Bangla shooter released on bail

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Bangla shooter released on bail

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Pornthep Channarong is escorted from Patong Police Station on Thursday (Feb 25). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The drunken off-duty policeman who shot a noodle vendor on Bangla Rd on Tuesday (Feb 23) has been released on bail.

 

The Phuket Provincial Court approved Cpl Pornthep Channarong, an officer of the Phuket Provincial Police at the time, to post B600,000 bail, The Phuket News has been told.

 

Pornthep, who has already been dismissed from the Royal Thai Police, faces an attempted murder charge for shooting noodle vendor Aroon Thongplab in the stomach just before 6am on Tuesday while Mr Aroon was walking along the street after collecting a noodle bowl from a customer.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/bangla-shooter-released-on-bail-79172.php

 

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[Pumpuynarak]

"Released on bail", beggars belief.

[soi3eddie]

An ex cop who will be charged with attempted murder is already released on bail to walk the streets? Insane! At the same time someone who says or writes some words that "authorities" don't like is remanded in custody. Thailand really needs to sort out it's laws and procedures to fit the actual crime.

 

[Geoffggi]

Lost for words, how can someone like this (obviously unstable) be released on bail ...........!!!!

[ChipButty]

Hope they took the gun off him

[4MyEgo]

Un <deleted>in believable, actually it's not, brown paper bags exchanging hands, and where did the 600,000 bail come from, thin air ?

 

Next we will hear he has joined the likes of the Red Bull guy, skipping the country, or he has paid for the noodle guys bills and compensated him for loss of work, and they are besties, saying it was all a misunderstanding, as he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing, with the noodle guy agreeing with a half smile, fearing for his life if he doesn't accept the x cops terms.

 

The judge being sympathetic due to receiving a big brown envelope and the x cop gets off with a Wai and a 500 baht fine.

[colinneil]

Amazing Thailand, just amazing, shoot a poor defenceless noodle seller, whilst drunk, got locked up, then hey presto he is free to do it again, or just disappear, BIG chunk of cash suddenly appears for his bail.

Stinks of corruption.

[metisdead]

A troll post trolling about Trump supporters has been removed. 

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

Lost for words, how can someone like this (obviously unstable) be released on bail ...........!!!!

Well, he probably has witnesses to intimidate! I'm sure he asked "Do you know who I am?"

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Hope they took the gun off him

Wherever would he get another one??? 

[Surelynot]

43 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Un <deleted>in believable, actually it's not, brown paper bags exchanging hands, and where did the 600,000 bail come from, thin air ?

 

Next we will hear he has joined the likes of the Red Bull guy, skipping the country, or he has paid for the noodle guys bills and compensated him for loss of work, and they are besties, saying it was all a misunderstanding, as he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing, with the noodle guy agreeing with a half smile, fearing for his life if he doesn't accept the x cops terms.

 

The judge being sympathetic due to receiving a big brown envelope and the x cop gets off with a Wai and a 500 baht fine.

Never quite understood bail money....does some have to deposit that amount or just promise to pay it if the guy absconds?

[colinneil]

18 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Never quite understood bail money....does some have to deposit that amount or just promise to pay it if the guy absconds?

Well when i was locked up, they wanted 40.000 baht in cash, returned after the case was finished in  a cheque not cash

[Solinvictus]

Remember the article a few days ago in which fellow cops were oddly enough 'outspoken against his bail.' Now take a look at this.

 

The police themselves are a facade.

[ChipButty]

39 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Never quite understood bail money....does some have to deposit that amount or just promise to pay it if the guy absconds?

Some can use a Chanote as security

[PatOngo]

22 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Well when i was locked up, they wanted 40.000 baht in cash, returned after the case was finished in  a cheque not cash

Is the cheque still in the mail?

 

 

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said:

"Released on bail", beggars belief.

And dismissed, but we all know, dismissed doesn't

really mean totally dismissed.

[smedly]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

attempted murder

 

and released on bail W##?

[RichardColeman]

Considering there is video evidence of him actually doing the deed, this is obscene

[4MyEgo]

2 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Never quite understood bail money....does some have to deposit that amount or just promise to pay it if the guy absconds?

 

From my understanding, money has to be put down, in my old country a property valuation stating the value of a property in a report to the court for "bail purposes" would do, and the court would then put a register it's interest on the title deeds, "buyer beware" the court has an interest on this property, that is in case the owner wanted to transfer it or sell it, the court would have to get it's bail money before it would sign a release on the title deeds.

 

If the guy rocked up in court at the date for the hearing, a release would be made, after the verdict of course.

[Wiggy]

That’s probably the last we’ll see or hear of him and this story. Next envelope please.....

[connda]

4 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said:

"Released on bail", beggars belief.

He's connected to the RTP even if they canned him.  Which means he's still connected.
Now for the vanishing act <poof> Gone!

[BobBKK]

So now this guy has lost his job, career, friends and any future so let's let him out when he has nothing left to lose?  in another case four people denied bail for having an OPINION?  if I post what I'm thinking I'll be banned for sure *********!

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The drunken off-duty policeman who shot a noodle vendor on Bangla Rd on Tuesday (Feb 23) has been released on bail.

Un-eff*** believable.... a man who attempted to murder someone is allowed to walk the streets again.... 

Safe trusted Thailand NOT !

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Considering there is video evidence of him actually doing the deed, this is obscene

Yes... but it is Thailand.

[JeffersLos]

6 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said:

"Released on bail", beggars belief.

 

Yes, I simply can not believe that it took 5 days. 

[Knocker33]

And you have the students protesters rotting in gaol for telling the truth. Sad corrupted country 

[digger70]

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Hope they took the gun off him

What good will that do? there's Millions uit there and easy to get ,He may have some more at home or stashed .

[phantomfiddler]

Unbelievable ????

[Golden Triangle]

Why ? What are these morons thinking ?

 

It beggars belief it really does. 

[DrDave]

3 hours ago, BobBKK said:

So now this guy has lost his job, career, friends and any future so let's let him out when he has nothing left to lose? <snip>

Exactly, and that is the most compelling reason to keep him locked up.

 

The two most important factors in granting bail are:

(1) Is the suspect a flight risk? If so, bail should be denied, or the bail amount should be set extremely high as to eliminate the risk of flight.

(2) Does releasing the suspect put the public at risk? Is there any risk of the suspect committing the same or similar crime again?

 

It seems the judicial system has failed on both points above.