Popular Post webfact 140160 Posted July 3 Popular Post Share Posted July 3 Thailand’s Appeals Court has decided to change the life sentence passed on former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn to execution for the kidnap and murder of the elder brother of a senior judge in charge of a share theft case against him. Four other co-defendants involved in the kidnap and murder of Veerachai Sakuntaprasert, brother of Judge Panida, were each sentenced to life in prison. All five, including Banyin, were accused of abducting Veerachai from the court and holding him as hostage, as they allegedly negotiated with the judge, Panida, to acquit Banyin of charges of conspiring with others to steal shares worth several hundreds of millions of baht from a billionaire contractor, Chuwong sae Tang. The incident took place in 2020. Chuwong was found dead in a car, driven by Banyin, after it hit a roadside tree in Suan Luang district of Bangkok on June 26th, 2015. The autopsy shows that Chuwong sustained broken ribs and other wounds inconsistent with injuries caused by a car crash. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ex-deputy-commerce-minister-sentenced-to-death-for-kidnap-and-murder/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-04 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 26670 Posted July 3 Popular Post Share Posted July 3 so many murderers in Thailand ... and cheats .... and thief's. Lol 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa 13620 Posted July 3 Popular Post Share Posted July 3 I am not saying he does not deserve it, but if the victim was not a brother of a judge then what would the sentence be. The average seems to be 8 to 10 years, out in 4 or 5. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman 54202 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 If I was a relative, I'd rather have the killers money and him have a non parole life sentence. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SunnyinBangrak 1594 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 Does our Banyin currently reside in prison, or is he out on bail while he weasels around with his lawyers? 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel 23960 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 4 hours ago, webfact said: Banyin Tangpakorn a former police officer and government minister... one thing led to another, and then to another... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard 24180 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 5 hours ago, steven100 said: so many murderers in Thailand ... and cheats .... and thief's. Lol Banyin is the original arrrogant criminal scumbag, hope they carry out the punishment tomorrow. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle 5749 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Good riddance and certainly in the interest of the tax payer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VocalNeal 10511 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 I watched the reconstruction when they drove a car into said tree. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huangnon 1642 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Lovely bloke. Killed his wife in a similar modus operandi, thirty years ago. https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-suspect-banyin-in-wife-1991-death-58152.php 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyinBangrak 1594 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 3 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: I watched the reconstruction when they drove a car into said tree. A totally evil guy, but I must admit the scheme he came up with is pretty clever. Surprised he got nabbed. Well done the RTP for once, I am wondering how they were so motivated in this case? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard 24180 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 (edited) 21 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said: A totally evil guy, but I must admit the scheme he came up with is pretty clever. Surprised he got nabbed. Well done the RTP for once, I am wondering how they were so motivated in this case? I remember the case, always seemed to me: - He was surprised he got caught re all of his scams and corruption. - He thought he was entitled to scam others and murder others. Piece of total arrogant excretement. But I won't be surprised if he has very scaly friends in high places who owe him and somehow he escapes the punishment and somehow he gets released. Edited July 4 by scorecard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropposurfer 3106 Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 Seize everything the guy owns, give it all to the victims family, and put him in a common everyday cellblock in the worst prison Thailand has to offer for the rest of his life, with no possibility of parole. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 41351 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 8 hours ago, webfact said: All five, including Banyin, were accused of abducting Veerachai from the court and holding him as hostage, as they allegedly negotiated with the judge, Panida, to acquit Banyin of charges of conspiring with others to steal shares worth several hundreds of millions of baht from a billionaire contractor, Chuwong sae Tang. The incident took place in 2020. Butter wouldn't melt.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 41351 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 2 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said: A totally evil guy, but I must admit the scheme he came up with is pretty clever. Surprised he got nabbed. Well done the RTP for once, I am wondering how they were so motivated in this case? The brother of a top judge killed helped keep the interest going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 24180 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 3 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said: A totally evil guy, but I must admit the scheme he came up with is pretty clever. Surprised he got nabbed. Well done the RTP for once, I am wondering how they were so motivated in this case? Wouldn't be surprised if he had plenty of serious enemies within the force and wouldn't be surprised if he also had many scaly unethical helpful buddies in the force. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper 19718 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 4 hours ago, VocalNeal said: I watched the reconstruction when they drove a car into said tree. I hear they went through 5 convicts gang pressed into posing as Banyin's passenger before they finally had a reasonably good idea of what really had happened during that alleged "accident". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Johnson 128 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 All in the name of power and greed. What a low life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr 5071 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I hope that this guy actually gets executed. Why have the death penalty if it is not going to be used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism 7199 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) he has also murdered in road accident the very billionaire Chuwong sae Tang, from whom he stole earlier 250mln in shares. Sentenced to death, later reduced to live in January 2021. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30401525 including his own wife, that would be 3 murders all done in a similar fashion. Serving as a senior traffic police officer gave him some ideas to play. His former wife couldn't drive a car, yet she was found dead in a driver seat, with Banyin in passenger seat just slightly injured He was in Phua Thai government in 2008. What was his competence to get that ministerial post? Edited July 5 by internationalism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard 24180 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 7/4/2022 at 9:54 AM, Tropposurfer said: Seize everything the guy owns, give it all to the victims family, and put him in a common everyday cellblock in the worst prison Thailand has to offer for the rest of his life, with no possibility of parole. Point taken, however people like this have friends in high places, it's part of how they operate. And there's a good chance they are all involved in scams etc., so 'I scratch your back and you scratch my back' quickly comes into the picture. Also, there's plenty of examples of very guilty folks just walking away. E.g. Maybe 20 years ago Thai Dr. of medicine convicted of murdering his wife and burning her body. Judge found him quilty but said 'he is a doctor of medicine and very valuable to the community so I cannot put him in jail'. The dr. walked away, no further action taken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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