News Forum - Innocent man freed after 80 days due to mistaken identity in Thai drug case

[Thaiger]

An innocent Thai man spent 80 days in jail due to a case of mistaken identity. The 26 year old man, Anucha was released from the Special Bangkok Prison yesterday, following the intervention of Ekaphop Luangprasert and his team from the Saimai Must Survive news page along with the victim’s family. The release came after … …

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[ChrisS]

Once more bungling by the keystone cops and laughable justice system in Thailand. 80 days to realise it was a case of mistaken identity? I hope Anucha gets a decent payout for his wrongful incarceration but more importantly that an enquiry establishes and removes from office those to blame for it. (not holding my breath for any meaningful enquiry though to be honest)

[Fanta]

Why did it take 80 days and numerous court appearances to learn that the fingerprints didn’t match?

[ShaunSheep]

1 hour ago, Fanta said:

Why did it take 80 days and numerous court appearances to learn that the fingerprints didn’t match?

Do we really have to ask?