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Urgent! The Supreme Court has ordered Premchai’s prison sentence in the black panther case – PostToday, regional news

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Date 08 Dec 2021 time 10:47

Kanchanaburi – The defendant’s petition does not sound up – there is no reason to wait for punishment The Supreme Court sentenced Premchai and his men to 2 million baht in damages, but adjusted the interest. according to the new law

On December 8, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General issued a news document. On April 30, 2018, Thong Pha Phum Provincial Prosecutor filed a lawsuit against Premchai Karnasut, first defendant, Yong Dodkrue, second defendant, Natee Riamsaen, defendant. The 3rd and Mr. Thani Thummas, the 4th defendant, charged with hunting together to protect the black panthers On March 19, 2019, the Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court sentenced Premchai Karnasut to 16 months in prison, Yong Dodkrue to 13 months in prison, and Ms Natee Riamsaen to four. months and fined 10,000 baht, awaiting punishment for 2 years, and Mr. Thani Tummat was imprisoned for 2 years and 17 months by dismissing some charges against the defendants. In particular, Mr. Premchai Karnasuta, the court dismissed the charges against collecting forests. in the National Forest and the charge of jointly having the carcass of a protected wildlife (panther), but punished as a supporter of the charge together with the carcasses of protected wildlife (black panthers) instead

Subsequently, on May 24, 2019, the Director-General of the High Court, Region 7, appealed to the Court to punish the defendant in accordance with the lawsuit. of the prosecutor, the plaintiff, all charges And later, on December 12, 2019, the Court of Appeal Region 7 has sentenced all defendants. According to the prosecutor of the 7th Region High Court, he was sentenced to two years and 14 months in prison for Mr. Premchai Karnasut, two years and 17 months to Mr Yong Dodkrue, and one year and eight months to Mrs Natee Riamsaen. and jailed Mr. Thani Tummat for two years and 21 months after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeal sentenced all defendants as the public prosecutor had already appealed. The Director-General of the High Court, Region 7, therefore has an order not appealing.

The next time, on March 31, 2020, three defendants, namely Mr. Premchai Karnsuta, Mr. Yong Dodkrua and Mr Thani Tummat, filed petitions with the Supreme Court and the Director-General of the High Court, Region 7, had already resolved the petition. considered There was a judgment today (8 December 1964) as follows:

The petitions of the three defendants were not heard and there was no reason to wait for punishment. But later it was fixed. Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2535 by the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act Amendment in 2019 to abolish Section 55. The actions of the three defendants are therefore not guilty in this section according to the Criminal Code, Section 2. The 1st defendant will be imprisoned for 2 years and 6 months, the 2nd defendant will be imprisoned. 2 years and 9 months, the 4th defendant must be imprisoned for 2 years and 13 months for the defendant to pay 2 million baht for damages according to the verdict of the Tan. and the Court of Appeal but to adjust the interest to comply with the new law

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