BANGKOK, Aug 26 (NNN-TNA) – Bangkok South Criminal Court, late yesterday issued a new arrest warrant, for an heir to the Red Bull energy drinking fortune, Vorayuth Yoovidhya, based on three additional charges.
The heir was involved in a fatal hit-and-run case in 2012, which left a police officer dead.
“The three charges were: reckless driving causing death; failing to help a victim after a crash; and cocaine abuse,” said Pol. Capt., Pichapai Srikhamkhwan, deputy investigation chief at a Bangkok police station.
Pichapai said, the new evidences were of testimonies given by experts regarding substance use (cocaine).
He also said that the arrest warrant has a lifetime of 15 years.
Prosecutors earlier decided to arraign Vorayuth, claiming that the latter’s family had already compensated the junior police, killed in the hit-and-run case, eight years ago.
Top level government leaders decided to relaunch an investigation, into Vorayuth’s case, after Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, told the media that, no one in Thailand, regardless of his status, is able to “get-off-the-hook” from the Thai law, if he commits a crime.– NNN-TNA
