There are just a few days left for the Thai authorities to deliver the final report of the investigation into the murder and dismemberment of Edwin Arrieta at the hands of Daniel Sancho. The accused remains in provisional detention in Koh Samui prison awaiting trial in which he will be sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty for the macabre crime that the police of the Asian country believe was premeditated.
Rodolfo Sancho continues working to find a new Thai lawyer as soon as possible to help in his son’s defense to avoid by all means his son being sentenced to the death penalty. However, it seems that Daniel himself is not concerned about this issue. And the young man has renounced royal forgiveness, as confirmed by Ramón Chippirrás, spokesperson for the family, in ‘La Razón’.
A unique opportunity that could change the destiny of Daniel Sancho. And, according to ‘La Vanguardia’, Next September 30 is the birthday of the Queen of Thailand, an event marked in red on the calendar of all the country’s prisoners. A day in which those imprisoned can enjoy a vis a vis with their families, or request forgiveness to help them avoid the death penalty. The actor’s son has not requested either option.
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Two new opportunities
If sentenced to death, Daniel Sancho only has two new opportunities left to stay alive. On the one hand, once the sentence is final, you have a period of sixty days to send a letter to the King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, offering your apologies and having the maximum sentence commuted to life imprisonment. A pardon that the monarch can grant or not.
The second, and last option, wait until July 28. It is the day on which the king of the country has his birthday and, like the queen, grants various privileges to the prisoners. Yes indeed, The young person will not be able to access this route until he or she has served a minimum of eight years in one of the prisons. from Thailand.
The precedent of Daniel Sancho
King Maha Vajiralongkorn already had a gesture of clemency in 2021 with a convicted Spaniard. We are talking about Artur Segarra, who kidnapped, tortured and dismembered the Catalan David Bernat, and who He was sentenced to death in the Asian country with a lethal injection. The monarch changed his mind and the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment. He has been imprisoned for three years and is awaiting a possible transfer to Spain.
