 Vacharachai's brother became the Thai translator of "The Devil's Discus" in an attempt to clear his name.Most Thais today have forgotten that Pridi Banomyong, the father of Thai democracy, died in exile.Three royal servants were executed without warning and in secrecy for regicide in 1955, nine years after King Ananda's death, after many acquittals and subsequent prosecution appeals with little evidence, old or new, but which resulted in fresh convictions for all three in Thailand's highest court.