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>The former civil servant, Anchan Preelert, was sentenced to 87 years, but her prison term was cut in half because she agreed to plead guilty. I looked her up,
by Hitton 6y ago
>The former civil servant, Anchan Preelert, was sentenced to 87 years, but her prison term was cut in half because she agreed to plead guilty.
I looked her up, she is 65 now. I don't know why she even bothered pleading guilty.
- miga 6y agoFundamentals of judicial process are constructed so at to evoke respect of the indicted. While mathematical analyses tend to treat lawsuit as a pure game, most people would disagree on the moral grounds.
- ceejayoz 6y agoMany legal systems have a concept of early release/parole, especially with good behavior or humanitarian reasons; a reduction in sentence may bring this substantially forwards as well. (I can't speak for how Thailand specifically handles this, though.)
- LatteLazy 6y agoThe main way people get out of these cases is to appeal to the king for clemency. Pleading guilty is the first step on that path once it becomes clear you'll get a defacto life sentence otherwise.