Thread: Policeman killed in hit and run.... Another HiSo crime

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

What about the killed cop's colleagues, friends?
Would they feel outraged enough to set up some kind of personal vigilante justice?

I imagine the family's personal security team is far better trained than the Isaan yahoos "graduating" from the local police academy...that, and other issues like buying police jobs, don't instill a sense of pride or camaraderie: merely a good opportunity to plunder...

Cops Say No Cause to Arrest Red Bull Heir Openly Living in Bangkok

Teeranai Charuvastra
Khao Sod English

BANGKOK — The wealthy Red Bull scion accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run incident nearly five years ago is scheduled to meet with prosecutors again on Thursday, but police said there’s little they can do if he doesn’t show up, despite the fact that he seems to be living openly in Bangkok and traveling in and out of the country.

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya never answered summonses from prosecutors since he plowed his Ferrari into a policeman’s motorcycle in Bangkok’s nightlife area in 2012, killing Sgt. Maj. Wichian Klanprasert. Although he’d widely been assumed to be laying low, possibly outside the kingdom, The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the 32-year-old has been living in Bangkok and enjoying a jet-setting life.

more Cops Say No Cause to Arrest Red Bull Heir Living Openly in Bangkok

This little bug needs to be squashed.

SquashTeam7?...

Originally Posted by tomcat

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

What about the killed cop's colleagues, friends?
Would they feel outraged enough to set up some kind of personal vigilante justice?

I imagine the family's personal security team is far better trained than the Isaan yahoos "graduating" from the local police academy...that, and other issues like buying police jobs, don't instill a sense of pride or camaraderie: merely a good opportunity to plunder...

I doubt it even still, unless they have Foreigners doing it.

Rich Thais remind me of the British nouveau riche

...a video to bring everyone up to date:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/video/r...041445927.html

If they know he is in Bangkok, why can't they arrest him??

Originally Posted by noelbino

If they know he is in Bangkok, why can't they arrest him??

...new in town?...

Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, center, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, is escorted by police in Bangkok, Thailand. Vorayuth is accused of killing a Thai police officer in a hit-and-run in 2012, yet he still has not appeared to face charges.

The Ferrari driver who allegedly slammed into a motorcycle cop, dragged him along the road and then sped away from the mangled body took just hours to find, as investigators followed a trail of brake fluid into the gated estate of one of Thailand's richest families.

But the prosecution of Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya has been delayed almost five years. When Vorayuth, 31, has been called in to face authorities, he hasn't shown up, claiming through his attorney that he's sick or out of the country on business. And while statutes of limitations run out on key charges this year, it's widely assumed he's hiding, possibly abroad, or quietly living locally, only going out in disguise.

He isn't.


Nov. 26, 2016: Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, second left, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks with his mother Daranee, second right, at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. (AP)
Within weeks of the accident, The Associated Press has found, Vorayuth was back to enjoying his family's jet-set life, largely associated with the Red Bull brand, an energy drink company co-founded by his grandfather. He flies around the world on Red Bull jets, cheers their Formula One racing team from Red Bull's VIP seats and keeps a black Porsche Carrera in London with a custom plate: B055 RBR. Boss Red Bull Racing.

And he's not hard to find.

Last month, social media clues led AP reporters to Vorayuth in the sacred city of Luang Prabang, Laos, where he and his family enjoyed a $1,000-a-night resort, visited temples and lounged by the pool.

Critics say inaction in this case epitomizes longstanding privilege for the wealthy class in Thailand, a politically tumultuous country that has struggled with rule of law for decades.

The Yoovidhya family attorney did not respond to AP's request to interview Vorayuth. Police say Vorayuth is once again on notice to show up and hear the charges.

He's due at the prosecutors' office this Thursday.


Sept. 3, 2012: A Ferrari, that was driven by Vorayuth Yoovidhya, a grandson of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhya, and a motorcycle, both involved in an accident, are displayed by police in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)
Vorayuth and his siblings grew up in a private, extended family whose fortune expanded from millions to billions. His brother is nicknamed Porsche, his sister Champagne. Vorayuth received a British education at a $40,000-a-year boarding school.

In rural Thailand, police Sgt. Maj. Wichean Glanprasert didn't have such opportunities, but he was ambitious. The youngest of five, he was the first to leave their coconut and palm farm for the city, the first to get a government job, to graduate from college. He paid for his parents' medical care and supported a sister through cancer. He had no children, but planned to put his brother's kids through college.

Their lives collided pre-dawn on Sept. 3, 2012, when Vorayuth's Ferrari roared down Sukhumvit Road, one of Bangkok's main drags. The bloody accident scene made national headlines for days.

The policeman's family grieved, but they figured at least there would be justice. Wichean was a police officer. Certainly the system would hold his killer responsible.

"At first I thought they'd follow a legal process," said his brother Pornanan.

Now he's not so sure.

June 30, 2013: Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya walks at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, England. (AP)
"We will not let this police officer die without justice. Believe me," said Bangkok Police Commissioner Comronwit Toopgrajank in the days after the accident.

As the case unfolded, the Yoovidhya family attorney said Vorayuth left the scene not to flee, but to tell his father. Vorayuth's blood alcohol levels were high because he drank once he got home to settle his nerves, said the attorney.

Sgt. Maj. Wichean's family accepted a settlement, about $100,000. In turn, they promised not to press criminal charges.

"Blood money," says Pornanan, whose share sits in the bank.

Meanwhile, Vorayuth failed to show up when ordered to face criminal charges of speeding, hit-and-run, and deadly, reckless driving. Police say Vorayuth disputes the reckless-driving charge, claiming the officer swerved in front of him. The speeding charge expired after a year. The more serious charge of hit-and-run, which police say carries a penalty of up to six months in jail, expires in September.

Complicating matters, Yoovidhya's attorney has repeatedly filed petitions claiming unfair treatment in the investigation.

Police say it's up to prosecutors to charge him. Prosecutors say extra investigation is needed, but wouldn't specify.

Thammasat University law professor Pokpong Srisanit said the situation is "not normal" but does appear legal.

Meanwhile, the Thai media figures he's laying low.

Last year the Bangkok Post said that after paying the settlement in 2012, Vorayuth "has been out of the country or otherwise unable to answer the criminal case against him in the years since."

A few weeks after the article appeared, a photo of Vorayuth was posted online. He was on the beach at a seaside resort south of Bangkok.

While Vorayuth's case has been on hold since 2012, his carefree lifestyle has not.

More than 120 social media posts show Vorayuth visiting at least nine countries since Sgt. Maj. Wichean's death. He's cruised Monaco's harbor, snowboarded Japan's powder, and celebrated his birthday at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London. At the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, he posed wearing robes from Hogwarts School's darkest dorm, Slytherin House. Friends and cousins posting about him have hundreds of thousands of online followers.

His lifestyle — soaking in an Abu Dhabi pool, dining in Nice, France, holding a $10,000 bicycle in Bangkok — is supported by his family's billions.

Vorayuth's grandfather, Chaleo Yoovidhya, was known as a modest, private man who grew up in poverty, the son of a duck seller.

Before Vorayuth was born, Chaleo partnered his company T.C. Pharma with Austrian entrepreneur, Dietrich Mateschitz, investing $500,000 each to carbonate and market a caffeine-powered syrupy energy drink popular in Thailand. In 1987, Red Bull Energy Drink went international.

Red Bull is now sold in 170 countries. It has its own media company, race cars and jets, and sponsors concerts and extreme athletes. Forbes estimates Vorayuth's father Chalerm Yoovidhya's net worth at $9.7 billion.

Vorayuth's legal situation is far from unique.

In 2010, a 16-year-old unlicensed daughter of a former military officer crashed her sedan into a van, killing nine people. The teen, from an affluent family, was given a two-year suspended sentence and had misunderstandings that postponed her community service until last year.

Her case, and others involving what the local press calls "Bangkok's deadly rich kids," are handled markedly different than most deadly car crashes, in which Thais are typically arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to jail.

Today in his small apartment, Sgt. Maj. Wichean's brother keeps a few photo albums of him. Pornanan says Thailand runs on a "double standard."

Last month on Instagram, a friend posted a group shot, guys taking a snowboarding break at Japan's majestic Annapuri ski resort.

"ran into little bull @bossrbr lets catch up tonite dude" says a friend.

"Snow snow snow," chimes in another.

"Wof wof," says bossrbr. The AP News Information Research Center in New York contributed to this report.

Red Bull heir enjoys jet-set life 4 years after hit-and-run that killed Thai police officer - Chicago Tribune

Being covered for the last few days.

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...ml#post3495781 (Policeman killed in hit and run.... Another HiSo crime)

Karma will get him sooner or later.

I predict a horrific accident of some kind (he's probably still driving balls to the wall), or a nasty, slow and painful disease, that eats him from the inside out.

^This is have-it-all Thailand. He might die of a coke OD is about all.

^ No I'm not.It was a question to ponder.
Not for SA's to comment.

This will all go away sooner or later.TIT

It has been "going away" for some time, now...Rank has its privileges...

Originally Posted by misskit

The wealthy Red Bull scion accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run incident nearly five years ago is scheduled to meet with prosecutors again on Thursday, but police said there’s little they can do if he doesn’t show up, despite the fact that he seems to be living openly in Bangkok and traveling in and out of the country.

And....he didn't show up. Instead his lawyer submitted a letter requesting a deferment, which WAS GRANTED.
Gutless, corrupt pigs.
It's in the international press making Thailand Police a laughing stock, but the government doesn't care about Thailand's reputation unless it involves happy zones in Pattaya, or something for which they can act against the peasants or their political opponents.

Thai generals declare victory over corruption and weeds

“Today what makes me happy is to see the smile back on the Thai people’s faces,” Gen Prayuth said. “This smile has actually been depressed for the last 10 years.”

Big-picture boasts by ministers of the junta’s success in promoting economic growth, cutting corruption and making more than 2,700 arrests for drug smuggling gave way to a series of often unsourced, ill-defined and surprisingly detailed claims of tinier triumphs, some with an authoritarian tint.

.... Gen Prayuth took a second turn at the podium in the early afternoon, marching offstage to applause at about 2pm. Then it was announced that the scheduled question and answer session would not take place.[at]

https://www.ft.com/content/cc2bed94-...4-f193b105145e

What the Thai police and politicians are too stupid to notice is that this case is now being publicized around the world. BBC, CNN, hell even my San Francisco paper have all picked up the "Red Bull Killer" story. Brutally shaming the Thai police. This one is not just going to go away like the others. Watch out corrupt coppers.... "Bad Boys, Bad Boys, what ya gonna do"?

The family have the blood money. he has paid the funeral expenses, it was the cop's karma to be in his way and his time to die.

If he had been killed at work by negligence, like a dirty great piano being dropped on him, his family would have got less.

I say leave the young man alone so he can get on with his pretty life, don't put him in prison where he will be dealt with roughly.

he is obviously innocent, and this is one big misunderstanding

Originally Posted by aging one

Brutally shaming the Thai police

...yes! Swamp cops cringing in tearful humiliation as the SF Examiner points out yet another case of Third World corruption to its rapt readership...

Unfortunately, money talks and BS walks.

Originally Posted by tomcat

...yes! Swamp cops cringing in tearful humiliation as the SF Examiner points out yet another case of Third World corruption to its rapt readership...

You really dont know much about San Francisco do you? San Francisco had two papers the Chronicle and the Examiner. The Examiner was the day time paper. Its long been shut down. Now there is a free Examiner but its no longer anything to do with news.

In your haste to get your little dig in you exposed yourself. Tourists like you are always welcome to visit SF as you do. Gave me a good chuckle.

My guess is in reality you are from somewhere like Paducah Kentucky and not the east coast.

I am guessing the Examiner now has something to do with the sex scene in the Castro. That would be how you recall the name. Perhaps you read it while you were getting married in the city by the bay.

Originally Posted by aging one

Tourists like you are always welcome to visit SF as you do

so, that was you distributing condoms at the airport!

Originally Posted by aging one

My guess is in reality

hardly likely...

Originally Posted by aging one

I am guessing the Examiner now has something to do with the sex scene in the Castro

...see above...