Claiming insanity, fatal crash suspect Jenphop wants trial shelved

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Claiming insanity, fatal crash suspect Jenphop wants trial shelved

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Jenphop Viraporn is ordained as a monk in a ceremony on May 9 at Wat Soontorn Thamtan in Bangkok. He left the monkhood several weeks later.

 

AYUTTHAYA — A businessman charged with killing two graduate students with his Mercedes-Benz in March could not make his first court appearance Monday due to a mental breakdown, his lawyer told the court.

 

Because of his mental condition, Jenphop Viraporn’s lawyer also asked the court to indefinitely postpone the trial on the grounds he is unfit to stand trial, a move slammed by the family of one of his victims as a cheap trick to delay justice.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/courts/2016/08/15/claiming-insanity-jenphop-wants-trial-shelved/

 

-- Khaosod English 2016-08-15

 

[edwinchester]

100% unsurprised at this development

[Cuchulainn]

This dirty scumbag MUST stand trial and be given lengthy jail time. He is fit enough.

[Toknarok]

    Unbelievable. Trouble is in this Country being who he is and what he is worth he will probably get away with it.

[brucec64]

And so the hi-so games begin...

[jaltsc]

Because of his mental condition....asked the court to indefinitely post the trial..."

 

I wonder if he will use the "Affluenza" defense.  His wealthy parents let him get away with everything and spoiled him. Had he not been so insanely rich and spoiled, he only would have been able to afford a motor bike, and thus not be able to have killed two people. Thus, it was his misfortune to be wealthy and should not be found guilty.  It worked in the states where the wealthy have a more difficult time scamming the legal system.Expect this POS to be back on the road in a few weeks.

Edited August 15, 2016 by jaltsc

[Denim]

The family should claim he is a closet red shirt. I'm sure that would expedite swift justice.

[Brer Fox]

Over to you Prime Minister Prayut. Show the people of Thailand what you are made of. This is a test case.

 

Is the family of the deceased going to receive  justice or not?

 

You need to prove yourself to your fellow citizens on Thailand's law and order and civil rights.

 

The world is watching.

[baboon]

"Because of his mental condition, Jenphop Viraporn’s lawyer also asked the court to indefinitely postpone the trial on the grounds he is unfit to stand trial"

 

Fair enough; he currently needs help. Admit him to a Thai mental hospital as an inpatient until such a time as he feels well enough to stand trial - It is the only fair and compassionate action under the circumstances and I am sure he will start feeling better quickly....

[ratcatcher]

I wonder how those other monks in the picture feel about this pathetic creature making even more of a mockery of the institution.

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[jaltsc]

6 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

I wonder how those other monks in the picture feel about this pathetic creature making even more of a mockery of the institution.

 

Perhaps, along with claiming to be sorry, I'm sure a few motor vehicles offered as merit to the wat didn't hurt his standing with the monks.  In many cases which have appeared in print, that seems to be the state of the institution these days. I am sure his family picked out at which wat he would seek forgiveness.

 

And let's not forget his dream about the victims' families forgiving him. This guy is a real piece of work. 

Edited August 15, 2016 by jaltsc

[ChrisY1]

I try to imagine Thailand as a developing country.......but with <deleted> performing as this PoS is.......one has to realise that it's not any where near 1st world...........

The sad part is that he'll most likely get away with this infantile charade.......

[newcomer71]

Disgusting, blatantly slapping faces of those poor parents and those gone souls.

How I wish that Karma will serve him well, but in this country it seems even that doesn't work with rich and influential people.

[NanLaew]

This guy and his family are already on the protected species list. There's nothing that the PM or anyone can do. Get over it.

[poohy]

He's rich crashed his car killing 2 innocent  but poorer people now hes become mad after becoming a monk to show his sorrow .....how unlucky for him....... although i suspect though he will recover quite well when all this pesky news dies down.

 

3rd world  country here and it's going to take long time to change because the rich people in control dont want it to

[sweatalot]

If he is sick put him into a prisoner hospital  for medical observation and treatment until he is fit to stand trial and gets his deserved verdict. But put him behind bars !

 

This kind of injustice really hurts - if you have a somewhat healthy mind.

[BangkokHank]

I thought the insanity defense was for claiming that you were temporarily insane when you committed the crime - not when you were about to go to trial for it!

[Bung]

He's rich,  everyone knows the outcome,  just going through the motions here to show.  

 

Maybe one day things will be different and these sorts of things will be a bit of unsavory history. 

[NickJ]

Pith him and give him free head shaves and all the orange robes he cares to soil.

[Mook23]

1 hour ago, newcomer71 said:

Disgusting, blatantly slapping faces of those poor parents and those gone souls.

How I wish that Karma will serve him well, but in this country it seems even that doesn't work with rich and influential people.

karma is as imaginary as is God.  in feudal states the elite can do what they want. in socalled enlightened democratic western states they can do so as well. 555

[Artisi]

Of course he has been carefully vetted by a number of qualified, independent, no names supplied practitioner's as to his mental condition, - - - yeah that would be correct, wouldn't it? 

[Enoon]

He's not a "suspect".

 

He did it.

 

Anyone arguing that he didn't?

 

The trial is only a formality, which he need not attend, as I believe it is possible to be found "guilty in absentia" in Thailand.

Edited August 15, 2016 by Enoon

[jkinbkk]

 

[sharecropper]

Until the legal system and bail, prosecution and police investigation work in this country is reformed to even Second World or 20th (not 21st) Century standard, this will keep happening. Even moreso now they have voted in foxes to oversee the chickens.

[balo]

If he is rich , how much did he pay the victims families ? They should at least get a few million baht out of him . 

 

[smedly]

so now that this vile <deleted> has realised he is no longer going to be able to buy his way out of a conviction because ******Thailand has changed****** he is now acting like the irresponsible scumbag coward that he is for all to see.  I vote yes

 

I hope this sets a president going forward and a strong message to the rest of these scum that they can no longer do as they please and can no longer buy their way out of justice, just maybe they will start behaving with some measure of responsibility............................you are no longer above the law

 

Next, Thai authorities need to stop standing around and allowing these criminals to evade arrest, if they don't turn up for court then arrest them....no more excuses

 

Redbull next........that one has been allowed to go on for far too long and next the fraudster monks

 

and a full reform of the justice system and police needs to follow

[JetsetBkk]

5 hours ago, Brer Fox said:

Over to you Prime Minister Prayut. Show the people of Thailand what you are made of. This is a test case.

 

Is the family of the deceased going to receive  justice or not?

 

You need to prove yourself to your fellow citizens on Thailand's law and order and civil rights.

 

The world is watching.

 

^ Deserves more than the 1 "like" I could give.

 

[dcnx]

Wow, never saw that coming.

 

(Sarcasm)

[monkey4u]

If he is mentally unfit to stand trial just lock him up in secure prison for the insane

Watch how quick he recovers from his so called breakdown

[waldroj]

Just another example of what constitutes acceptable "legal" practice in Thailand (obviously endorsed by public apathy)!