Trial of Daniel Sancho for the death and dismemberment of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta began last week. Judge has decreed that it be held behind closed doors and has prohibited the dissemination of details about what happens inside the room.
Sancho is the son of the actor Rodolfo Sancho and grandson of another famous performer, the late Curro Jiménez. The crime, premeditated murder, carries the death penalty in Thailand or, at best, life imprisonment. The trial has overshadowed the main tourist attractions of the second largest island in these first days of Thailand, known for its palm-fringed beaches, coconut trees and luxurious The courtroom is “like a chapel,” they say, with two judges and the defense is located on one side, and the co-accusation, which represents the family of the deceased, on the other. The case, which in the previous eight months of investigation already aroused great media expectation, has begun to be judged “normally” and without any change in the parties' positions, they say.