Thailand's judiciary is rotten. It is politically biased, engages in acts of double standards, and has been shown to be inhumane in its sentencing. Underneath all of this, it is corrupt, long "protected" by is association with the monarchy. However, a bribery case in the USA and involving Toyota is shining a light on corruption…
Court vows action in Toyota bribery case
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published : 27 May 2021 at 20:24
80 Toyota Prius assembly line at the Tsutsumi plant in Aichi, Japan, in 2016. The model is at the centre of a tax case in Thailand and a foreign corrupt practices probe involving Thai judges in the US. (Toyota Motor Corp photo)
The Thai Court of Justice has vowed to take action against wrongdoers following a report the US Department of Justice is taking the Toyota bribery probe involving three top Thai judges to a grand jury.
Law360, a website for law professionals, on Wednesday published an exclusive story on the case.
Ice Metal Casket jailed for aggravated rape
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published : 30 Dec 2020 at 15:51
6 Police examine fragments of human bones collected from a pond in the back yard of the house of Apichai Ongwisit in Bang Khae area of Bangkok in January this year. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
The Thonburi Criminal Court has sentenced alleged killer Apichai Ongwisit, alias Ice Metal Casket , to 11 years and four months in prison for rape involving use a firearm.
On the night of Dec 23, 2019 Apichai used a handgun to force a woman to go his house in Soi Phetkasem 47 in Bang Khae area, where he raped her.
Apichai initially denied the charges, but later reversed his statement and pleaded guilty.