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  • #46
    In just 24 hours last week, Thai authorities demonstrated how to catch a fugitive, and how not to. By issuing an Interpol warrant, police have caused the detention of an English man accused of a 2014 murder in Kanchanaburi. By refusing to issue another such warrant, and through other actions, it appears law enforcement has hindered chances that the internationally infamous fugitive Red Bull scion, the suspect in a 2012 fatal hit-and-run case, will face justice.

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    • #47
      Prosecutors wait for 'Boss' extradition request
      15 Jul 2017


      In one of his rare public appearances, Vorayuth Yoovidhya is brought to the Police General Hospital to undergo a blood test on Sept 4, 2012.

      (Bangkok Post file photo)
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      • #48
        Blatant
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        • #49
          Police in Red Bull scion case face probe
          20 Jul 2017


          Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, his mother Daranee, brother Varit (left) and sister Varangkana were photographed at their London residence in May.
          (AP file photo)

          The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has formed a panel to probe police officers who allegedly assisted Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya in evading charges in connection with the hit-and-run case in which a policeman died five years ago.

          It is the second time the NACC has promised to investigate possible police collusion in the case.

          Last September, the NACC also said it would investigate police at the Thong Lor district station, after the statute of limitations ran out on a charge of speeding, one of three charges against Mr Vorayuth.

          A second charge of failing to stop his car to help a victim, will run out on Sept 12 unless police get him before a court to charge him.

          The third and most serious charge of reckless driving causing death will remain pending until 2027, or 15 years after the fatal crash nearly five years ago.

          It appears unlikely that the National Anti-Corruption Commission can move the case.

          On Tuesday, for the first time, the Bangkok Metropolitan police chief, Pol Lt Gen Sanit Mahathavorn, got directly involved. He said that the delay in seeking extradition of Mr Vorayuth was a matter of red tape, specifically translating 34 pages of documents needed for a formal request.

          On Wednesday, Pol Lt Gen Sanit said, "We are are not foot-dragging", and claimed translations would be completed soon, perhaps by Friday.

          Mr Vorayuth, his billionaire mother Daranee Yoovidhya and his two siblings currently have a primary residence in London, although it took the US news agency Associated Press to determine that.

          Family seen with Mr Vorayuth at the London residence in addition to his mother were his brother Varit "Porsche" Yoovidhya, a luxury car dealer in Bangkok, and his sister Varangkana, nicknamed Champagne.

          It is expected that when the extradition-form translations are completed that police will then say they are uncertain when and how to file the papers, because they are uncertain of the whereabouts of the jet-setting suspect.

          The NACC claimed last year it was opening an investigation into whether a senior policeman might have been behind the alleged irregularity that resulted in failure to detain and charge Mr Vorayuth. The anti-corruption agency has never reported on the progress or result of that probe.

          On Wednesday, the NACC said that it had notified the Royal Thai Police about its decision to set up the new panel. It will be led by NACC member Surasak Keereevichien, a source said.

          The new investigation will attempt to zero in on multiple police officers who allegedly abused their positions to help Mr Vorayuth avoid being charged with drink driving and speeding, the source said. The officers also failed to take Mr Vorayuth to prosecutors for indictment before he fled the country, the source noted.

          The six officers to be investigated are Pol Maj Gen Krit Piakaeo, former chief of Metropolitan Police Division 5; two of his deputies, Pol Col Sukun Prommayon and Pol Col Traimet U-Thai; Pol Col Chumpol Phumphuang, superintendent of Thong Lor police station; as well as Pol Lt Col Wiboon Thinwathanakul and Pol Lt Col Wiradol Thaptimdee, both inquiry officers.

          Last year's NACC probe came after the agency received allegations of police playing a role in the expiry of the statute of limitations for the speeding charge, according to NACC sources. At that time, the chief target of the investigation was Pol Maj Gen Krit Piakaeo, former chief of Metropolitan Police Division 5, which oversees the Thong Lor area. Pol Maj Gen Krit had already retired from police service.

          But since the probe supposedly started last September, there has been no sign of progress.

          The last time the 2016 probe was mentioned was when the NACC sent a letter to city police chief Pol Lt Gen Sanit - who still holds that position - asking him to send "relevant officers" to meet the agency on Oct 3 for questioning, along with relevant documents regarding the case.

          It is believed that none of the officers mentioned had appeared at the NACC.

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          • #50
            ^

            Mr Vorayuth, his billionaire mother Daranee Yoovidhya and his two siblings currently have a primary residence in London, although it took the US news agency Associated Press to determine that.

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            • #51
              MPB chief blames translation problem for delay in Vorayuth extradition documents
              July 19, 2017





              Pol Lt-Gen Sanit explained that that Foreign Affairs Division might not be ready or might feel inconvenient to do the translation work, but he would speed up the process by instructing Thonglor police to find a professional translator from a private translation office.

              He expected the translation work would be completed within a few days so that the police could start with the extradition process to have the Red Bull heir sent back to stand trial.

              Meanwhile, an informed Thonglor police said that the police had already sent the 34-page documents to a translation office and expected the translation to be completed within Friday.

              The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already revoked the Thai passport of Vorayuth and has notified its decision to the Interpol and all governments.

              According to the police, Vorayuth left Thailand on April 25 this year for an unknown destination.

              The Red Bull heir is wanted for reckless driving causing the death of a Thonglor traffic police officer in September 2012.

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              • #52
                ^

                Pol Lt-Gen Sanit explained that that Foreign Affairs Division might not be ready or might feel inconvenient to do the translation work,

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                • #53
                  Heh...Need a translator to decipher the phrase in bold print...

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                  • #54
                    Thailand probes police major-general and other officers over Red Bull scion hit-and-run case
                    7 hours ago

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                    Vorayuth Yoovidhya, a grandson of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, was taken by a plain-clothes police officer for investigation on Monday, Sept 3, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
                    PHOTO: AP

                    BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network) - A police major-general who used to head Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Division 5 as well as six other police officers are under probe for allegedly allowing Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya evade prosecution over a fatal hit-and-run accident, a source said.

                    The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is investigating Maj-Gen Krit Piakaew and the other officers, the source at NACC said on Wednesday (July 19).

                    Vorayuth, a 31-year-old grandson of Red Bull co-founder Chaleo Yoovidhya, is accused of running over and killing 47-year-old patrolman Police Senior Sergeant-Major Wichean Klinprasert on Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road five years ago.

                    The policeman's body was dragged about 200m along the road.

                    Vorayuth, who has repeatedly ignored previous summonses and has yet to be charged with a crime, was due to face his accusers in April but days before that encounter he left Thailand.

                    He has reportedly been spotted in the United States.

                    An NACC sub-panel was established late last month to investigate Krit; his two former deputies Pol Colonel Sukhun Phrommayon and Pol Colonel Traimet U-thai; Thonglor Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Chumpol Phumpoung; and three Thonglor investigators, Pol Colonel Samrit Ketyaem, Pol Lt-Colonel Wibul Thinwattanakul and Pol Lt-Colonel Wiradol Tabtimdee.

                    The officers are accused of allowing Vorayuth to avoid drunk driving, speeding and substance abuse charges as well as failing to timely issue an arrest warrant for Vorayuth to face an indictment decision earlier this year.

                    In the face of growing criticism over the perceived delay in Vorayuth's extradition, Metropolitan Police Chief Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn on Tuesday said he would coordinate with a private company currently translating a 34-page document requesting the extradition of Vorayuth.

                    Once the document is translated, police will request the Foreign Affairs Ministry's help to proceed, he added.

                    The statute of limitation has expired for charges of speeding and reckless driving causing property damage, but Vorayuth remains accused of reckless driving resulting in death, which has a 15-year statute of limitation, and refusing to stop to assist a victim, for which the statute ends in September.

                    The first offence carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and the latter six months.

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                    • #55
                      Extradition of Vorayuth moves a slow step forward
                      Jessada Jantarak
                      July 21, 2017

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                      • #56
                        several metres,
                        around 200 of 'em
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                        • #57
                          "It seems money can buy anything in Thailand, including the justice system," said Time.com.

                          Panama Papers expose cash trail amid Red Bull fugitive hunt
                          Martha Mendoza
                          08.17.2017



                          (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
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                          • #58
                            ^

                            "Spoiled brat Red Bull heir," read one recent Toronto Sun headline

                            "It seems money can buy anything in Thailand, including the justice system," said Time.com.


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                            • #59
                              Cheers for the update, Mid...Good old Canuck newspapers...

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                              • #60
                                Chakthip: Police trying hard to find Red Bull scion
                                11 Aug 2017


                                In this 2012 file photo, Vorayuth Yoovidhya is escorted to the Thong Lor police station for interrogation, hours after a crash that killed a police officer.
                                (Bangkok Post file photo)
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