Daniel Sancho’s future is uncertain. The killer of Colombian doctor Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, 44, could get a seat on death row in a country like Thailand that imposes the death penalty on inmates accused of crimes similar to the ones he committed.
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Thailand is known for having one of the most complex legal systems in Asia. Under the Southeast Asian country’s laws, murder is a serious crime classified under Articles 288 and 289 of the Thai Penal Code with penalties ranging from life imprisonment to the death penalty.
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Dismembering a person is also considered a serious crime in Thailand and can be punished with 15 to 20 years in prison, reports La Vanguardia.
Sancho, 29, son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, could receive one of these sentences, although there is precedent he could use to his advantage.
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A chef who killed, dismembered and dumped body parts of a plastic surgeon in various areas of Koh Phangan, a tourist island located in southern Thailand, could avoid the death penalty if convicted of “non-aggravated” manslaughter, a crime under Article 288. Criminal law of that country.
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Despite the absence of an extradition treaty between Thailand and Spain, there is an agreement signed by both countries that stipulates the “execution of criminal sentences”.
According to La Vanguardia, this agreement would allow a request to extradite Sancho to Spain after he was convicted of a crime punishable by a penalty other than death.
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The same newspaper states that the chef could follow in the same footsteps as his compatriot Artur Segarra, who killed and dismembered a man on Thai soil and was sentenced to death.
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Segarra wrote to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, asking for a commutation of his death sentence, which was granted in 2020 after eight years in prison. Having achieved this, the killer began the process of serving the rest of his life sentence in Spain.
Currently, Daniel is arrested and, after confessing to the crime of Arrieta, he is sent to Koh Samui prison by order of the judge. (AND)
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