The Justice Ministry, citing fresh evidence in the case including Sap’s alleged confession, has now secured a trial date for it to be weighed. The police remain confident in their original charge, with the lead investigator and several of his supervisors publicly suggesting that Jomsap is not telling the truth. If she is telling the truth, the case will be another example of serious flaws in our justice system. In fact her case, should it prove to be an instance of false conviction, might well be merely the tip of the iceberg. With a retrial ordered in the Jomsap case, all parties should be focused on marshalling their evidence and testimony convincingly, rather than attempting to discredit the other side through the media.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 18, 2017 18:04 UTC