Vorayuth is the prime suspect in a high-profile a fatal hit-and-run accident in 2012. The sub-panel, established late last month and led by NACC member Surasak Khiriwichien, will investigate Krit; his two former deputies Pol Colonel Sukhun Phrommayon and Pol Colonel Traimet U-thai; Thonglor Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Chumpol Phumpoung; and three Thonglor investigators, Pol Colonel Samrit Ketyaem, Pol Lt-Colonel Wibul Thinwattanakul and Pol Lt-Colonel Wiradol Tabtimdee. The officers are accused of allowing Vorayuth to avoid drunk driving, speeding and substance abuse charges as well as failing to timely issue an arrest warrant for Vorayuth to face an indictment decision earlier this year. Once the document is translated, police will request the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s help to proceed, he added. The first offence carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and the latter six months.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 19, 2017 11:37 UTC