After my appeal had been rejected, I was offered the chance to pay $80,000 or 4,000,000 baht and win my case. It wasn’t said explicitly, but the money I was asked for would be used to bribe the legal fraternity and offset the legal fees. At the time, I couldn’t afford it, so I declined and hired yet another lawyer, whom I instructed to appeal my case to the Supreme Court. This was a risky decision; few murder appeals win on points of law. Nevertheless, this time I put together a solid appeal and hoped that the judges in the Supreme Court would at least review my case properly. The points I raised were more or less the same as those I had wanted to submit to the Court of Criminal Appeal. The difference this time was that my lawyer was reputable, efficient and honest. This made sure that the case didn’t take long to come to court. Just ten months later, on 31 July 2003, I was summonsed to the Supreme Court in Bangkok along with 20 others.
