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Watana jailed for 99 years over corrupt housing scheme

By The Nation

 

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Watana Muangsook, a core Pheu Thai Party member, was sentenced to 99 years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of interfering with witness statements in the Baan Ua-arthorn housing project scandal.

 

The Supreme Court ruled that former social development and human security minister Watana, Mana Vongpivat, Pornprom Vongpivat, Apichart Chansakulporn and Arisman Pongruangrong had abused their positions to gain benefits for themselves from the Thaksin-era low-cost housing scheme.

 

They were also found guilty of breaching their duties resulting in corruption or damage to others and of accepting property or benefits for themselves.

 

Watana was sentenced to 99 years and Apichart to 66 years in prison, but by law their jail time will be limited to 50 years. 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395082?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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15 minutes ago, Chivas said:

Thats the sort of sentences we should have in the West make some sit up and take notice

Starting with parking tickets at a straight 25 stretch

Sentence cut in half for good behaviour.

I did see a 35 year sentence handed down in the UK a few weeks ago.

Then again, there was a woman dealing cocaine from the Post Office that she worked at, got a suspended sentence!???? 

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Yet kill a policeman and drag his body 100 metres whilst high on cocaine and still years later nothing has been done to bring the perpetrator to court even though he is very well known even murderers in Thailand don’t receive sentences as passed on these people .

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