Supreme Court orders RTP to pay 4.38M for student torture case

MGR Online•Society•21d ago

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The Supreme Court ordered the Royal Thai Police to pay 4,380,000 baht in compensation to a man tortured by police during a 2009 snatch-and-grab case.

•The Supreme Court ruled that the Royal Thai Police must pay Rittirong Chuenjit 4,380,000 baht plus interest.
•Rittirong Chuenjit was arrested and tortured by police in Prachinburi on January 28, 2009, while he was a Grade 12 student.
•The torture was intended to force a confession in a snatch-and-grab case, though the actual perpetrators were later prosecuted.
•The ruling follows previous judgments from the South Bangkok Civil Court and the Court of Appeal.

•On January 28, 2009, Rittirong Chuenjit was arrested and tortured by police from the Prachinburi Provincial Police Investigation Division.
•The Royal Thai Police officers tortured Rittirong Chuenjit to force a confession in a snatch-and-grab case.
•Rittirong Chuenjit filed criminal charges against the arresting officers, resulting in a sentence of 1 year and 4 months in prison and an 8,000 baht fine, with a 2-year suspended sentence.
•The South Bangkok Civil Court initially ordered the Royal Thai Police to pay 3,380,000 baht in damages.
•The Court of Appeal subsequently reduced the compensation amount to 380,000 baht plus 7.5% annual interest.
•The Supreme Court overturned the previous ruling, ordering the Royal Thai Police to pay 4,380,000 baht.
•The Supreme Court specified interest at 7.5% per year from January 28, 2009, to April 10, 2021, and 5% per year from April 11, 2021, until payment is complete.

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Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The defendant ordered by the Supreme Court to pay compensation for the torture of a student.

Prachinburi Provincial Police Investigation Division(กองกำกับการสืบสวนตำรวจภูธรจังหวัดปราจีนบุรี)

The police unit that arrested and tortured Rittirong Chuenjit.

Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️

The court that delivered the final judgment ordering the Royal Thai Police to pay 4,380,000 baht.

South Bangkok Civil Court(ศาลแพ่งกรุงเทพใต้)

The court of first instance in the civil case between Rittirong Chuenjit and the Royal Thai Police.

Court of Appeal(ศาลอุทธรณ์)ℹ️

The intermediate court that had previously reduced the compensation amount to 380,000 baht.

Rittirong Chuenjit(นายฤทธิรงค์ ชื่นจิตร)

The plaintiff and former Grade 12 student who was tortured by police in 2009.

Prachinburi(ปราจีนบุรี)ℹ️

The province where the police torture of Rittirong Chuenjit occurred.