Thai court reverses verdict against alleged 'Popcorn Gunman'

Thailand's Appeals Court has overturned the guilty verdict of man convicted of wounding four people, one fatally, by opening fire with an assault rifle concealed in a sack during a political confrontation in 2014.

The shooter, afterward dubbed the "Popcorn Gunman" after the logo emblazoned on the sack, was part of a protest mob that sought to disrupt preparations for a snap election, and the shooting was directed at counter-demonstrators.

The court ruled today that there was not enough evidence to convict Vivat Yodprasit in the shootings, which were carried out by a man wearing a balaclava to conceal his identity.

He had previously received a 37-year, 4-month sentence, halved from the original term because of his confession to police, which, however, he recanted in court.

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