News Forum - Southern Thai man sentenced to almost 5 decades for terrorism and other charges

[Thaiger]

Southern Thailand doesn’t look like it’s headed towards peace any time soon. In the latest report on violence in the region, a man in Yala province has been sentenced to 46 years in prison yesterday after he was charged with terrorism, criminal association, and violating the firearms and explosives law. The man, along with 8 other people, was found guilty of stealing a van from a delivery service, and turning it into a car bomb. When locals in Raman district noticed the van behind the district’s police office, they grew suspicious, and notified the police’s bomb disposal squad. The squad […]

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[Boddown]

Why was his sentence not cut in half if he pleaded guilty?

[Cabra]

1 hour ago, Boddown said:

Why was his sentence not cut in half if he pleaded guilty?

In theory, he would have been better off committing actual murder and getting 15-20 years (half that if he confessed).

[Ivo_Shandor]

1 hour ago, Boddown said:

Why was his sentence not cut in half if he pleaded guilty?

Probably because if not he might be on the death row now. Terrorism carries 3 to 20 years, life imprisonement, or death penalty (section 135/1).

Edited June 1, 2022 by Ivo_Shandor

[palooka]

In the wrong line of work, killing and dismembering is only eight years.

[Poolie]

God we've got a new one. We'll be hearing about this forever now.

[HiuMak]

It will take legal precedents now.