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Concealing Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle

Legal illustration: Concealing Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle
Legal illustration: Concealing Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle

Article 8. Mr. Lek drove a motorcycle behind Mr. Noi’s motorcycle and collided with Mr. Noi’s motorcycle, causing Mr. Noi’s motorcycle to veer onto the side of the road. Subsequently, Mr. Lek drove away. Mr. Noi was very angry. On that same evening, Mr. Noi took Mr. Lek’s motorcycle, which was parked on the roadside in front of his house, and secretly pushed it into the river to prevent Mr. Lek from being found. Mr. Noi would be liable for concealing Mr. Lek’s motorcycle in the river to prevent it from being found, which constitutes an act of possessing and taking property by deceitful means. Mr. Noi is liable for theft, according to the Penal Code (Excerpt from Judgment No. (1) 965/2521).

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