snoop1130 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Watana jailed for 99 years over corrupt housing scheme By The Nation 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 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-24 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mark131v Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Watana Muangsook, a core Pheu Thai Party member, was sentenced to 99 years in jail There you go saved you all that reading!! 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I wonder if he will do the jail time... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mark131v Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: abused their positions to gain benefits for themselves from the Thaksin-era low-cost housing scheme. Another nugget, they are all at it what about Pinocchio's brother and the park but it's all about present trough dweller's stitching up the previous trough dweller's, comical really so long as you and yours aren't in their sights Gotta look forward to the recrimination's when this lot's ousted and the boot's on the other foot!!! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grumpy one Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Chelseafan said: I wonder if he will do the jail time... Out on bail, ticket booked, bags packed and bye bye 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 50 years ?If he's old I guess 25 years of that may be on his re-incarnated life 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chivas Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 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 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 What about Nattawut and Jatuporn? come to mind 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 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!???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, Grumpy one said: Out on bail, ticket booked, bags packed and bye bye I don't think so. He promised the court he wouldn't abscond. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 prison sentence like dynasties or dictators, from father to son extension ? did they confiscate all the ill gotten gains ? I GUESS NOT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: had abused their positions to gain benefits for themselves i just cannot believe it ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tracker1 Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 If only they had jumped ship and joined the opposition party chances are they would still be into the real estate business. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted September 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 hours ago, rkidlad said: I don't think so. He promised the court he wouldn't abscond. Just like Yingluck.... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 6 hours ago, snoop1130 said: but by law their jail time will be limited to 50 years. I'm sure I read on this forum (in a previous news article) that the maximum prison sentence is 20 years in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 What do you chose? Opposition or Co-operation? In other words, jail or acquittal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, ukrules said: I'm sure I read on this forum (in a previous news article) that the maximum prison sentence is 20 years in Thailand. 99, 50 or 20 years, couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Edited September 24, 2020 by scorecard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said: prison sentence like dynasties or dictators, from father to son extension ? did they confiscate all the ill gotten gains ? I GUESS NOT The money is probably in Dubai by now, I wonder why he bothered standing trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robblok Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, scorecard said: 99, 50 or 20 years, couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Indeed, corrupt is corrupt. Though id feel better if the current mob got caught for it too. But not much chance of that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 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 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 14 hours ago, Chelseafan said: I wonder if he will do the jail time... Not the whole 50 I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 99 years prison , is anybody else seeing all those advertisement for bunkbeds on here ?? Just on this newspage alone i get 4 555555 coinsedence ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Chelseafan said: I wonder if he will do the jail time... Already out on bail according to BKK post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy 4680 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 With so much corruption in Thailand, 99 years is just a sentence against the Pheu Thai Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 If they were going to be serious about eliminating corruption this way, they will need to make an island prison for tens of thousands, and get some foreigners to come in help run the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza2002 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Misleading headline... Watana is already out on bail, 10 million baht, on the condition that he doesn't leave the country..... 10 Million is probably petty cash for him, he can write that off and disappear abroad,.. Dubai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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