Kritsana's extradition process is complex and complicated; the regulations themselves are governed by the extradition treaty between the two countries. This longstanding agreement, signed in 1983 and amended in 2017, outlines the legal framework and procedures for the criminals wanted for prosecution or the enforcement of a sentence in the requesting nation.
Thammarat, his father, used his influence with the Thai government to submit a formal extradition request for his son to the USA. He had carefully gathered and provided the necessary documents, detailing the full extent of his son's dangerous proclivities, his medical records, and acknowledging the mistakes that had allowed Kritsana to get out of the institutional system, which made him run to New York.
