2023-08-08 03:30:00
the confession of daniel sancho for the murder of a Colombian surgeon in thailand opened a series of questions regarding his future. The son of the renowned Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho remains in custody and will have to face the rigid Thai penal system whose Penalty for this type of crime ranges from 15 to 20 years in prison up to the death penalty.
Last Sunday Sancho, 29 years old, confessed to having killed and dismembered Edwin Arrietaa 44-year-old Colombian surgeon in the middle of a confusing situation in a hotel on the island of Koh Panghan, with whom he had agreed to go to a party.
The son of actor Rodolfo Sancho confessed to having killed and dismembered a man in Thailand
After the police found the remains and verified that it was Arrieta, all the evidence pointed to the son of the protagonist of “El ministerio del tiempo”, who Sancho finally confessed to the crime. “I want to help as much as I can”he assured this Monday from the Koh Phangan police station before being transferred to Koh Sumui, where he will see the judge.
Meanwhile, the judge of the Provincial Court of that city began an investigation in which he is accused of premeditated murder, concealment and removal of body parts for concealment purposes. Since then, Sancho has remained in pretrial detention awaiting trial.
The penalties faced by Daniel Sancho
Under the Thai penal code, the most likely sentence for a case like Daniel Sancho’s would be life imprisonment or a penalty in between 15 and 20 years in prison. Meanwhile, the defense hopes that since the actor’s son pleaded guilty and collaborated with the Police to reconstruct facts and provide evidence, it could play in his favor in the final calculation of the sentence.
It is also considered in these cases the death penalty that governs the Southeast Asian country. However, according to the legislation, it is applied in exceptional cases of government officials or agents of the security forces, and so far there have been no cases of it being applied to foreign citizens.
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Although it is improbable, in the event of this last case, Sancho would have a final letter: the Thai tradition according to whichhe King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, can pardon or reduce sentences. This happened with another Spanish citizen, Artur Segarra, whose death sentence was changed to life imprisonment in 2020.
With respect to extradition, Spain and Thailand have no treaty so Sancho must be tried in Thailand. However, there is a 1983 agreement that would allow him to be transferred to Spain to serve his sentence in a Spanish prison, a benefit that he could ask for if he is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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