The defense of Daniel Sancho (30 years old), sentenced to life imprisonment in Thailand for the murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, requested a third postponement for the presentation of the appeal against the sentence and a new extension until December 29.
Sancho’s legal team had until November 29 to present his appeal to the provincial court in Samui – a city in southern Thailand -, where he was convicted and his defense has already requested – up to three times – the extension of the appeal deadline which the judge set at one month after reading the judgment.
“The legal team continues to work on the appeal”declared to EFE Ramón Chippirrás, one of the criminologists. It is worth remembering that he, along with Carmen Balfagón and the criminal lawyer Marcos García-Montes, They advise Daniel Sancho from Spain.
Daniel Sancho after Edwin’s death
Chippirrás indicated that the appeal is being prepared by its legal defense in Thailand with the support of the Spanish team, and that the new requested extension gives a new deadline, until December 29. “We hope to be able to have the resource available by the end of this new extension, on December 29, without excluding that we will have to request a new one”added the Spanish criminologist.
This latest decision represents a 180 degree ignitionsince this comes just days after Daniel Sancho found out if there was some sort of judicial miracle. Throughout these months, his lawyers have focused on presenting an appeal to help the Spanish leader.
At the Samui court, as confirmed by several sources in EFE, Postponements fall within the stipulations, with no limit to the number of times to request themdepending on the judge’s assessment. Similarly, Thailand only allows local lawyers to practice in its courts, and Sancho was represented at the trial, which was held at the same court in Samui between April 9 and May 2. by the lawyer of job, Apirchat Srinuel.
Sancho’s defense has already requested an extension twice. The last days before October 29and the first before the expiration of the initial deadline of September 29, just a month after the same court read out the life sentence behind closed doors against Sancho.
Daniel Sancho arrives at court from prison to hear the sentence.
The judge considered Sancho guilty of the premeditated murder of Arrieta on August 2, 2023 on the Thai island of Phangannear Samui. The sentence maintains that Sancho “hit” with “the intention to kill” the Colombian, whose body was dismembered, and also He “prepared” the crime by purchasing knives, a saw and plastic bags beforehandamong other arguments.
Two months in Surat Thani
Daniel Sancho was transferred from Samui Prison to Surat Thani Prison, where he has been since August 30, a day after the verdict was read, and since then he has remained virtually incommunicado. As Sancho family lawyer Carmen Balfagón said, SPANISH a few weeks ago, the cook would still be “adapt to the situation”.
Surat Thani Prison houses prisoners sentenced to sentences ranging from 15 years to the death penalty. a high security module and two common areas for detainees, as well as a hospital areaamong others. Additionally, according to some reports from human rights organizations, it has high levels of “overcrowding” and is approximately ten times more populated than Samui, with 4,730 men and 626 women detainedaccording to figures from the Department of Corrections.
