Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon denies that his family had influence over the decision to drop the manslaughter charge against Vorayuth Yoovidhya in June. "My family has never known [Mr Vorayuth's] family," Gen Prawit said. Mr Samak, Mr Vorayuth's lawyer, previously petitioned the panel to provide justice and postpone forwarding the Office of Attorney-General's prosecution files to court. Gen Prawit claimed neither he nor any member of the Prawit family could have forced the charges to be dropped. Mr Vorayuth was charged with speeding and failing to stop, but the indictments were dropped after exceeding the statute of limitations.

Source: Bangkok Post July 30, 2020 05:03 UTC