PUBLISHED: 4:00 on September 7, 2023.
The infamous 2012 hit-and-run case was handled improperly by former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang and Nate Naksuk, a former deputy attorney general, according to National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC ) chief Niwatchai Kasemmongkol.
Vorayuth” Boss” Yoovidhya, the descendant of the Red Bull kingdom family, was involved in the case.
According to Mr. Niwatchai, the Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob, who at the time was an assistant federal police chief, was also found innocent but on a less severe administrative charge.
He was citing a NACC ruling from Tuesday to publicly chastise several individuals it determined were responsible for handling the case improperly.
” To explain the decision in detail, a formal press briefing will be held soon ,” he said.
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15 people, mainly current and former police officers, were publicly accused by the NACC, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
First on September 3, 2012, Mr. Vorayuth crashed his Ferrari into a scooter being driven by Pol Snr Sgt Maj Wichian Klanprasert in the Thong Lor area.
Mr. Vorayuth, who was in his early 20s at the time, drove off, dragging the defendant’s body roughly 200 meters away from the injury site, rather than stopping to assist. He chose not to record it.
He left the country in 2017 after constantly disobeying orders to appear in court. On some fees, the statute of limitations has now passed.