THAILAND TRIALS

Former Thai national police chief Somyot Poompanmoung to be arraigned in Red Bull heir hit and run crime case

epa11570458 Thailand's former national police chief, Police General Somyot Poompanmoung (R), leaves after attending his arraignment to face charges at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 August 2024. The public prosecutors arraigned eight suspects, including former national police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, for their alleged involvement in the Red Bull heir hit and run accident case. The case was alledegly mishandled in 2012 by a decision to drop the reckless driving charge, and the changing of the car speed of the Ferrari driven by Red Bull energy drink tycoon's son Vorayuth Yoovidhya, that killed a traffic police officer in Bangkok, the Office of the Attorney-General said. Alleged hit and run crime suspect and fugitive Vorayuth Yoovidhya, son of Red Bull energy drink tycoon Chalerm Yoovidhya, has been on the run after driving his Ferrari and hitting and killing a traffic policeman on 03 September 2012. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

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