Justice

08 Dec 2021 13:15 #5708 by INFO
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Justice does seem possible in Thailand after all.

KANCHANABURI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to a prison term of two years and six months for hunting in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary nearly four years ago.The ruling was read out at Thong Pha Phum District Court on Wednesday morning.Premchai, 66-year-old president of Italian-Thai Development Plc, ]arrived at the court with a walking cane and a bandage over his left eye. The two other defendants in the case were also present at the court.

www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/222...s-6-months-in-prison

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09 Dec 2021 09:59 #5710 by wvwv
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It says in the article that he has not been jailed but instead placed on electronic tag awaiting transfer to a jail.  This being Thailand, that seems very fishy to me and if I were him I would be cutting the tag off and getting out of Thailand on one of my private helicopters.

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17 Oct 2023 16:49 #7006 by Paul T
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"A former construction tycoon, Premchai Karnasuta, was released ..... from prison today (Tuesday), after serving a jail term for poaching in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province in December 2021.He was released on parole after his three years and two months jail term was reduced, resulting in his prison term ending this December.........."
see the full article here 
www.thaipbsworld.com/construction-tycoon...ching-leaves-prison/

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