Eight arraigned in Red Bull heir hit-and-run case

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Somyot admits problems, vows to battle for sincerity in court

PUBLISHED: 29 Aug 2024 at 13: 53

Former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung arrives at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases for the arraignment on the Red Bull heir hit-and-run case on Thursday. (Photo: Screen capture via Wassayos Ngamkham)
On Thursday, former federal police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung arrives at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct situations for the trial in the hit-and-run case involving the Red Bull successor situation. ( Photo: Screen capture via Wassayos Ngamkham )

In the Red Bull successor hit-and-run case, past federal police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, former deputy attorney general Nate Naksuk, and six different people were set to appear in court on Thursday.

At the Central Criminal Court, they were arraigned for fraud and misconduct cases, according to counsel Suvej Chompong. The accused encounter a number of fees, with the most significant being dereliction of duty.

Mr. Suvej helped the Office of the Attorney-General by taking the case before the court by submitting the 19-year speech of charges.

The claims stem from a plea by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, which accused the accused of mishandling the research.

The change in the Ferrari’s speed that Vorayuth Yoovidhya drove, which is a crucial argument, led to the termination of his arraignment for reckless driving that resulted in fatalities.

While additional charges against him have been dropped, this reckless driving command will come to an end in 2027.

Since Sept. 3, 2012, Mr. Vorayuth’s sportscar tragically struck Pol Snr Sgt Maj Wichian Klanprasert of Thong Lor police station, making his son’s dark Bull energy drink tycoon’s boy, Chalerm Yoovidhya, a criminal. His movements, according to reports, include London.

The case’s principal defendants are:

  • Pol Gen Somyot, therefore police chief
  • Pol Maj general Thawatchai Mekprasertsuk, next investigative police
  • Pol Col Viradol Thapthimdee, next Thong Lor police captain
  • Nate, then assistant attorney-general
  • Saiprasit Koetniyom worked as an expert on automotive safety and risk assessment at the King Mongkut Institute of Technology ( Bangkok North campus ) before moving to Bangkok.

Pol Gen Somyot expressed issue and uneasiness over having to show his sincerity in court during the trial. He said the courts were already in charge of the matter and that he would not comment on the recent move by the prosecution.

If the accused requested temporary release, Mr. Suvej claimed that people prosecutors did not object to their bail requests.