Pattaya murder case main suspect sentenced to 17 years in prison = South Korea

The Supreme Court has confirmed a 17-year prison sentence for Kim, the main suspect in the Pattaya murder case, who was on trial for operating an illegal gambling site in Pattaya, Thailand, and killing a South Korean man he employed.
Established. On the 9th, the Supreme Court held an appeal hearing date for Kim, who was charged with murder and abandonment of the body, and dismissed Kim's appeal and found him guilty on all charges against him.
It was announced that the lower court's verdict (including 17 years in prison) has been finalized. The Supreme Court stated, ``The trial court did not make any mistake in misunderstanding the legal principles regarding intent to commit murder, joint intention, and the establishment of the crime of abandoning the body.''
``Looking at the various circumstances that appear on the record as conditions for sentencing, even taking into account the extenuating circumstances asserted in the grounds for appeal, we believe that it is appropriate to maintain the judgment of the first instance, which sentenced the trial court to 17 years in prison.
The court held that “it is true.” In November 2015, Kim, who was a member of a South Korean violent organization, assaulted Mr. A, a programmer in his 20s, who he had hired, together with his accomplice, Mr. Yoon, near a resort in Pattaya.
He has been on trial on charges of abandoning the body after killing him. Defendants Kim and Yoon hired Mr. A to develop a system for integrated management of the site. Mr. A installed the system at the appropriate time.
It was revealed that he was suspected of stealing member information, etc., and that he was habitually assaulting them using baseball bats and stun guns.
Mr. A tried to flee to South Korea, but was caught by two people at the airport, and the assault on Mr. A continued.
. When it was revealed that they had recorded the audio of Mr. A being assaulted and posted it on a file-sharing site, the two became furious and were investigated as having murdered Mr. A.
In May 2018, prosecutors first tried Kim on charges such as joint confinement due to lack of evidence against the murder charge, and then conducted a supplementary investigation.
He was additionally indicted on charges of murder and abandonment of the body. In February 2021, the first trial sentenced Kim to 17 years in prison and ordered him to wear an electronic leg ring (location tracking device) for 10 years. At that time, the Trial Chamber
Although there was little direct evidence due to the nature of the crime committed in B.C., the court determined that the defendant was guilty on all counts based on indirect evidence. In May of this year, the second trial court dismissed all appeals by defendant Kim and the prosecutor.
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