SEVEN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE JULY 10, 2017 KRABI MASSACRE

File photo - Eight suspects in the massacre of village headman Worayut Sanglang and seven of his family, including three young children, in Krabi, after their arrest, with Surikfat Bannopwongsakul sitting at right.

“The death penalty is legitimate. Many cases of severe crime have happened. Capital punishment exists to guarantee national peace and teach lessons. It is a necessity for us and people want it,” the prime minister said.

            On March 18, 2021, The Supreme Court of Thailand upheld the death sentences of seven men convicted of the mass murder of a family in Krabi on July 10, 2017. Mass Murderers are the type of killers that deserve to die, I have no pity for them.

The Seven Killers should join Lopburi Gold Shop Robber, Prasittichai Khaokaew should join Somkid Phumphuang (Serial Killer), Artur Segarra Princep (Body Parts Killer), Ronnakorn Romruen (Raped and murdered a German Tourist), Wanchai Saengkhao (Pedophile) and any of those on Thailand’s death row as Winston Churchill was quoted as saying:

"Contemplate that if Hitler falls into our hands we shall certainly put him to death. Not a Sovereign who could be said to be in hands of Ministers, like Kaiser. This man is the mainspring of evil. Instrument - electric chair, for gangsters no doubt available on lend-lease."

Prison officials demonstrate the use of the death penalty by lethal injection. Monday's execution was the first in Thailand since two drug traffickers were executed since 2009. (File photo)

Seven death sentences for family massacre

published : 19 Mar 2021 at 04:00

The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced to death seven men convicted of the gruesome mass murder of a family in Krabi in 2017.

The court upheld the sentences for premeditated murder against Surikfat "Bung Fat" Bannopwongsakul, 41; Khomsan Wiangnon; Abdullo Dolo, 30; Arun Thongkham, 29; Prachak Bunthoi, 36; Thanachai Chamnong, 41, and Tawatchai Boonkong.

It also upheld a 12-month jail sentence for an eighth defendant, a woman named Chalita Sangchote.

The court found she had no knowledge of the plot to murder the family.

However, it convicted her for being involved in helping to hide valuables stolen from the murder scene.

In a video conference session, the court said the seven other defendants had callously committed the murder with no regard for the law and the death sentence would also deter anyone from committing a similar act.

Those sentenced to death were also ordered to pay restitution to relatives of the murdered family.

The amounts for each murdered family member range from 400,000 baht to two million baht.

Seven Thai men sentenced to death for execution style murder of Krabi family members in 2017

On July 10, 2017, Worayut Sanglang, 46, chief of Moo 1 village in tambon Ban Klang, Ao Luk district in Krabi, and seven members of his family were killed in his home.

Mr Surikfat and his accomplices wore military-style clothing, forced their way into Worayut's home and held 11 members of the family captive.

They were later all shot, execution style. Three of the victims, a mother and her two young daughters, survived.

Mr Worayut's father-in-law had lent a plot of land to Mr Surikfat so he could secure a loan.

He later repaid the loan but Mr Surikfat refused to return the property.

INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2086047/seven-death-sentences-for-family-massacremARC

https://vk.com/wall-184585082_232

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3350621811720081/permalink/3785438954905029/

“There is one other consideration which I believe should never be overlooked. If the criminal law of this country is to be respected, it must be in accordance with public opinion, and public opinion must support it. That goes very nearly to the root of this question of capital punishment. I cannot believe or the public opinion (or would I rather call it the public conscience) of this country will tolerate that persons who deliberately condemn others to painful and, it may be, lingering deaths should be allow to live…”

Police commanders question murder suspect Surifat Bannobwongsakul at an army base in Krabi on Saturday

Alleged Attackers in Krabi Massacre ‘Will Be Executed,’ Police Chief Says

By Teeranai Charuvastra, News Chief

July 17, 2017 4:36 pm

KRABI— Police said Sunday they arrested a man who engineered a home invasion which left a local official along with seven family members dead in Krabi province last week.

Surifat Bannobwongsakul, 41, was detained without a court warrant Saturday evening and accused of killing village administrator Worayuth Sanlang and his relatives, including his two young daughters, at their residence. The June 10 incident has drawn widespread attention due to the savage nature of the crimes.

Police commissioner Chakthip Chaijinda said he even wished Surifat would have put up a fight during the arrest so that security officers could have gun him down.

“In fact, I didn’t even want him captured alive,” Gen. Chakthip said at a Sunday news conference about the investigation. “I prayed he would fight, but he didn’t.”

Seven men identified as Surifat’s accomplices were also arrested, the police chief said. All of them are being held at an army base in Krabi under a special junta order that allows soldiers to detain individuals without charges for up to a week. Legal counseling is typically not provided during the detention.

Chakthip said police will apply for a formal arrest warrant for Surifat and his alleged accomplices after they are released from questioning, but insisted investigators have enough evidence to implicate them.

“In the end, all of them will be executed anyway,” Chakthip said.

All of the suspects are civilians, he added.

“It would be better to drown these prisoners in the Dead Sea if possible, since that's the lowest point in the world.”

The police commissioner said Surifat confessed to plotting a vengeance on Worayuth because the official was suing him over a land dispute. Worayuth also owed a large sum of money to Surifat, he said.

“The deceased and the perpetrator had many heated arguments, especially about land deeds,” Chakthip said. “There was a lawsuit. They took it to the court. The lands were worth millions.”

This family photo of village head Worayut and his three children, all killed in the invasion, is from the Facebook account of their mother, Duangphon Sanglang, also among the casualties.

Cold Blooded Murders

The shootings took place at the Sanlang family residence. Of the 11 people present at the home at the time, only three survived the killings. The rest were either killed on the spot or died later at the hospital, fruit of gunshot wounds to the head.

The dead include Worayuth, his wife and his daughters, age 13 and 11. Another 6 year old girl was among those killed.

The bodies of the family shot to death in their home on Monday in Krabi's Ao Luk district lie wrapped in sheets. (Photo courtesy Ao Luk police)

In Sunday’s news conference Chakthip gave chilling details of how Worayuth and his family were murdered.

According to the police commissioner, Surifat and seven men donned army uniforms and entered the residence on pretense that they were searching for narcotics. Since the May 2014, it’s become common for soldiers to raid properties without warrants.

The assailants then reportedly held the family members hostage as they waited for Worayuth to come home. When he did, he was detained alongside his family.

Although the survivors described the intruders as being armed with assault rifles, Chakthip said those were in fact BB guns. He said Surifat acquired the murder weapon from Worayuth; as the village chief reportedly owned several handguns and shotguns at his home.

Surifat, the police chief said, then shot Worayuth and his family one by one in cold blood.

“He was the one who shot them all,” Gen. Chakthip said. “I think he planned it all along. He’s a cruel man.”

INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/07/17/alleged-attackers-krabi-massacre-will-executed-cop-says/

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Surikfat: Led group of killers

Krabi home invasion murderers get death sentence

published : 28 Mar 2018 at 16:06

KRABI: The Krabi Provincial Court on Wednesday sentenced six men to death for invading a village headman's home and murdering him and seven members of his family last July.

They are Surikfat Bannopwongsakul, 41, Prajak Boontoy, 36, Komsan Wiangnon, Abdulloh Doloh, 30, Tawatchai Boonkong, 37, and Arun Thongkham, 29.

Two other defendants received prison terms: one year and nine months for Tanachai Jamnong, 41, and one year for Chalita Sangchote 41.

The court found the first six defendants guilty of the murder of Worayut Sanglang, 46, head of Moo 1 village in tambon Ban Klang of Ao Luk district, and seven of his family, three of them young children, on the night of July 10, 2017.

The court did not consider requests for suspension or release on bail.

A woman holds up a sign with ‘Too many terrorists in prison’ written on one side and ‘Kill them all’ written on the other during a rally in Tel Aviv on April 19, 2016 to support Elor Azaria. (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP)

The bodies of the family shot to death in their home on Monday in Krabi's Ao Luk district lie wrapped in sheets. (Photo courtesy Ao Luk police)

Surikfat, also known as Bang Fat, and his accomplices were wearing military-like clothing when they forced their way into Worayut's home and held 11 members of the family captive.

They were later all shot, execution style. Three of the victims, a mother and her two young daughters, survived. The mother's wound was a bullet graze and she fell unconscious. The girls raised their hands to block the bullets, which lodged in their heads.

The family massacre

According to earlier reports, the killers tried to fake the death scene, using Worayut's gun to kill the family and making it appear he then killed himself. 

Worayut's father-in-law had pledged a block of land to Surikfat as security for a loan. He later repaid the loan but Surikfat was unable to return the property because he in turn had pledged it for a loan he took out. Worayut demanded the return of the land, which led to a bitter conflict culminating in mass murder.

INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1436531/krabi-home-invasion-murderers-get-death-sentence

Justice minister Prajin Jantong visits the lethal injection chamber at Bang Kwang Prison on Dec. 30, 2017.

"If a man is a danger to the community, threatening it with disintegration by some wrongdoing of his, then his execution for the healing and preservation of the common good is to be commended.  Only the public authority, not private persons, may licitly execute malefactors by public judgment. Men shall be sentenced to death for crimes of irreparable harm or which are particularly perverted."

RELATED LINKS:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1285263/gunmen-massacre-krabi-family-execution-style

OTHER LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Thailand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakthip_Chaijinda