Wrongly detained man gets Bt316,450 in compensation

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Wrongly detained man gets Bt316,450 in compensation
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Pol Colonel Narat Sawettanant, chief of the Justice Ministry's Rights and Liberties Protection Department, yesterday paid Bt316,450 in compensation to a man for being wrongly detained in jail for 553 days.

Anukul Nithinusakorn, 36, had reportedly lost his national identity card and it was allegedly used by a gang to smuggle yaba.

The Criminal Court acquitted Anukul on grounds that there was enough evidence that he was at work at the time of the crime. His workplace requires a fingerprint scan for employees to clock in.

Anukul - who was given Bt111,000 in compensation for being wrongly detained, Bt105,450 for the loss of work opportunities and Bt100,000 for lawyers' fees - said the Lawyers Council of Thailand took up his case to file lawsuits in civil and criminal courts, adding that Narat's office would also help by asking the police to provide remedial assistance.

Separately, Narat also presented Bt370,800 to Sanoh Inphrom, 50, who was detained for 926 days but was finally acquitted because of the lack of evidence.


-- The Nation 2013-09-05

[ChrisY1]

There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons.... imprisoned under false, or incorrectly prosecuted charges.

These 2 stories are rare.....difficult to recall many others that have been released in the past.

[yourauntbob]

wow, justice does exist. who would have thunk it

i now have hope that the red bull kid will be held accountable...... pysch!

[doremifasol]

How refreshing it is to read good news!

Best of luck to Mr. Anukul and Mr. Sanoh.

Wish you both prosperity and peace of mind from now on.

[ABCer]

570 Bt per day in Thai prison! Thanks, but I decline.

[bigbamboo]

Hmm..... nearly two years in jail on evidence which most courts would have thrown out.

If only he'd been better connected. Or rich.

Edited September 5, 2013 by bigbamboo

[ignis]

Bt105,450 for the loss of work

553 days in Jail

surly this is far under 300 baht per day minimum wage ??

Quote His workplace requires a fingerprint scan for employees to clock in....... sounds the sort of place that pays more the the minimum wage

[Suradit69]

There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons.... imprisoned under false, or incorrectly prosecuted charges.

These 2 stories are rare.....difficult to recall many others that have been released in the past.

"There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons ..."

There must be literally hundreds, if not thousands, in prisons in every country on earth.

10,000 INNOCENT PEOPLE CONVICTED EACH YEAR, STUDY ESTIMATES

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- About 10,000 people in the United States may be wrongfully convicted of serious crimes each year, a new study suggests.

The results are based on a survey of 188 judges, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, sheriffs and police

chiefs in Ohio and 41 state attorneys general.

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/ronhuff.htm

[Nickymaster]

To the Red shirts that were detained "unfair", following compensation was paid:

For those that were in jail for more than 180 days, they would receive as much as THB 1,500,000

http://thairedshirts.org/2013/06/28/19-million-baht-compensation-for-77-red-shirts/

Edited September 5, 2013 by Nickymaster

[ABCer]

Yes, but this guy was wearing only a sleeveless and wrong colour too.

[robblok]

There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons.... imprisoned under false, or incorrectly prosecuted charges.

These 2 stories are rare.....difficult to recall many others that have been released in the past.

"There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons ..."

There must be literally hundreds, if not thousands, in prisons in every country on earth.

10,000 INNOCENT PEOPLE CONVICTED EACH YEAR, STUDY ESTIMATES

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- About 10,000 people in the United States may be wrongfully convicted of serious crimes each year, a new study suggests.

The results are based on a survey of 188 judges, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, sheriffs and police

chiefs in Ohio and 41 state attorneys general.

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/ronhuff.htm

Does that make it any less bad ?

[londonthai]

There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons.... imprisoned under false, or incorrectly prosecuted charges.

These 2 stories are rare.....difficult to recall many others that have been released in the past.

estimated 10% in thai prisons are miscarriages of justice/framed by cops, so there are 25k innocent behind bars. Same 10% quoted in the usa.

[Happidy He Ho]

There must literally be dozens, if not hundreds, in Thailands prisons.... imprisoned under false, or incorrectly prosecuted charges.

These 2 stories are rare.....difficult to recall many others that have been released in the past.

Yeah, only in Thailand's prisons.

Homework assignment: Google 'West Memphis Three'

[DGIE]

Did he really receive the money?

[tingtongteesood]

Good that they were finally released, but even for Thailand those sums of compensation are pretty poultry, quite insulting. Guess the PT are trying to make room for all the Dems and rubber farmers they plan to incarcerate soon...

[lee b]

Terrible, how can a small ammount of money get his life back on track after what he has been through