bust Posted June 8, 2024 Report Share Posted June 8, 2024 Prosecutors in Thailand will indict a former national police chief on charges of impeding legal action against an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused of killing a Bangkok police officer in a 2012 hit-and-run. Several government officials and police officers have been accused of a conspiracy to help Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya escape justice by fleeing abroad in a case widely held up as an example of how the rich and well-connected enjoy impunity in Thailand. Vorayuth is the grandson of Chaleo Yoovidhya, one of the creators of the globally famous Red Bull brand. Forbes magazine puts the family’s net worth at $20 billion. Somyot Poompanmoung, the police chief in 2014-15, and other suspects were charged with abuse of power in order to aid an individual to avoid prosecution. Somyot was accused by the National Anti-Corruption Commission last year of involvement in tampering with evidence by altering the record of the speed of the car that Vorayuth was allegedly driving at the time of the accident. The Office of the Attorney General said it also will indict seven other people including police officers, a lawyer, an engineering specialist and a former deputy attorney general in relation to the case. Vorayuth was believed to be at the wheel of a Ferrari that struck the back of a traffic policeman’s motorcycle on a main Bangkok road. The officer, Wichean Klunprasert, was flung from his motorbike and died at the scene. The car sped off but police followed a trail of oil and brake fluid to the Yoovidhya family’s luxury compound on a nearby side road. Wichean's family have told Thai media that they received compensation of 3 million baht ($83,000) from the Yoovidhya family in exchange for them not pursuing further legal action. For years Vorayuth avoided court by not turning up to meet prosecutors. A warrant against him was finally issued in 2017, a few days after he had left Thailand. His Thai passport was later revoked. Meanwhile, almost all charges against him have expired due to the statute of limitations. The last remaining charge — causing death by reckless driving — will expire in 2027. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted June 8, 2024 Report Share Posted June 8, 2024 I believe that these are just fall guys for the real corrupt people 👮🏼♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted June 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 13 hours ago, Mekong said: I believe that these are just fall guys for the real corrupt people 👮🏼♀️ I'm not sure I would call the "National Police Chief" a fall guy Was this under Yingluck's watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted June 9, 2024 Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 2 hours ago, bust said: I'm not sure I would call the "National Police Chief" a fall guy Was this under Yingluck's watch? You missed out “Former” Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted June 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 44 minutes ago, Mekong said: You missed out “Former” Good point. Wonder what the Thai saying is for "Throwing Someone Under The Bus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted June 9, 2024 Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 4 hours ago, bust said: Good point. Wonder what the Thai saying is for "Throwing Someone Under The Bus" Hence the reason in said “Fall Guy” khai pha ao na rod Sell cloth to save face. to sacrifice important property to save one's name That is all that comes to mind right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 9, 2024 Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 I know where Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya is - Vancouver https://moderncarcollector.com/13-year-old-totals-lamborghini-huracan/ 13 yr old? you say? - plastic surgery to keep him young for the purposes of eluding justice. Also his fake licence says 13, and Asian people look young anyway. But the definitive proof? Written off super car... Satire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 9, 2024 Report Share Posted June 9, 2024 Q: Does Thailand's Lèse-majesté law, protect those who are not royalty, but merely jaw-droppingly wealthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted June 10, 2024 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2024 Doesn't he drive a Porsche these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 10, 2024 Report Share Posted June 10, 2024 Can't be him, the car isn't smashed up. Unless the front's OK, but the back is stuffed.... Interesting choice of background, pile o' rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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