Police have decided to file three criminal charges, including murder, against seven men allegedly involved in the beating up and killing of a disabled man in Lat Phrao area over a month ago.
A video clip of the violent incident went viral in the social media and generated many comments condemning the group some of whom are policemen’s children. Several netizens also expressed concern that the police at Chokechai police station who have jurisdiction over the case might not file murder charge against the suspects. Wellknown businessman Vikrom Krommadit also posted his comment in his Facebook page calling for the execution of the suspects for the murder of the helpless victim, Mr Somkiat Srichan.
Pol Lt-Col Alongkorn Srisongkram, the chief enquiry officer of Chokechai police, said that the seven suspects would be charged with murder and illegal possession of knives in public without proper reasons. Four of them face an additional charge of intrusion into a house.
He said the police had dismissed the prosecution lawyer’s demand for pre-meditated murder charge against the suspects, claiming that there was no evidence suggesting that the murder was plotted in advance.
The lawyer, Mr Anantachai Chaidet, has lodged a petition with the attorney-general’s office demanding that the seven suspects be charged with premeditated murder.
