sriracha john Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Jail for ex-mayor The Chiang Mai Provincial Court yesterday handed down a jail term to a former deputy mayor of Chiang Mai Municipality and two accomplices for illegally issuing Thai identification cards to a Chinese couple. The couple were known as Sook Tajong and Nipa Somjai. Sook had fled China after swindling the central bank there out of more than Bt1 billion. The couple underwent surgery, hid in Thailand and used their wealth to obtain the ID cards. Sook had bought luxury estates in Chiang Mai and embarked on a political career when he was caught in 2000. Following his arrest, Sook implicated many people, including Poonsawas Worawan, the deputy mayor of Chiang Mai, Pitak Tantisak, a municipality board member, and businessman Prasit Jiamjit. The court yesterday sentenced Poonsawas to eight years and six months in jail, Pitak to 12 years and six months in jail, and Prasit to eight years and six months. Poonsawas and Pitak said they would appeal the verdict. - The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Boy Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Jail for ex-mayorThe Chiang Mai Provincial Court yesterday handed down a jail term to a former deputy mayor of Chiang Mai Municipality and two accomplices for illegally issuing Thai identification cards to a Chinese couple. The couple were known as Sook Tajong and Nipa Somjai. Sook had fled China after swindling the central bank there out of more than Bt1 billion. The couple underwent surgery, hid in Thailand and used their wealth to obtain the ID cards. Sook had bought luxury estates in Chiang Mai and embarked on a political career when he was caught in 2000. Following his arrest, Sook implicated many people, including Poonsawas Worawan, the deputy mayor of Chiang Mai, Pitak Tantisak, a municipality board member, and businessman Prasit Jiamjit. The court yesterday sentenced Poonsawas to eight years and six months in jail, Pitak to 12 years and six months in jail, and Prasit to eight years and six months. Poonsawas and Pitak said they would appeal the verdict. - The Nation I wonder if they had volunteered for the new VIP Anticorruption watchdog scheme just started the other day? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamphun Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Sook had bought luxury estates in Chiang Mai and embarked on a political career when he was caught in 2000. Says a lot about the political scene, the only qualification is money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinm Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 The couple underwent surgeryI thought that only happened in the movies he was caught in 2000. Glad to see justice is delivered swiftly here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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