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Deputy AG probed for letting ‘Boss Red Bull’ off the hook for killing cop

The former justice official who made sure there was no case against cop-killing Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya is preparing his wrist for a gentle slapping.

A committee was established yesterday to consider whether to discipline former Deputy Attorney-General Nate Naksuk, who last year threw out the last charge against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya for hitting and killing a police officer in 2017. Vorayuth’s family does not contest his role.

After years of the system stalling or failing to act when it came to holding the ultra-wealthy energy drink scion accountable, Nate’s June 2020 secret decision spelled the end of any pretense of justice. No one even knew about it until it was reported by CNN a month later.

Critics accused Nate of serious negligence, at best. A police spokesman denied that the family’s enormous wealth and influence played any…

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