How convenient.
We’ve all seen or heard stories about people who are either rich or influential getting away without answering for their misdeeds. Just look at how long it took Jeffrey Epstein to get charged in court, the dude was a freaking monster of the worst kind and yet he almost got away with it because of who he is.
This is the sad reality of the world we live in and unfortunately, it looks like it’s about to happen again. Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, the heir to the Red Bull empire, is about to get away with a hit and run that resulted in the death of a policeman after charges against him were dropped.
Yoovidhaya, who is the grandson of Chaleo Yoovidhaya, the co-founder of the Red Bull empire, was accused of hitting the officer with his car in Bangkok and then fleeing back in 2012. The worst part is, he has repeatedly failed to meet the police to face the charges and now, the charges have been dropped for no apparent reason.
The victim, police Sergeant-Major Wichian Klanprasert, was riding a motorcycle along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok when he was hit from the back by a Ferrari, which subsequently dragged his body more than 100m from the point of impact. The Ferrari subsequently drove off.
If you’re thinking that maybe he didn’t do it, you should know that it didn’t exactly require Sherlock Holmes to track down the suspect. Investigators followed a trail of brake fluid than ran for less than a kilometre to a luxury home belonging to Vorayuth, where they found the badly dented Ferrari. The problem is, the police had initially arrested the family employed driver.
When they found out that the actual driver of the car at the time was Vorayuth, they made him take a test and they found an excessive amount of alcohol in his blood. His excuse however, was that he was drinking at home after the incident. If excuses like that worked, no one would be in jail. He was subsequently arrested but released shortly afterwards.
Since his release, he’s been summoned repeatedly to face charges but has constantly avoided doing so, with his lawyers citing overseas work commitments and illness. The investigation team that had initially been in charge of the case even had to be disbanded after an officer was accused of covering up Vorayuth’s involvement.
The charges being dropped quite simply makes no sense. The message being sent here is clear and serves as yet another example of how money and power can get you out of anything.
