January 18, 20179 yr Court dismisses murder charges against factory owner By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Prachob BANGKOK: -- THE APPEAL court has dismissed charges against a factory owner who allegedly hired a hitman to kill community leader Prachob Naowa-o-pas, who stood against the disposal of industrial waste in Chachoengsao’s Phanom Sarakham District. The plaintiffs expressed their disappointment yesterday and pledged to appeal to the Supreme Court, as the Appeal Court ruled in favour of defendant Phuthorn Kaweephan in the case of the community leader’s assassination because of a lack of evidence and dismissed the charges against him. Phuthorn was sentenced to the death penalty by the Criminal Court in December 2014, after the court ruled that he had offered a contract to murder Prachob. Two defendants, chief petty officers Yutthanai Nachaeng and Anu Bunpeng, were sentenced to life imprisonment for premeditated murder. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304410 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-19
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