Red Bull Heir Escapes Cocaine Charge, Only Reckless Driving Charge Left

[webfact]

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, left, and the Ferrari he was driving the morning of the hit-and-run incident. Photo: Naewna

 

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL said yesterday (Aug. 2) that the statute of limitations on cocaine use charge against Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, who is wanted in a hit-and-run incident that led to a policeman’s death in Bangkok on September 3, 2012, has expired, Amarin TV said.

 

The lawsuit would now be solely on the charge of reckless driving leading to death but the statute of limitations on this too is expiring in September 2027.

 

Mr. Prayut Petchkunm, the office’s deputy director-general and deputy spokesman, said the repeal of the Narcotics Act of 1979 on Dec. 9, 2021 led to the automatic expiry of the cocaine charge against him.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/08/02/red-bull-heir-escapes-cocaine-charge-only-reckless-driving-charge-left/

 

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[alyx]

5 years to go and he will be a free man

But, to be honest, he is not the only one to have ducked justice

[pegman]

4 minutes ago, alyx said:

5 years to go and he will be a free man

But, to be honest, he is not the only one to have ducked justice

When hasn't he been free?  Just more rampant  corruption in this banana republic. 

[alyx]

4 minutes ago, pegman said:

When hasn't he been free?  Just more rampant  corruption in this banana republic. 

I understand that but he is not yet free to return to Thailand

[Ralf001]

9 minutes ago, alyx said:

I understand that but he is not yet free to return to Thailand

he comes and goes as he pleases.

[pomchop]

Disgusting on so many levels.

 

The biggest lie :  Equal justice.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, alyx said:

I understand that but he is not yet free to return to Thailand

Sure he is, he can fly in any time. 

[Mutt Daeng]

Was anyone expecting a different outcome?

[Rampant Rabbit]

NEWSFLASH, PM announces  end  of temporary state  of emergency beginning September 2027

[bamnutsak]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Prayut Petchkunm, the office’s deputy director-general and deputy spokesman, said the repeal of the Narcotics Act of 1979 on Dec. 9, 2021 led to the automatic expiry of the cocaine charge against him.

 

It would be interesting to know the history of this change in the law in 2021. Seems a curious time to go soft on cocaine usage.

 

Not really a legal system here - I mean for those at the top, more of a joke really. I'm surprised they could find a deputy-deputy to drop this news.

 

The Statute of Limitations period should be pasued when the alleged criminal is out of the country on the run.

 

 

[ezzra]

Justice? what justice? money talk, BS walks... In this country he would be a celebrity and the talk of the town when he return...

[Artisi]

9 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

 

It would be interesting to know the history of this change in the law in 2021. Seems a curious time to go soft on cocaine usage.

 

Not really a legal system here - I mean for those at the top, more of a joke really. I'm surprised they could find a deputy-deputy to drop this news.

 

The Statute of Limitations period should be pasued when the alleged criminal is out of the country on the run.

 

 

"The Statute of Limitations period should be pasued when the alleged criminal is out of the country on the run." 

But that defeats the reason to leave the country on the run.

 

[daveAustin]

“Boss” lol. 
What is it with Red Bull and reckless drivers?

[Ralf001]

8 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

“Boss” lol. 
What is it with Red Bull and reckless drivers?

The way Red Bull do things is pretty reckless and ruthless at times.

 

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

he comes and goes as he pleases.

You have anything to back up what you say, or did you just make it up based on nothing at all?

[Iamfalang]

A rich driver knows they can plow through 100 farmers on bad motorbikes on their way to the resort.    100 times 500 bath is cheaper than being late for latte!!!!   Especially if checking Tik-Tok on the way.......

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, Bangkok Barry said:

You have anything to back up what you say, or did you just make it up based on nothing at all?

Do I have proveable facts, no.

 

So no need for me to elborate on how I know as you would simply call me a liar.

 

 

 

[2baht]

Will he be eligible for a cabinet position on his return? Foreign Minister comes to mind, he has vast international experience!

[Excel]

2 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Will he be eligible for a cabinet position on his return? Foreign Minister comes to mind, he has vast international experience!

Sports Minister more likely given the times he has been spotted at F1 venues over the years. 

[seedy]

48 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Not really a legal system here -

You think it is different in the West ? 555

Money talks the world over. He who has the best lawyer wins, and this all comes down to $$$

[JimTripper]

Every time I cross that intersection I'm looking for some dweeb in a sports car ready to mow me down in the crosswalk. Years later.

[Excel]

Just now, seedy said:

You think it is different in the West ? 555

Money talks the world over. He who has the best lawyer wins, and this all comes down to $$$

But this thread is not about the West or the rest of the world. It is about the "Boss" the Thai Red Bull heir and in Thailand escaping Thailand has nothing to do with lawyers, Its all about how much you can bribe people and/or possibly, which is more the case here, how well your family gets on with the person or persons who control this country.

[gp2002]

An absolute GONG show. 

[JonnyF]

22 minutes ago, seedy said:

You think it is different in the West ? 555

Money talks the world over. He who has the best lawyer wins, and this all comes down to $$$

Best lawyer? I don't remember this going to court for a trial. That's what would happen in a developed country with a decent police force/legal system.

 

The fact that the police have refused to act despite one of their own being killed simply confirms Thailand's status as a corrupt, third world country with a few fancy hotels.

 

All he needs to do when he returns is dress well, get a beautiful celebrity girlfriend and attend a few hiso events in a Lamborghini and the majority of the locals will be idolizing him. Because it is money and beauty that counts in Thailand, not morals.

[Bday Prang]

27 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Every time I cross that intersection I'm looking for some dweeb in a sports car ready to mow me down in the crosswalk. Years later.

You would be well advised to continue exercising caution when crossing any road, and its not just sports cars keep an eye out for Pick ups and motorcycles too

[PMinThailand]

Money talks!

 

[poyai111]

You want this cockroach? Put a substantial bounty on his head. No shortage of entrepreneural "assassins"

[phetphet]

Does this mean he can run for office after 2027?

[josephbloggs]

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

he comes and goes as he pleases.

TVF myth, I don't believe it.  Not one single photo of him in Thailand, not one.

[Bday Prang]

Its always fun to see the self righteous and outraged  TVF  members getting their knickers in a twist over this story, 

But I wonder, how many of you , if involved in a similar situation, and with similar wealth and options available. to you would actually behave any differently