Thai Justice Ministry, police at odds over Jomsap case

[webfact]

Justice Ministry, police at odds over Jomsap case
By The Nation

 

 

Investigators claim ‘whitewash scam’ aided exteacher in 2005 fatal accident

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER TEACHER Jomsap Saenmuangkhot’s case has apparently driven a wedge between the Justice Ministry and the Royal Thai Police.

 

As the ministry warned people not to publicly criticise the Supreme Court’s ruling that jailed Jomsap,  senior police officers said yesterday that police were initially right about the case given her suspicious attempt to prove her innocence.

 

Police added that they would file complaints against six individuals involved in a “false confessionforhire” network.

 

As the early steps of an attempt to exonerate Jomsap in a retrial proceed, Lieutenant Somneuk Siangkong, a spokesman for the Office of the AttorneyGeneral, warned people not to show contempt for the Supreme Court regarding its ruling in the 2005 hitandrun case, which would remain in effect unless a retrial was ordered.

 

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[rkidlad]

So the message I'm getting loud and clear is: "Do not criticise us!". Whether this lady is innocent or guilty, doesn't seem to concern them. Remember, everyone - don't criticise the court or police force. You will hurt their feelings and expose them

as being incompetent. 

 

 

[z42]

Absolutely ridiculous, if only the RTP would go to the lengths they go to (in their eyes at least) defend their already dreadful reputation in the first instance there is a chance they would have done some actual investigation / fact checking.
Filing defamation lawsuits when you've been caught out spinning obvious lies and facilitating the wrongful imprisonment of wholly innocent people is a national disgrace. The justice system itself is archaic, and isn't fair as it gives people confessing huge concessions even if they are bang to rights (on CCTV / in possession of incriminating evidence etc). Sensible people will find fault with the supreme court unfortunately for the spokesman, it wasn't even able to apply reasonable doubt in a case where the reasonable doubt was gargantuan, and the defendants' major mistake was that she never confessed from the off & refused to go along with a highly dodgy process.

This case is pathetic, I hope this poor lady gets all she is owed plus more, and that the officers involved lose the face again even more publicly

[trogers]

Small minds need to hide behind big names...

[laocowboy2]

This is getting a lot of publicity on social media internationally - and the RTP keep digging the hole deeper.

[MaxLee]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Justice Ministry, police at odds over Jomsap case
By The Nation

 

 

Investigators claim ‘whitewash scam’ aided exteacher in 2005 fatal accident

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER TEACHER Jomsap Saenmuangkhot’s case has apparently driven a wedge between the Justice Ministry and the Royal Thai Police.

 

As the ministry warned people not to publicly criticise the Supreme Court’s ruling that jailed Jomsap,  senior police officers said yesterday that police were initially right about the case given her suspicious attempt to prove her innocence.

 

How can we save face panic-dilamic-paranoia millenic 

[greenchair]

A simple scientific test on the green paint that was on the bike and the Green paint from her licence plate would be irrefutable evidence to the party that is telling the truth . 

For a few thousand baht the lawyer could win. 

Or a policeman reputation could be saved. 

Oh what's that? ?the police lost the sample. 

 

[DM07]

Reminds me of another case, where the police was using patsies to hide a crime...hmmm...can't just put my finger on it....