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The Thai Criminal Court has dismissed the case of âLong Jooâ, the so-called “gambling king of the East” as labeled by some Thai media, over allegedly being behind an order of murdering a Pattaya taxi motorbike driver. Meanwhile, the actual gunman is facing life imprisonment.
Our previous stories:
A motorbike taxi driver was shot dead after dropping his passenger in South Pattaya two years ago.
Now for the update:
Yesterday (November 10th) at the Criminal Court in Bangkok, the court has read the judgment.
Somchai âLong Jooâ Jutikitdecha, 56, from Rayong, has consistently denied all accusations of ordering the murder and stated he is innocent of all charges. Witnesses and evidence in the accusation of Somchai are weak and not enough for a conviction, said the court, so therefore the Thai Criminal Court has dismissed the charges of Somchai over allegedly ordering the murder.
Somchai has been ordered to a warrant of detention during a standard appeal period for the prosecution. His lawyer filed a request for 500,000 baht bail for Somchaiâs temporary release. The court has approved bail and Somchai immediately left the court.
The gunman, Mr. Manas Imnam, 41, from Chonburi, has admitted to all charges levied against him. The court judged him guilty, giving him the death sentence. However, Manas has provided good cooperation in the case according to the Thai Criminal Court and as a result his sentence has been decreased to life imprisonment. In addition, Manas must pay compensation of 2,053,800 baht with five percent of interest each year from June 17th, 2021 to the victim’s relatives.
Long Joo remains free on bail while the prosecution considers an appeal over the dropped charges.
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