Escape attempt from Bangkok Criminal Court foiled

[snoop1130]

 

A criminal suspect’s attempt to escape from the Criminal Court today (Thursday), with the help of someone who arranged a change of clothes for him, was foiled by police and corrections officials who captured him after he left the court building in disguise.

 

The suspect, Prasit Jiewkok, is on trial with eight accomplices on charges of public fraud and violations of Computer Crime Act, for allegedly operating gold futures investment, package tour and savings cooperatives schemes which promised unusually high returns. Most investors were not paid as promised, to the tune of several hundred million baht.

 

During the trial today, Prasit asked the court’s permission to go to the toilet on the 9th floor, where clothes had been hidden for him to change into, and out of his prison garb.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/escape-attempt-from-bangkok-criminal-court-foiled/

 

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[Thomas KH]

Amateur. With a more methodical teamwork strategy, systematic mapping and choice of the escape route and some research about how same-same malefactors dodged Interpol red notices, he would have made it.

[jacko45k]

Well that is unusual, that it failed! In the past asking to go to the toilets and climbing out of a window was a common occurrence!

[steven100]

when any convicted criminal ask's to go to the toilet ....  that is a red flag straight away  !!

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

when any convicted criminal ask's to go to the toilet ....  that is a red flag straight away  !!

Yes, defecating feces from eating prison food should have given him enough cover to escape.

[Pique Dard]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

with the help of someone who arranged a change of clothes

instead of only changing clothes, he should have changed the features of his face by putting out an eye for example. i'm sure that no police officer would have recognized this one-eyed dude.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2022 by Pique Dard
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[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

During the trial today, Prasit asked the court’s permission to go to the toilet on the 9th floor, where clothes had been hidden for him to change into, and out of his prison garb.

 

So not accompanied by police?

[josephbloggs]

On 12/23/2022 at 10:32 AM, hotchilli said:

So not accompanied by police?

Of course they always have officers guarding the toilets, they don't just let criminals wander throughout the building. They may, or may not, have been complicit in his escape. He went in to the toilet with leg irons and prison uniform, came out with no leg irons, wearing normal clothes and a moustache.