webfact Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Appeals Court frees Somkid charged in 1990 Saudi businessman murderBANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court today acquitted former police inspector-general Lt-Gen Somkid Boonthanom and four other police officers of the abduction and eventual murder of Saudi businessman Mohamed al-Ruwaili back in 1990, with reasons of weak testimonies and no new direct evidence to ascertain all the accused had committee the crimes.The ruling today was attended by representatives of the Saudi embassy and family of the Saudi victim.The Appeals Court reasoned that the plaintiff’s witnesses could only provide circumstantial evidence same as what had been provided in the first court but none of them could support the truth of an assertion that the five defendants had abducted the businessman.The court then acqitted all the five officers of the charges.Pol Lt Gen Somkid thanked the court for the justice given to him after suffering from the accusations throughout the past seven years.He insisted to bring those who filed charges against him in the Court of Justices.Pol Lt-Gen Somkid along with four other officers identified as Pol Col Sorarak Jusanit, Pol Col Praphas Piyamongkol, Pol Lt-Col Suradej Udomdee and Pol Sgt-Maj Prasong Thongrun were indicted by the public prosecutors and the Department of Special Investigation with the kidnapping and murder of the Saudi businessman Mohamed Al-Ruwaili in 1990.Al-Ruwaili was close to the Saudi royal family and was in Bangkok to investigate jewelry stolen from the palace of a Saudi prince by a Thai worker, Kriangkrai Techamong.He was abducted and went missing without any traces since 1990.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/161952 -- Thai PBS 2016-05-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1TcoinLife Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Surprise, surprise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Surprise, surprise... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Saudi ain't gonna be happy about this, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Failure to deal with it has cost Thailand tens of billions of USD: exclusion of Thai workers, lost foreign investment, no foreign aid...quite aside from the human cost. All for a cache of jewels, the centrepiece of which will never be seen in public again. The Saudis are never going to let this go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebluewater Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I believe that Thailand and SA have an upcoming futbol match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 The Saudis are never going to let this go. Good. Too many people getting away with sheeit, hope the Saudis nail them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiandrew Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Another nail in the coffin. Business is business. Another nail in the coffin. Business is business. So that means still no direct flights, damn it. Edited May 3, 2016 by aussiandrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesAbitbol Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 And still no trace of the blue diamond.. This story worth a movie scrnario for sure. And it wpuld be banned in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Failure to deal with it has cost Thailand tens of billions of USD: exclusion of Thai workers, lost foreign investment, no foreign aid...quite aside from the human cost. All for a cache of jewels, the centrepiece of which will never be seen in public again. The Saudis are never going to let this go.Who has the blue diamond? I have researched this but to no avail. I know blue diamonds are rare especially large flawless ones. Does anyone know any history of the Saudi blue diamond, what mine it was found in? How much is it worth? Pictures of it. I can find none of this information on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Saudi Arabia vs Thailand. SA is probably ahead on human rights abuses, sponsorship of international terrorism and repression of women. Thailand edges it on corruption in the justice system, greed in high places and criminality in the police force. An unlovely pair who are just right for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 A speedy conclusion, twenty six years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 OK he finally came into enough money to pay off the court and cops.You will proberly find out shortly that said evidence will be lost and the witnesses on a shopping spree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Another nail in the coffin. Business is business. Another nail in the coffin. Business is business. So that means still no direct flights, damn it. So many nails have been put in the Thai coffin since I joined ThaiVisa, there is no wood left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konaboy1 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 i simply left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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