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Dad's suicide a cry for change in legal system

Though the police and attorneys are hit hardest by public anger at the justice system, the judiciary also face criticism.

When Supachai Kanlahasunthorn jumped to his death from the eighth floor of the Criminal Court building on Monday, the whole country could feel his deep pain and bitterness about a legal system without justice.

Two years ago, he lost his teen son, the apple of his eye. A young man stabbed his son to death during the height of Songkran celebrations in Din Daeng. The least a father could do was to promise his son justice.

It looked like a straightforward court case. Given the Songkran crowd, there were many witnesses. Din Daeng was also a busy area with many CCTVs.

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