Law professors demand explanations from prosecutors and police over Red Bull heir’s case

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Law professors demand explanations from prosecutors and police over Red Bull heir’s case

 

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A group of 32 law professors, at Thailand’s Thammasat University, signed a statement on Monday calling on the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to disclose to the public the full details of the legal proceedings in the Red Bull heir’s hit-and-run case, and the reasons why they decided not to prosecute.

 

In the statement, the professors said that the Red Bull heir, Mr. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, was initially charged with five offences by the police and, if the case had been handled in a straightforward manner and the suspect found guilty, why he might have been given a suspended jail term.

 

Due to the social and economic status of Mr. Vorayuth, however, the professors allege that there have been systematic efforts to assist the suspect to avoid prosecution, to the extent that some officials have already been disciplined.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/law-professors-demand-explanations-from-prosecutors-and-police-over-red-bull-heirs-case/

 

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[Kadilo]

Blimey, someone’s growing some balls. Be interesting to see where this goes. 

[YetAnother]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

to the extent that some officials have already been disciplined

reassigned to a desk job, some hand-waving about a 'panel' , then reinstated after the public attention span wanes; the thai way

[richard_smith237]

And in the next wave of news we will see 32 Thamarsat Law professors arrested for Deformation of Character and the offences under the Computer Crimes act...  

[colinneil]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

systematic efforts to assist the suspect to avoid prosecution, to the extent that some officials have already been disciplined.

The professors can demand an explanation, but have no chance of it ever happening.

Too many officials/ police have got BIG backhanders from this case, cover up, cover up, is the name of the game.

[findlay13]

No explanation necessary "Show me the MONEY!"

[TheFishman1]

Coming soon will see an article advertising the need of 32 law professors TIT

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Due to the social and economic status of Mr. Vorayuth, however, the professors allege that there have been systematic efforts to assist the suspect to avoid prosecution, to the extent that some officials have already been disciplined.

And who disciplined them?   In a very top down government, there are probably only two people who could do this.  One dislikes debates and the other likes fine watches.   Wonder which one it was.   

[mtls2005]

Did these "law professors" just wake up from a 90-year coma?

 

One would think they would understand the shaky underpinnings of Thai "law"?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by mtls2005

[ChipButty]

Thai people are kicking off over this, I feel this will not go away easy, like my wife says have they got no shame

[Naamblar2014]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

if the case had been handled in a straightforward manner and the suspect found guilty, why he might have been given a suspended jail term.

So he still would have got off!

 

Just less brown envelopes to go around.

[hobz]

They Will get a half-assed nonsense explanation.

[kensawadee]

Yes, Yes, Yes......... Drop all his charges.............

Once he sets foot back on Thai Soil.............. Re-instate the charges.............

There could be 'One smart one...... somewhere in the Thai gov't who has that plan......... Probably 'ONLY ONE' within the whole of the gov't.............

[hotchilli]

41 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Thai people are kicking off over this, I feel this will not go away easy, like my wife says have they got no shame

Exactly, even if this is blown away as we expect Mr. Vorayuth Yoovidhya is going to find it hard to return and walk around like normal, he will be vilified everywhere he goes and with everyone he chooses to be with.

The press will hound him forever.

He might have got his name cleared but coming back here to a normal life is going to prove difficult.

[PatOngo]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Law professors demand explanations

But, he comes from a good family!  

[englishjo]

these people don't have

19 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Exactly, even if this is blown away as we expect Mr. Vorayuth Yoovidhya is going to find it hard to return and walk around like normal, he will be vilified everywhere he goes and with everyone he chooses to be with.

The press will hound him forever.

He might have got his name cleared but coming back here to a normal life is going to prove difficult.

a normal life

 

[ChipButty]

25 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

He might have got his name cleared but coming back here to a normal life is going to prove difficult.

Miserable Life

[Darkside Gray]

5 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Blimey, someone’s growing some balls. Be interesting to see where this goes. 

No where!

[Pikasso]

28 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Exactly, even if this is blown away as we expect Mr. Vorayuth Yoovidhya is going to find it hard to return and walk around like normal, he will be vilified everywhere he goes and with everyone he chooses to be with.

The press will hound him forever.

He might have got his name cleared but coming back here to a normal life is going to prove difficult.

Let's hope you're right, that's the least that should happen..

[Elkski]

I dream that they will open an investigation and try to find out where the money went. 

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Isn't this what the anti-corruption commission is supposed to be doing

Edited July 28, 2020 by Elkski

[Roel]

19 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Exactly, even if this is blown away as we expect Mr. Vorayuth Yoovidhya is going to find it hard to return and walk around like normal, he will be vilified everywhere he goes and with everyone he chooses to be with.

The press will hound him forever.

He might have got his name cleared but coming back here to a normal life is going to prove difficult.

Not so sure about that. He can send his driver or a bodyguard into the 7-Eleven to buy a coke on his way to a Bangkok night club where the owner will personally welcome him back because he knows the 200,000 Baht bill will be paid without an eyebrow raised. The hostesses will be fighting who can sit with him in his VIP room looking forward to big tips. Fellow heirs of the rich and famous will gather around him to hear from him personally how he got away with it all and to be reassured they can also should the need arise. Telephone numbers of people to contact will be exchanged. Then they will all have a good laugh at the ordinary people who can do absolutely nothing about it.

The press will easily be kept at bay and yes there will be an occasional photo of him getting in or out a limousine but he will not lose any sleep over that. It will quickly fade away.

[ChipButty]

It was the Law that circumvented the Law so to me the emphasis should be on who ever made this happen with no holds barred 

[Roosterlips]

Why is anyone even remotely surprised by this latest development? This is how it was going to pan out. This is just the beginning, or the lifting of the rug for the sweeping to begin. This is why he hasn’t shown up on INTERPOL’s wanted list. Because the prosecutors haven’t submitted an arrest warrant or at least a Red Notice. The dude isn’t a fugitive. He knows it. Papa knows it. And the prosecutors know it. A few million baht in brown envelopes is nothing to the family. 

[bristolgeoff]

The law professors missed out on those brown evenlopes I imagine.They were not high enough maybe to receive one.If it is cancelled the case he has paid his fees well and truly by now 

[Sumarianson]

The whole country can explain. Thailand's judiciary is corrupt along with the police. Perfect match, he is rich and they take bribes!

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Thai people are kicking off over this, I feel this will not go away easy, like my wife says have they got no shame

They should have been kicking off when it first happened and no effort was made to arrest him. A bit late now. Where were the protests then?

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

The press will hound him forever.

In Thailand the press do not hound VIPs, the rich. The press know their place, which is not to ask embarrassing questions but to kneel to their 'superiors', as Thai culture demands and as they have been taught from birth.

[Susco]

4 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

They should have been kicking off when it first happened and no effort was made to arrest him. A bit late now. Where were the protests then?

 

The question should be where are the protest now.

 

All I see is 32 law professors from the Thammasat university demanding answers.

 

Last time I checked there were over 70 million Thai people, and isn't Thammasat the one and ONLY place in Thailand where ALL protests are coming from for years already?

 

What are the results of any of those protests so far, other than a headline on Thaivisa for a few days?

[thequietman]

7 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

In Thailand the press do not hound VIPs, the rich. The press know their place, which is not to ask embarrassing questions but to kneel to their 'superiors', as Thai culture demands and as they have been taught from birth.

and there's the defamation laws as well. Doesn't matter if it's true!

[Pilotman]

Law Professors? in Thailand, teaching Law? Commenting on Thai Law?  Umm, okay.  I guess that is a bit like being a Professor of Religion; teaching the unbelievable and impossible to the gullible.