snoop1130 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Meteorological Dept’s former chief gets jail for being far too lenient with fines By THE NATION The Meteorological Department’s former director-general was handed a sentence of three years and four months in jail on Wednesday for causing the department losses of over Bt300 million. The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases issued this verdict in a case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against Suphareuk Tansrirattanawong. NACC accused Suphareuk of not collecting the correct amount in fines from Technology Operation Group, which had failed to deliver super computers as specified in the contract. In an earlier case filed against Technology Operation Group by the Meteorological Department, the Civil Court of Southern Bangkok ruled on September 5, 2013 that the company pay a fine of Bt242.52 million and Bt70.06 million in interest. However, Suphareuk had his deputy negotiate with the company and eventually agreed to take a payment of just Bt4.33 million, which made the department lose Bt308.25 million. The court found the defendant guilty under Article 157 of the Penal Code, which states that any official who wrongfully exercises, does not exercise or dishonestly exercises any or all of his or her functions causing injury to a person shall be punished with up to 10 years in prison and/or fined up to Bt200,000. The court initially sentenced Suphareuk to five years behind bars but reduced it to three years and four months because he cooperated with the investigation. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395448 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-10-01 - 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...
Artisi Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Has his bank account been checked to see for any unusual increases before, during, after negotiations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwood Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Shake of the head and wipe away a tear from my eye from laughter. Oh what a strange place this is. Now get onto every other Department chief and the broom pusher and things might actually change, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 topic runs here: Ex-Meteorological Department chief sent to prison for 3 years and 4 months https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185265-ex-meteorological-department-chief-sent-to-prison-for-3-years-and-4-months/ //CLOSED// /Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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