In the fourth week of trial sessions, Daniel Sancho He declared in the Koh Samui court that he is handling his case, and answered the questions asked by the Prosecutor’s Office and the representation of the victims, for the murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta in Taliandia.
On the subject, the lawyer in Spain for Arrieta’s family, Juan Gonzalo Ospinawent through the microphones of La W to refer to his warning regarding a possible favoring of Sancho and sent a letter to the Spanish Embassy in Thailand, showing his confusion. by the presence of his vice-consul, Ignacio Victorica Hamilton, in all sessions of the trial.
“We are concerned about the presence of a member of the Spanish consular office, who was there beyond mere advice. We understand that people of this magnitude have the role of advising, but that it is there, in a closed-door hearing where only family members can enter, It’s like giving an implicit message.”denounced the lawyer.
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According to Ospina, although Sancho is counting on the assistance of the Spanish vice-consul, They preferred not to involve the Colombian consulatebecause they did not consider it necessary.
“We never saw the need to find ourselves sheltered in the consular office, the ideal is for there to be impartiality and not contamination of a judge, which is why this case caught our attention. The response from the Spanish Embassy is that it is normal, I don’t see it that way.”said.
Likewise, he mentioned that the presence of the vice-consul, Ignacio Victorica Hamilton, is even more serious due to the fact that Sancho He has come to confess part of the crime.
“The vice consul arrives and sits to the right of Daniel Sancho, along with his family, when this man is a confessed butcher”he added, mentioning that the attitude of the alleged aggressor in the trial has been challenging and has never shown regret.
Daniel Sancho faces a possible life sentence or death penalty in Thailand for the crimes of premeditated murder, destruction of personal documents, and concealment and dismemberment of a body. Of these three charges, Sancho has only accepted the last one.
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Irregularities in the trial against Daniel Sancho? Edwin Arrieta’s defense exposes concerns
