Man Seeks Freedom for Brother Convicted of His Crime
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Somphob Kanokmusikkul, in yellow second from right, meets officials at Ministry of Justice on Monday to ask the case for which his brother was convicted be reopened because he committed the crime.

BANGKOK — A Bangkok man is fighting to get himself convicted of sexually abusing a child five years after he says his brother was made a scapegoat and imprisoned for the crime.

Somphob Kanokmusikkul petitioned officials at the Ministry of Justice on Monday to reopen the case, saying he was guilty of abusing the 13-year-old boy his brother received a 20-year sentence for in 2011.

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-- Khaosod English 2016-02-16

Nice of him to come forward now !

The problem with this confession seems to be that it is voluntary.

15Peter20 post # 3

The problem with this confession seems to be that it is voluntary.

Now are you suggesting that the original conviction may have been obtained under duress by the legal entities involved and the result is an innocent man was convicted of a crime he had no knowledge of ?

Surely not.

Edited February 15, 201610 yr by shunter

15Peter20 post # 3

The problem with this confession seems to be that it is voluntary.

Now are you suggesting that the original conviction may have been obtained under duress by the legal entities involved and the result is an innocent man was convicted of a crime he had no knowledge of ?

Surely not.

Question? So if the case was reopened and it found that they indeed did imprison the wrong man, then wouldn't that be an admission of failure of the police and the justice system and guilty of wrongful imprisonment by the justice system? Naaaahhh

15Peter20 post # 3

The problem with this confession seems to be that it is voluntary.

Now are you suggesting that the original conviction may have been obtained under duress by the legal entities involved and the result is an innocent man was convicted of a crime he had no knowledge of ?

Surely not.

Yes it's hard to believe there could be a miscarriage of justice here s the legal system wouldn't allow it, too many safeguards.

Assuming it's true this must have been eating away at him and, nothwithstanding the delay and the unpleasant nature of the crime, the guy deserves some credit for coming forward.

...Good God.....

...what is going on around here.....

Cases like this are precisely why I can't support the death penalty.

It's horrible, but at least it didn't go that far......

You're Welcome!!

Cases like this are precisely why I can't support the death penalty.

It's horrible, but at least it didn't go that far......

You're Welcome!!

It is a good point. I believe there are cases where the evidence is absolute, and the perp is not claiming innocence, or even confesses. In those rare cases, I am still willing to allow the perp to be put down. But in any case where the perp is claiming to be innocent, or the evidence is not 100% clear and absolute, the death penalty should be withheld. Life imprisonment in a maxi prison in the US is punishment enough, frankly.

Assuming it's true this must have been eating away at him and, nothwithstanding the delay and the unpleasant nature of the crime, the guy deserves some credit for coming forward.

He has been fighting for the last 5 years. He has been to the police many times, but they do not want to do the paper work. He even told the appeal court and the supreme Court, but they didn't listen. Finally, he has begged the ministry of justice to intervene. They probably wouldn't do anything either except, now it's gone public.

So, you know, lose of face that kind of thing .