'Uniformed man' hired to kill Akeyuth: suspect
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Suwat Apaipak, the lawyer of slain businessman Akeyuth Anchanbutr, revealed Wednesday that the victim's driver Santiphap Pengduang has retracted his initial confession.
He is now saying that he and his accomplices were given Bt3 million to kill Akeyuth. The suspect has also said that a “uniformed person” killed the outspoken businessman using a “special method”.
Suwat also announced that he was withdrawing from the case as he wasn’t being paid and received death threats on a daily basis.
When Santiphap asked to meet Suwat at the Bangkok Remand Prison, Suwat sent another lawyer on his behalf. The suspect then allegedly told the lawyer that Akeyuth’s murder was not a simple robbery but an assassination in exchange for Bt3 million, though Santiphap said he was only given a few hundreds of thousands of baht.
When Santiphap asked to meet Suwat at the Bangkok Remand Prison, Suwat sent another lawyer on his behalf. The suspect then allegedly told the lawyer that Akeyuth’s murder was not a simple robbery but an assassination in exchange for Bt3 million, though Santiphap said he was only given a few hundreds of thousands of baht.
