Thailand issues prosecution order for Red Bull heir over hit-and-run case

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday issued a prosecution order for the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune over his alleged involvement in the hit-and-run killing of a police officer, in a case that has raised questions about impunity for the well-connected.

 

Vorayuth Yoovidhya was accused of crashing his Ferrari in 2012 into a policeman, Wichien Klanprasert, and dragging his body for dozens of metres before fleeing.

 

Authorities in July unexpectedly dropped the case, sparking public anger and prompting a government review.

 

Prayut Phetkun, a deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General, said the prosecution order was issued in relation to Vorayuth's previous charge of reckless driving causing death and a new charge of cocaine use.

 

"There was evidence that Vorayuth was driving fast and had used drugs before the incident," Prayut told Reuters.

 

The Office of the Attorney-General will ask police to take Vorayuth to court by September, 2022, on the drug use charge and by 2027 on the reckless driving charge, he said.

 

Vorayuth's lawyer, Samack Chouvaparnante, did not answer telephone calls on Friday seeking comment.

 

Samack has previously said his client denied all charges.

 

Vorayuth missed eight court summonses before authorities issued an arrest warrant five years after the incident. He later disappeared, apparently abroad, according to social media posts.

 

Last month, a Thai court issued a new arrest warrant.

 

Vorayuth, the grandson of the late Chaleo Yoovidhya, creator of the Krating Daeng, or Red Bull, energy drink was 27 at the time of the accident.

 

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so 6yrs 3 months till he can come home then, am sure he will manage ok.

 

7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

in a case that has raised questions about impunity for the well-connected

that is the issue, it never was about some reckless rich kid

12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

alleged involvement 

Yes, I have my doubts????

But what about the corruption and all those involved or did that never happen ?????

Is somebody trying to clean house or extend the flow of brown envelopes? 

18 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Last month, a Thai court issued a new arrest warrant.

Waste of time,and they know it, what's needed is an Interpol red notice,

that's the only way of maybe getting justice.

regards worgeordie

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Waste of time,and they know it, what's needed is an Interpol red notice,

that's the only way of maybe getting justice.

regards worgeordie

Exactly.  If they don't issue an Interpol red notice, he will never be caught.

Oh no is justice going to be served with no more lying and conniving if it does it will an unbelievable event of epic proportions in this mysterious land of lies ????

28 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

so 6yrs 3 months till he can come home then, am sure he will manage ok.

 

Fingers crossed, hey? 

31 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

"There was evidence that Vorayuth was driving fast and had used drugs before the incident," Prayut told Reuters

The Red Bull family must be p*****. They paid all that money and they thought it was all done. Now they’re being thrown under the bus ‘cos the government’s credibility is at an all time low.

 

Talk about no honour among thieves. 

6 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Fingers crossed, hey? 

he won't need to cross fingers.

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

he won't need to cross fingers.

Well, I meant you. 
 

Like you said, only 6 years and 3 months. Will you be there to greet him at the airport? 

7 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Well, I meant you. 
 

Like you said, only 6 years and 3 months. Will you be there to greet him at the airport? 

Can't see why not, life is good and the future is great.

41 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Exactly.  If they don't issue an Interpol red notice, he will never be caught.

The last time they did that, it took them two weeks to translate it from Thai to English.

Then a few month later didn't it miraculously disappear from the Interpol website?

7 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

The last time they did that, it took them two weeks to translate it from Thai to English.

Then a few month later didn't it miraculously disappear from the Interpol website?

Yes, I remember now.

It's all smoke and mirrors; nothing has changed and he will get away with it.   Best hope is that Karma catches up with the whole coniving family.

Oh goodie.  Now we're back to the UK haboring a fugitive who openly lives in their borders.  Maybe Thailand can issue another Interpol Red Notice that will be ignored.  Perhaps Thailand final got embarrassed by the complete look of impropriety as players in the system ran interference for the rich, connected kid. But the rest of the world?  My guess is that so called Free World which is also the bastion of capitalists and oligarchs will get a pass by Free World governments who also have a two-tiered "justice" system: one of the wealthy and one for the plebs. And Billionaire Boy will be untouchable within the confines of Western border just as before.  Guess he'll have to wait for the SoL to expire.  ????

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Waste of time,and they know it, what's needed is an Interpol red notice,

that's the only way of maybe getting justice.

regards worgeordie

Been there and .......as I remember it was withdrawn because of language interpretation issues or some such thing. Can't remember.

@bluesofa Should have scolled down a bit further. I've just posted the same thing. Seems even star members get things wrong.

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Office of the Attorney-General will ask police to take Vorayuth to court by September, 2022, on the drug use charge and by 2027 on the reckless driving charge, he said.

 

Ya, let's take our sweet time with this thing... By 2027, the episode leading to the reckless driving charge will be 15 years old!!!!  If the authorities were to wait that long...which, given their track record, isn't an entirely unlikely scenario!

 

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

The last time they did that, it took them two weeks to translate it from Thai to English.

Then a few month later didn't it miraculously disappear from the Interpol website?

No serious country could accept an interpol red notice from the judicial system of this place.

6 hours ago, tracker1 said:

But what about the corruption and all those involved or did that never happen ?????

Does this not just highlight what a corrupt, unequal third world backwater this place remains!

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand issues prosecution order for Red Bull heir over hit-and-run case

I am almost sure I read this a few years ago

 

didn't he kill an innocent bobby on his way home to his family

 

and then he was so out of his tree he dragged this family man hundreds of meters under his super car in such a brutal way that they needed a shovel to collect all the bits 

 

is that the same drugged up ahol 

one thing that really bothers me 

 

how many sports that we all watch is connected to this family

 

not a mention, so it isn't just Thailand 

 

everything redbull is tainted with this

 

just look this weekend how many times you see "redbull" and think of this      drugged up hiso scum doing a runner, his car stopped hundreds of meters away from the impact because the damage was so severe 

 

In our world we have men, he isn't one of them

 

the media doesn't talk about this, why ?

43 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Does this not just highlight what a corrupt, unequal third world backwater this place remains!

no

 

this is all on redbull yet we support their vast network every waking hour

 

we have sports people wearing shirts about BLM while wearing a redbull cap

 

anyone see what is wrong with that

 

 

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Vorayuth Yoovidhya

There doesn't seem to be a lot of info about this little ???? on the net.  Has the family been busy scrubbing all the records? 

Bring him home and let him stand trial them, if the reputation is so important. You know where he is.

‘Boss’ to be charged with deadly reckless driving, drug use

By The Nation

 

Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya

 

The Attorney-General’s Office announced on Friday it will bring two charges against Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya – reckless driving causing death and drug use.

 

 

Its second investigatory panel made the decision after probing details of the aborted hit-and-run case against Vorayuth and examining fresh evidence.

 

It said the new evidence was sufficient to bring the reckless driving charge, while previous evidence and new findings supported the drugs charge.

 

The Attorney-General’s Office set up the first panel on July 26 to reinvestigate the hit-and run case after a deputy attorney-general dropped the final charge of reckless driving. The first panel considered evidence that Vorayuth had taken cocaine around the time of the 2012 accident.

 

However, it also considered new evidence and witnesses that backed the defence case that Vorayuth was not driving recklessly at the time of the accident. This prompted the launch of the second panel on August 4 to look into the possible drug-taking and other new evidence.

 

The second panel directed police to conduct additional investigation, the findings of which were submitted to the panel on August 31 and September 9.

 

Vorayuth, scion of one of Thailand's wealthiest families, was driving his Ferrari in the early hours of September 3, 2012 when it hit and killed Thong Lor traffic policemen Pol Snr Sgt-Major Wichian Klanprasert.

 

Vorayuth initially faced five charges but all either expired or were dropped. In June, the public prosecutor decided not to press the last charge of reckless driving causing death even though it did not expire until 2027. The move sparked public uproar and allegations that the legal system favoured the rich.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394784

 

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