembering a young woman.

 

To be blatantly honest, the guy was a vicious murderer, he didn`t deserve to be given any dignity before, during and after his execution, including the chance to say goodbye to his family. He did not give his victim an opportunity to say farewell, justice was served in this case.

But did his family not have the right to say goodbye to him, despite the wicked nature of crime he was found guilty of committing?

He has now paid for what he did. Will you also deprive his mother of a decent funeral and laying his remains forest, for her own closure if nothing else?

They were informed in 2012, they've had 6 years to say goodbye.

Killer chooses grilled chicken and sticky rice for last meal

By The Nation

 

 

THE FIRST man to be executed in Thailand in nine years was calm during the last few moments of his life.
 

Identified only as Thirasak by authorities, who requested that his surname be withheld, the 26-year-old remained expressionless as he walked to a room for the fatal injection on Monday.

 

“We let him say farewell to his family that day,” Department of Corrections director-general Naras Savestanan said yesterday.

 

He said Thirasak also chose his final meal – grilled chicken and sticky rice – and after finishing it, was taken directly to the execution room. 

 

Thirasak was executed by lethal injection six years after he fatally stabbed and robbed Danudej Sukmak, who was a 17-year-old schoolboy in Trang at the time.

 

 

The victim’s parents have never recovered from the pain of losing their son. 

 

At the time of the crime, Thirasak was 19 years old. 

 

The execution broke the hearts of Thirasak’s family members. 

 

“He made one last call to Mum just before he entered the execution room – but she didn’t answer the phone soon enough,” one of Thirasak’s sisters said.

 

She said Thirasak had, however, managed to talk on the phone to his first wife. They had two children together.

 

“When Mum answered the phone again on Monday, she was told to pick up his body. Mum hasn’t stopped crying,” the sister said. 

 

Thirasak leaves behind his two wives, three children, his mother and sisters.

 

His burial took place yesterday, immediately after his body was transported from Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi to his hometown of Trang. 

 

 

 “I had never thought he would have been executed. Convicts of graver crimes are still alive,” Thirasak’s younger sister said yesterday. 

 

His elder sister said she would have been able to accept his execution had other inmates on death row also been put to death. 

 

“At the very least, prison officials should have allowed him to meet his family members one last time,” she said. 

 

The sisters said they had kept in touch with Thirasak throughout his imprisonment. 

 

“When he was locked up at Trang prison, we visited him often,” one of the sisters said. “But after he moved to Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi, we could not make the visit due to travel expenses. We exchanged letters instead.” 

 

A recent letter from Thirasak mentioned his love and care for his family and also told his siblings to take good care of their mother. 

 

“Living behind bars, my caring concerns cannot actually reach her,” he said in the letter. 

 

Thirasak had also intended to study while behind bars, according to his family.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30348135

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-20

Grieving mother finds solace but no peace of mind in execution of teenage son’s killer

By KANITA SEETONG, 
SOMCHAI SAMART 
THE NATION 

 

The parents of a teenager who was brutally murdered in 2012 have kept records of information on the case, in their quest for justice. Six years after the killing, the pain of losing their son (pictured) has never faded.

 

THE MOTHER of a teenager who was brutally murdered in 2012 says “justice has been done” with the execution of her son’s killer on Monday.

 

But the execution has not left grieving mother Yukol Sukmak at peace. 

 

“I have spent every single day in pain since losing my son,” Yukol said from her home in Trang province.

 

On July 17 six years ago, Thirasak (surname withheld at request of the Department of Corrections) stabbed Yukol’s 17-year-old son Danudej 24 times during a robbery at a public park. The attacker had quickly snatched Danudej’s cellphone but then continued stabbing him as he tried to run away.

 

Police said Thirasak had arrived at the scene with another man but acted alone in the stabbing. 

 

“Danudej’s girlfriend was there too and remembered the attacker’s face,” said Muang Trang deputy superintendent Pol Lt Colonel Prasert Songsaeng. “We arrested Thirasak the day after the stabbing and found his knife.” 

 

Prasert said forensic tests tied Thirasak to the attack while Danudej’s girlfriend had picked him out from a police line-up. 

 

“Despite solid evidence, Thirasak pleaded innocent throughout the trial. So there is no grounds for leniency. Three courts have found him guilty and issued the death penalty,” Prasert said. 

 

Danudej’s mother is glad the case ended the way it did.

 

“Thank you for delivering justice,” Yukol said upon hearing that Thirasak had been executed by lethal injection at Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi. He became only the seventh convict put to death in Thailand since 2003, when the execution method was changed from firing squad to lethal injection. 

 

The mother also hopes that Thirasak’s accomplice will eventually be brought to justice. Police have so far been unable to identify the accomplice. 

 

She said that Danudej was an outstanding athlete and a dutiful son who helped the family tap rubber latex every morning before going to school. 

 

“He always helped us, his parents, with whatever he could do. And suddenly, he was gone. Without him, every day is painful. I keep living only because I still have other people in my life I must care for,” Yukol said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30348137

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-20

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If he had admitted guilt, he would probably not have been sentenced to death.  Stab a kid 24 times in front of his GF and then piss off 3 judges by lying to their face? Good one bro.

An earlier report stated the family was not informed ! Hmmm someones lieing  !!!!!

I was wondering what happened to the two women accused of dismembering a young woman.
 
To be blatantly honest, the guy was a vicious murderer, he didn`t deserve to be given any dignity before, during and after his execution, including the chance to say goodbye to his family. He did not give his victim an opportunity to say farewell, justice was served in this case.

19 yo. Victim ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Doesn't excuse his actions but I'm sure he regretted it for the rest of his short life. The two women get 35 years for premeditated murder. Helps being female and pretty.

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10 hours ago, coulson said:

I read about this on International news before seeing anything on here. Prayut may be in for some real awkward questions when he visits Europe. 

Chances of extradition to Thailand (from Germany) close to zero.

Among other topics.

Poor form really, 

as a society compassion for the family to be notified should be a right, 

even a smart phone conversation should have been given, or offered,

Tough on the family. ( no last visit )

But hey, was way more tougher on the victims family.

 

Roll on two, time to make more room in the jails

for the bad guys. 

Next 

10 hours ago, BestB said:

carried out in accordance with the law and the views of the general public,

so the people have a say?

is that why they have elections?