A policeman convicted of video torture video found dead in prison

The former Thai police chief, who went to prison for life three years ago for torture of the suspect in the drug, was found dead in his cell in Bangkok’s prison, the authorities said.

Thitisan Utthanaphon, which was nicknamed Joe Ferrari for numerous luxury cars, died suicide, reports pre -exposure.

In 2021, the tinted video showed that Titizan and his colleagues wrapped plastic bags around the head of a 24-year-old drug suspect during the interrogation that led to the suspect’s death.

The video caused national indignation at the time of the police in Thailand. As a result of the death of such death, he spent fresh ammunition.

The Thai Justice Ministry has launched an investigation into his death after his family expressed doubts that he had killed himself. Further tests were needed to confirm that he really died in suicide, the authorities said.

On Monday, Justice Minister Tavi Sodson said all the evidence related to Thitisant’s death should be disclosed and called on the prison authorities to cooperate with investigators.

The family said Thitisant had previously been attacked by a prison detention officer. They said the officials did not allow them to see his body that was found in his cell on Friday.

But on Sunday, the authorities said that “no prison officer and the prisoner did not harm or caused (his) death.”

The previous raid on the Thitisant House showed that he had a dozen luxury sports machines. Authorities believe he owned at least 42, one of them rare anniversary Lamborghini Aventador, of which only 100, at Thailand’s price of 47 million baht (1.45 million dollars; 1.05 million pounds).

As a police colonel, Thitisant paid about $ 1,000 a month.

There were allegations that he demanded a bribe in a suspect in a viral video, Jiracpun Tonapat, strangled him. Thitisant denied it.

The terms surrendered in 2021 after passing.

In addition, five more police officers were convicted in 2022 and were sentenced to life imprisonment.

“It doesn’t matter what he paid the stern he accomplished,” Father Jirapung said in an interview with local media on Saturday.

The Department of Corrections said he had investigated a preliminary complaint filed by the Thitisant family, which claimed he was mocked from prison earlier this year.

The coefficient advised doctors on anxiety and sleep problems.

His family visited him on the day he died and the prison officers did not notice any “deviations”, the report said.

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