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(Bloomberg) — A Thai court sentenced two former prosecutors for helping Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya evade criminal charges after a hit-and-run in 2012 that left a police officer dead.
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Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk and former prosecutor Chainarong Sangthongaram were sentenced to three and two years in jail respectively for wrongful exercise or negligence of duty and for helping an individual evade punishment, according to a statement by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday.
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The court acquitted six other defendants, including ex-police commissioner Somyot Poompanmoung, citing a lack of evidence against them. The eight individuals were formally charged for their involvement in an official decision by state prosecutors in 2020 to drop charges against Vorayuth, which included speeding and hit-and-run. That decision sparked a public uproar, prompting Thailand’s then-prime minister to order fresh probes into how it had happened.
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Vorayuth is accused of killing a police officer with his Ferrari in September 2012, a charge he denies. He has been at large since fleeing Thailand in 2017. If he returns, he will still face one charge of reckless driving causing death, which will lapse in 2027. The controversy around his cases has raised questions about impunity for the rich and powerful in Thailand.
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He is a grandson of the late Chaleo Yoovidhya, who founded T.C. Pharmaceutical and invented the Thai energy drink Krating Daeng, or Thai for “red bull.” Chaleo also co-founded the international Red Bull GmbH brand with Austrian marketer Dietrich Mateschitz. The Yoovidhyas were Asia’s 8th wealthiest family with a net worth of $25.7 billion, according to a Bloomberg report earlier this year.
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