Murder charges pressed following Taiwan killings

Prosecutors yesterday indicted three people for premeditated murder in connection with the particular killing of a Thailänder couple in Taiwan during a drug business conflict.

Prayut Petchkun, deputy director-general of the Department of Special Litigation, named the arrested as Samart Weather resistant Lee, 33, Santi Supa-apiradeepailin, 35, and Thanawat Poomthemthong, forty two at a press meeting yesterday. They were indicted in accordance with Thailand’s Criminal Code and Shared Assistance in Felony Matters Act, he or she said.

Rattana Leksomboonchai, a public prosecutor from the Department of Unique Litigation 6, had been assigned by the OAG to supervise the prosecution of all three at the Criminal Court.

Upon June 10, Taiwanese police found two bodies in a BMW X4 vehicle parked outside Taoyuan high speed rail station near Taipei. They were later on identified as Prasert Norat, 32, and his 35-year-old wife Potjanee, who was five months expectant with twins. The particular couple and the three accused were business partners.

Mr Santi surrendered to Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police at the 335th Boundary Patrol police division in Chiang Mai. Mr Thanawat has been arrested in Nong Kungsi district of Kalasin. Mr Samart offered to surrender towards the CSD and has been taken into custody in Chiang Rai.