The trial against Daniel Sancho for the murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta resumed this Wednesday, April 17, after the five-day break for the celebration of Songkran or Buddhist New Year. The judicial process, which began on April 9, will continue until May 3, the date on which Rodolfo Sancho’s son will hear the final sentence, with which he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or capital punishment. .
Until then, numerous witnesses from both the defense and the Prosecutor’s Office will parade through the Koh Samui Provincial Court to testify. This week, around twenty witnesses are expected to testify, among whom will be the police officers who participated in the investigation.
Since the trial began in Thailand, very little information has emerged about what happens during the oral hearings, at the express request of the judge. However, lawyers for both parties have wanted to comment on certain issues in recent days.
The Thai lawyer for Edwin Arrieta’s family, Metapon Suwancharen, spoke exclusively this past Tuesday on the Telecinco afternoon program TardeAR about the complicated economic situation that the family of the Colombian surgeon was going through. And it is no secret that the surgeon helped his parents financially. But since his death, the situation has taken a radical turn. “Edwin was the head of the family. Without him they are not doing well financially,” he began by saying.
Regarding the sentence expected by the surgeon’s parents, the lawyer assured that the family ”trusted the Thai system” and that they were working to ”obtain the most favorable compensation for the family.” ”From my point of view, “The prosecutor is doing very well but it is still too early to draw conclusions,” he asserted.
As for the Spanish experts who will testify in favor of the Spanish chef, Metapon Suwancharen confessed that it was not going to be of any use. ”In the Thai system you have to bring in experts from Thailand to demonstrate it, not experts from other countries. It’s of no use here. If you don’t confess, there can’t be a verdict and especially if it’s a case with such a high penalty rate. The court will set a date because it must take into consideration all the information received before making a decision,’ he declared. Finally, the lawyer explained that the trial was going to be more intense as the weeks went by due to the importance of the witnesses.
