Ayutthaya car crash: Jenphop testimony postponed due to compensation dispute

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Jenphop testimony postponed due to compensation dispute

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Jenphop Viraporn walks to his family car on Nov. 14, 2016, as he leaves the Ayutthaya Provincial Court.

 

AYUTTHAYA — A highly anticipated court hearing at which a man charged with killing two grad students in a car crash last year was scrapped Wednesday.

 

Testimony from Jenphop Viraporn, the 39-year-old scion of a luxury car dealer, was postponed because the family of one of the two victims who died in the March 13, 2016, wreck could not come to terms of financial compensation offered by Jenphop.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/05/04/jenphop-testimony-postponed-due-compensation-dispute/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-05-04

 

[JAG]

You would have thought that he could have afforded a suit that fitted him!

 

Or has he shrunk doing time as a mink...

[inzman]

He's just like the redbull <deleted>, keep postponing this till it disappears. They have the best lawyers money can buy. 

[nikmar]

i was under the impression that the families of the deceased had refused compensation and wanted justice for their loved ones. Now it sounds like theyre cosying up with him.

[worgeordie]

Thats the problem, it's all about the money,

regards worgeordie

[ChrisY1]

Money usually changes victims families perceptions of the guilty party......the well-off know this very well....just a matter of good old bargaining!

Edited May 4, 2017 by ChrisY1

[Artisi]

for me, I wouldn't take 1 satang off the scumbag, I'd rather die destitute than touch any of their blood money. Let this excuse for a human rot in jail.

[PremiumLane]

Now if he had been picking mushrooms and was poor....

[Psimbo]

6 hours ago, inzman said:

He's just like the redbull <deleted>, keep postponing this till it disappears. They have the best lawyers money can buy. 

Errrr- he's attending Court- where's the comparison? Given who his victims were this is totally different.

 

It was the victim's family that caused the postponement if you actually bothered to read the story in your angst.

[Rhys]

... the cxxholster is going to walk, as we all know it..

[hansnl]

12 hours ago, Artisi said:

for me, I wouldn't take 1 satang off the scumbag, I'd rather die destitute than touch any of their blood money. Let this excuse for a human rot in jail.

Now, suppose you have nothing.

No money, no job, nothing.

Would you still take nothing from the perp?

Would the choice between an uncertain legal process and a certain monetary payment be difficult?

[mtls2005]

It seems like taking the civil suit off the table via a settlement is the first step which must be taken prior to proceeding to a criminal case.

 

I can only assume that this is the preferred amart method, and that a previous civil settlement makes the subsequent criminal case go a lot easier?

 

Although the Orachorn "Praewa" Thephasadin na Ayudhya incident seems to have settled the criminal issue first, I think? The family then re-negotiated the civil settlement.

[toofarnorth]

20 hours ago, JAG said:

You would have thought that he could have afforded a suit that fitted him!

 

Or has he shrunk doing time as a mink...

That is a made to measure suit , just a pity it was measured for someone else .

[sanukjim]

20 hours ago, nikmar said:

i was under the impression that the families of the deceased had refused compensation and wanted justice for their loved ones. Now it sounds like theyre cosying up with him.

Why not take the money then "drop a dime" on the sidewalk.

[connda]

Maybe he and the Red Bull heir can hang out together.  Birds of a feather.....

[Reigntax]

13 minutes ago, connda said:

Maybe he and the Red Bull heir can hang out together.  Birds of a feather.....

 

They would constantly argue who was the best killer.

[Artisi]

6 hours ago, hansnl said:

Now, suppose you have nothing.

No money, no job, nothing.

Would you still take nothing from the perp?

Would the choice between an uncertain legal process and a certain monetary payment be difficult?

Not 1 cent of blood money from the douchebag. 

[Artisi]

39 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

 

They would constantly argue who was the best killer.

Or who has the biggest little weenie 

[sandemara]

Many TVF membrs might benefit from reading up a little on Thai law and the justice system to get a better understanding of the processes that, one day, might  affect them personally. My  reading  of traffic law, in particular, gives me the impression that road accidents causing death, injury or property damage especially are dealt with in a way that's more akin to "no fault" divorce law principles than the straight identify fault and prosecute procedure you  might be used to at home. Fewer black and white absolutes than in  western law. Police  procedures enable police to  encourage both  parties in  a  collision to  conciliate and  arrive at a mutually agreeable  financial arrangement which will allow police to close a case without even the need to record any details in their station's daily incident book,  let alone proceed to charging an individual. I understand similar provisions have been part of many US States' law books for a long, long time.Such a system enables  negotiations about compensation to become the focus of resolution of incidents rather than punishment. Like the standard western approach the procedures have negatives and positives, but it's seen as an acceptable traditional process of Thai law. It reduces demand for court time and, arguably, achieves results most participants understand and agree with.

[Briggsy]

On 04/05/2017 at 5:40 PM, nikmar said:

i was under the impression that the families of the deceased had refused compensation and wanted justice for their loved ones. Now it sounds like theyre cosying up with him.

The first sentence is correct.

 

The second sentence is an incorrect assumption.

 

The families of the deceased will be presented not only with a carrot (compensation) but also a stick. Pressure will be exerted through the police and the judicial system on the families to accept the money. The patronage system and the networks run throughout every single public and private sector entity. The family of the accused is rich and powerful beyond what we could imagine (at least one billion dollars). One such "stick" could be no criminal case till you accept compensation. However, there are so many carrots and sticks that could be employed e.g. educational and employment opportunities for the family, healthcare, you name it, just use your imagination.

[Narratio]

And the newest in vogue word appears to be  'Scion'. 

I wonder who started this, somebody addicted to Game of Thrones perhaps?