Police officers sentenced to death in “War on Drugs” killings walk free on bail

THAILAND: Five police convicted of murder in landmark ruling – humanrights.asia, August 8, 2012
…the AHRC is gravely concerned that the convicted officers have obtained bail pending appeal. The convictions for these sentences are of such gravity that good reason exists to expect that the convicted police will attempt to evade punishment by absconding or other means. They may also seek to obtain revenge against one or more persons who testified against them…