‘No merit’ to escaped con’s gripes

December 2, 2023

PUBLISHED : 2 Dec 2023 at 20:34

A TV screen capture of fugitive prison escapee Chaowalit Thongduang, alias Sia Paeng Nanod, from one of the videos he sent to police saying he escaped because he had been treated unfairly by police, prosecutors and the justice system.

The Justice Ministry on Saturday explained the courts’ decisions to turn down bail for high-profile fugitive Chaowalit Thongduang, insisting the rejection was fully justifiable.

Chaowalit, alias “Sia Paeng Nanod,” was serving time for…