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Man says police beat him after he declines to be witness in Koh Tao murder cases
by taweporn

KOH TAO: -- Thai man said he was beaten up by police after he turned down the police’ offer to give him reward money if he agreed to be a witness in the murder case of of the two British tourists in Thailand’s touristic island of Koh Tao, southern Surat Thani province, according to ASTV-Manager online.

The report says Pornprasit Sukdam, 37, on Tuesday complained with Kobchai Saowalak, kamnan of Koh Tao sub-district, and asked for protection.

Pornprasit said the police detained him on Monday 1.30pm. During the interrogation, the police investigators persuaded him to agree to pretend to have knowledge of the incident, Pornprasit said. The police allegedly offered him 700,000 baht (about 21,600 USD) reward and guaranteed that he has the witness status. However, since he was not involved with the crime and did not hold knowledge related to it, Pornprasit declined the police’s offer.

That made the police angry, he said. The police allegedly beat him up before released him on Monday 6.30pm.

He decided to tell this story to others since the police planned to interrogate him again on Tuesday and he feared to be beaten up again.

He added that he does not plan to pursue case against the police, but wants to assert his innocence. He is willing to cooperate with the police, but not by force.

Meanwhile, kamnan of Koh Tao sub-district urged the police not to use violence with the suspects and not to arrest a scapegoat.

Pornprasit is a taxi driver on Koh Tao and member of the Sun Service Football team. There was a football match held on the day of the murders. The team members are now the focus of the police investigators.

The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found with severe head wounds on September 15.

Source: http://prachatai.org/english/node/4373

--Prachathai English: 2014-09-30

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He went to the kanman for protection???? Is this t he same on who offered 1Mio Baht as a reward for getting his family off?

and police offered only 700.000

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The plot thickens every day ......

Agatha Christie would be jealous of such a story.

Agatha Christie would have solved this by now, but not this incompetent police force.

It's getting dirtier by the day, now they are offering bribes to get out of the shit they have put themselves in, framing anybody and anything within their grasp.

Really sad and sickening.

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Hmmm, maybe, just maybe the police is getting close to something?
Time to discredit them? Not that there would be much credit to give
them in the first place but ....

Now calling in the army as some suggest, are people really so naive
to think some islanders have no connections to top brass?

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Bravo Khun Pornprasit!! You are a very brave man to speak the truth in this kingdom of lies!!thumbsup.gif

So, in this "Kingdom of Lies" you honestly believe anyone is telling the truth? coffee1.gif

Realy wonder now, who promised to pay him to say what? sick.gif

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