Yesterday, April 9, the trial began in Thailand against Daniel Sancho, accused of murdering and dismembering the body of surgeon Edwin Arrieta on the island of Koh Pha Ngan last August. Days after the event, Rodolfo Sancho’s son confessed to being the author of the crime and was admitted to the Koh Samui provincial prison, a prison in which he has been held for the last few months.
The trial against the Spanish chef has attracted the attention of the media around the world, since the Thai Prosecutor’s Office accuses him of premeditated murder and concealment of evidence, which could lead to a death sentence or life imprisonment.
For its part, the lawyer’s defense is trying to demonstrate at trial that it was a reckless homicide and that, under no circumstances, was there premeditation on the part of the son of Rodolfo Sancho and Silvia Bronchalo.
The case has made thousands of headlines in the media around the world and experts, journalists, lawyers, presenters and television collaborators have given their opinion on the crime and the legal procedure that began yesterday in the Asian country. The last to speak on the subject was Frank Cuesta (popularly known as ‘Fran de la Jungla’), who visited El Hormiguero yesterday and spoke about the judicial system of the country in which he lives.
”You, who know Thailand and its judicial system well, how do you see the trial of Daniel Sancho?” Pablo Motos asked the communicator. Sincere and blunt, the animal expert developed his opinion in the Antena 3 space: “From At the beginning I said that you shouldn’t go against the Thais, or make a lot of noise, you have to be very cautious.”
”We are Europeans and we believe that we are better and know more, but in Thailand they have a different law, which has nothing to do with Roman law, with laws, culture and respects very different from ours,” he said to the attentive gaze of Motos and the millions of viewers who watched the interview from their homes.
“I don’t know how the trial will end, but the Thais are very clear about it from the first moment. The less it is said in the media and the less the Thai justice system is insulted, the better. If he is very, very lucky, I think it will be a life sentence. “, he declared, causing a stir on social networks.
Cuesta’s words have given a lot of talk, since the majority of followers of the case trust that capital punishment and life imprisonment will be ruled out. Although the trial has already begun, we are facing a long and tedious process, so we will have to wait several weeks (even months) until we hear the decision of the Thai court.
