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The suspect, according to his lawyer, is now on an overseas trip that started on Thursday.

Chulasingh recently issued the order to public prosecutors at the Department of Southern Bangkok Criminal Litigation because the statute of limitations related to the speeding will expire on Tuesday.  The department has postponed the prosecution five times already, claiming it needed additional investigation reports regarding the alleged speeding – which Vorayuth has denied. 

Reuchai Krairerk, a senior expert public prosecutor at the department, said yesterday that Chulasingh ordered prosecution on three counts to take place first to avoid any damage stemming from the statute of limitations expiring on the speeding charge. 

“We have thus asked police to bring Vorayuth to Bangkok South Criminal Court on September 2 for the prosecution,” Reuchai said. 

He said that if Vorayuth failed to show up at the court on that day, prosecutors would seek an arrest warrant for him and have him prosecuted on two other counts. 

Reuchai said the two other counts were more serious – reckless driving causing death and failure to stop the vehicle and get out to help the victim. 

He said Vorayuth’s lawyer insisted that the suspect would return to meet with public prosecutors on Monday.