Construction tycoon jailed for poaching leaves prison

[snoop1130]

 

A former construction tycoon, Premchai Karnasuta, was released from on parole 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.

 

Premchai, 68, was seen being escorted from the prison to a waiting minivan, where his lawyer, Witton Yimprai, was waiting.Before his sentence w as reduced, he was to stay in prison until June next year.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-17

 

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[2baht]

Looks well fed!

[zzaa09]

23 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

Those special country club minimum security prisons. 

And on top of that reduced sentence and early release. 

Ain't it grand......being associated with the privileged elite has it's moments.

[ukrules]

9 hours ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

That's the only reason I clicked on this topic - but I wonder if that's a stock photo from before.

 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

I was thinking the same thing, he didn't lose much weight.

[jacko45k]

21 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I was thinking the same thing, he didn't lose much weight.

Fresh panther steaks every morning!

[ChipButty]

He obviously got the VIP treatment

[sammieuk1]

Get the BBQ on the fat hunter with a big gun is coming back to town ..Panthers beware 🤔

[quake]

5 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Get the BBQ on the fat hunter with a big gun is coming back to town ..Panthers beware 🤔

I'm outta here.

 

[sammieuk1]

14 hours ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

They are still processing the scat samples he left in the Forest and the JCB they sent to remove it ..And some things stay with you for a long time the older you get I'm finding unfortunately  🤔 

[huangnon]

His former company is in deep doo-doo financially, right now. Owing creditors a lot of money.

[herfiehandbag]

15 hours ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

Yes, the Prison diet and lifestyle seems to have suited him!

 

I wonder whether he still controls his businesses, or have they "passed" to various other well connected parties; not that that had anything to do with the parole of course!

 

I do hope that he has been left with sufficient cash to see him through...

[BenStark]

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

That's the only reason I clicked on this topic - but I wonder if that's a stock photo from before.

 

It doesn't mention when he entered the prison term, so maybe he didn't miss a meal between entering and leaving

[Tropicalevo]

16 hours ago, 2baht said:

Looks well fed!

15 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Ain't it grand......being associated with the privileged elite has it's moments.

That photo was from before he went to prison. Look at the photo in the BP for the 'after' photo. He looks pretty rough. Still fat though.

Altogether, 484 convicts had their sentences commuted in this batch and 113 were released early.

[ignore it]

Bet he feels dumb for not doing the Taksin hospital trick.

[Cake Monster]

9 hours ago, ukrules said:

That's the only reason I clicked on this topic - but I wonder if that's a stock photo from before.

 

I think the photo is a stock one

There was another taken upon his release in a Paper out of BKK and he looked quite bedraggled

 

[BangkokHank]

At first I thought the headline of this article said "Construction tycoon jailed for poaching leaves", and I thought, "Stealing leaves from a tree is not such a serious crime. There must be more to the story."

[PETERTHEEATER]

Jabba the Hutt lives!

[ukrules]

3 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

"Stealing leaves from a tree is not such a serious crime. There must be more to the story."

Lol, don't count on that, remember the mushroom pickers case - 30 years for that.