Panel grills ‘Boss’ case investigators, ex-senator asks Parliament to probe NLA

[rooster59]

Panel grills ‘Boss’ case investigators, ex-senator asks Parliament to probe NLA

By The Nation

 

 

The head of a police panel set up to probe the case against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya today asked police involved to reveal any flaws or problems in the investigation. Pol Lt-General Sattawat Hiranburana also said that the death of a key witness in the case would not affect his work.

 

 

Meanwhile, former senator Rosana Tositrakul has urged Parliament to reveal details from a previous probe of the case conducted by the National Legislative Committee.

 

Sattawat’s police panel was set up after the final charge against Vorayuth over the 2012 killing of a motorcycle policeman was dropped last month, sparking public outrage over a perceived culture of impunity for the rich and well-connected. Vorayuth is a grandson of billionaire Red Bull co-founder Chaleo Yoovidhya.

 

Sattawat said the panel was scrutinising the team who investigated the case, as well as prosecutors who were behind the decision to drop the last charge of reckless driving causing death.

 

Meanwhile, the death of Jaruchart Madthong, a witness whose fresh testimony was key to dropping the case against Vorayuth, would not affect the probe, which was focused on the original investigation detail, not new evidence, Sattawat said.

 

Jaruchart died yesterday after a motorbike crash in Chiang Mai that police ruled was an accident.

 

Meanwhile, former senator Rosana Tositrakul has asked Parliament president Chuan Leekpai to allow disclosure of information from a previous probe of the case the committee related to National Legislative Assembly.

That probe is under the spotlight after reports emerged that it pushed the Attorney General’s Office to launch the investigation that eventually led to the charge being dropped. Two members of the NLA probe offered different opinions at the time, with Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn saying they didn’t acknowledge the case but Thani Onlahiad accepting the investigation of the speeding charge – which became key to the case being dropped.

 

Rosana said the confusion should be cleared up by disclosing the evidence since the case had important repercussions for both the judiciary and Parliament. Public distrust over a lack of transparency and widespread concern of corruption in the case were affecting Thailand’s image, she added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392242

 

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[Somtamnication]

Money "trumps" law. No investigation will ever change. Wait it out, press stops, and people will forget.

[RichardColeman]

3 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

Money "trumps" law. 

Not when you get bumped off on your bike and can't spend it

[colinneil]

21 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Panel grills ‘Boss’ case investigators, ex-senator asks Parliament to probe NLA

First laugh of the day.... Panel grills case investigators.????

Come on chaps, lets be knowing how BIG your cut was, and wheres ours.????

[ChipButty]

There is a lot of probing going on

[RickBradford]

This is all reminiscent of a bunch of children playing in a sandpit, making up the rules of the game as they go along.

[RJRS1301]

Oh why are some sooo cynical ???

[ThailandRyan]

45 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Not when you get bumped off on your bike and can't spend it

Were the Clinton's in town to help clean up the mess made by the government.

[Wiggy]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

were affecting Thailand’s image, she added.

And that’s what it’s all about, not a dead police officer. 

Edited August 1, 2020 by Wiggy

[crazykopite]

This was a police officer who was killed yet the police don’t seem interested to see justice done for a fellow officer who was killed in the line of duty ☹️☹️☹️☹️

[BobBKK]

Police: "dentist gave cocaine"
Dentist: "no I didn't"

= pathetic 

[4MyEgo]

21 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

This was a police officer who was killed yet the police don’t seem interested to see justice done for a fellow officer who was killed in the line of duty ☹️☹️☹️☹️

[choff56]

20 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

This was a police officer who was killed yet the police don’t seem interested to see justice done for a fellow officer who was killed in the line of duty ☹️☹️☹️☹️

Hell no. One less police officer in the shakedown pool.

[TTSIssues]

The video of the accident certainly looks as if he was shot by a motorcyclist heading in the opposite direction .... I wonder how his death can be ruled an accident quite so quickly?

[Hayduke]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Panel grills ‘Boss’ case investigators

 

Okay....with 7 years to think up an excuse…the best story Thailand's finest legal team can come up with is....

 

-His dentist gave him a few lines of coke while he wasn't looking…

-Driving slowly and carefully on his way home a police office committed suicide by  

 driving his motorcycle underneath his car....

-And when he got home, he got drunk to ease the terrible psychic pain of seeing the

 car he had worked so hard to buy, vandalized.

 

And this story no doubt arrived with an astronomical stack of legal bills.

 

Amazing Thailand.

 

 

 

Edited August 1, 2020 by Hayduke

[Tropicalevo]

Methinks that 'Bossgate' will roll on for some time.

[soalbundy]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Not when you get bumped off on your bike and can't spend it

probably hadn't been paid out at that point so it's a result

[MrMo]

40 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

Okay....with 7 years to think up an excuse…the best story Thailand's finest legal team can come up with is....

 

-His dentist gave him a few lines of coke while he wasn't looking…

-Driving slowly and carefully on his way home a police office committed suicide by  

 driving his motorcycle underneath his car....

-And when he got home, he got drunk to ease the terrible psychic pain of seeing the

 car he had worked so hard to buy, vandalized.

 

And this story no doubt arrived with an astronomical stack of legal bills.

 

Amazing Thailand.

 

 

 

Think you have the synopsis of a movie there ! 

[kcpattaya]

There's a God after all?

[ryane66]

Keystone cops come to mind.????

[SomchaiCNX]

When do our beloved Embassies start with a total travel ban on any Thai officials (level 10 up), MP's  senators and officers (police, army, navy, airforce, immigration) above the rank of Captain. It will make the world a better place.

[JusticeGB]

And Thailand's will go up in the World Corruption Perception Index. A big win for Thailand. Thank God the International Press have got hold of this story now something will have to be done about it. Hopefully the keystone cops will continue bungling to keep this a newsworthy story. 

[lostmebike]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Rosana said the confusion should be cleared up by disclosing the evidence since the case had important repercussions for both the judiciary and Parliament. Public distrust over a lack of transparency and widespread concern of corruption in the case were affecting Thailand’s image, she added.

 

Priceless! Or delusional??? 

[J Town]

Until we see this punk surrounded by BiB pointing at him, nothing will come of this story.

[lostmebike]

9 minutes ago, J Town said:

Until we see this punk surrounded by BiB pointing at him, nothing will come of this story.

'punk' - you mean hi-so man-child spoiled brat, right?

[pookondee]

2 hours ago, Wiggy said:

And that’s what it’s all about, not a dead police officer. 

It might be, as far as the establishment goes.

But, IMO Thai society will keep copping this, and the pressure cooker will keep boiling away, until they all collectively blow there stacks.

 

In short time, when the effects of the lockdowns, the vandalism of jobs, businesses and the failing Thai economy REALLY take a stranglehold,

the poor hungry folks will have NOTHING to lose..

 

And thats when it gets scary.

They will start getting real sensitive about these sorts of issues and being suppressed for so long.

 

Look at the BLM issue.

For sure it was an inevitable issue, but would it have gone completely off the rails like this..if we hadn't had the buildup of stress due to lockdowns and economic vandalism?

 

Those in power worldwide can keep making these sหit decisions that effect us a lot more than them,

but sooner or later they will have to pay the piper.

[crickets]

Anyone's guess on the scapegoat? 

[thurien]

"Public distrust over a lack of transparency and widespread concern of corruption in the case were affecting Thailand’s image"

 

no worries: There hasn't been anything for long that could possibly be affecting Thailand's image...

 

[digger70]

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Oh why are some sooo cynical ???

Why you may ask,,,, This is worse than a bunch of kids in Kinder garden. 

 Arguing / Lying /  Bickering /Blaming / Denying  / Corrupt . that's how stupid this whole affair is.

[Keesters]

Anyone with a problem won't have received their brown envelope yet.