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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