The lawyer for the family of murdered surgeon Edwin Arrieta, Juan Gonzalo Ospinaassured that if Daniel Sancho does not offer a sincere apology to the family, he will oppose the extradition request so that he can serve his sentence in Spain. This was stated by the lawyer in an interview with OKDIARIO where he explained that in order for the murderer to serve his sentence on Spanish soil, he must first spend eight years in prison in Thailand. “If this sincere apology does not arrive, this execution of the sentence in Spain is not in accordance with Thai regulations and we will oppose it,” he said.
Likewise, Ospina said that if there had been this sincere forgiveness from Daniel Sancho before hearing the sentence, they would not have opposed reducing the sentence from premeditated murder to intentional murder.
Regarding a possible extradition, Arrieta’s lawyer revealed that in Spain the maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. Now, according to Spanish legislation, you will be able to benefit from the different penitentiary benefits that all prisoners sentenced to Spanish prisons enjoy.
As to whether you are worried possible recourse On behalf of Daniel Sancho’s defense that is trying to challenge the conviction, Juan Gonzalo Ospina said he is not concerned because he is convinced that the conviction is “duly motivated in accordance with the evidence presented during the oral trial.”
“I am convinced that this planning, this premeditation and the end of Edwin Arrieta’s life without him being able to defend himself are duly founded. To a greater abundance, when the decision of the Court of Ko Samui was reviewed by five judges. “I am convinced that we will challenge these appeals if they arrive and that they will not change the procedural or judicial future of Daniel Sancho,” said Ospina, who also warned that in Thailand they did not consider it appropriate to try to challenge a “benevolent” resolution.
The sentence
The sentence of case Daniel Sancho sentenced the Spanish chef, son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, to life in prison for premeditated murder by surgeon Edwin Arrieta on August 2, 2023 on the island of Phangan, for his subsequent dismemberment and the theft of the Colombian’s passport.
The court revealed that the charge of premeditation She faces the death penalty, but the defendant’s cooperation and evidence provided by the defense led to the sentence being reduced by a third of the maximum, making it life imprisonment.
In addition to the prison sentence, Daniel Sancho must compensate 117,000 euros to the family of the murdered and Ospina have already announced that they will request the seizure of his prison account to guarantee compensation to the victim’s family. This latest measure, which would leave him without money, could make life even more difficult for the convict since he will be taken to one of the most dangerous prisons in all of Asia, Bang Kwang Prison.
