Eight police officers including a city station commander stand accused of homicide in warrants for their arrest approved this morning.
The warrants approved by the Nakhon Sawan Provincial Court came after a leaked video clip showed officers suffocating a suspect to death with a plastic bag.
Col. Thitisan “Chief Joe” Utthanaphol, chief of Nakhon Sawan city police, and seven of his subordinates will be charged with deliberately killing a drug trafficking suspect using torture.
The footage was leaked Tuesday by lawyer Sitra Biabungkerd which showed officers place a bag over a man’s head. One officer was seen beating the man before other officers nearby came to assist. He does not appear responsive.
According to a timestamp on the video, it took place Aug. 5.
The suspect suffocated to death, according to Sitra. The lawyer also added that he obtained the video clip…
