snoop1130 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Today, a corrupt property mogul has been sentenced to half a year in jail. Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit, who is the CEO of Real Estate Development Company Ltd. and younger brother to Thanathorn, the leader of the Progressive Movement, was found guilty of bribery. The charges against Sakulthorn include a 20-million-baht bribe he paid to an official from the Crown Property Bureau and another man. The bribe's purpose was to get permission for his firm to rent a 1.02-hectare piece of land in Bangkok's Chidlom area without requiring an open bid process. The two men he bribed, Crown Property Bureau official Prasit Apaipolcharn and middleman Surakit Tungwithoonwanit, were also convicted for their roles in accepting the bribe back in 2017. However, they were freed in 2020. At first, the court ordered Sakulthorn to serve an eight-month sentence. But it was later reduced to six months because of the testimony he offered during his trial. This prime piece of land previously housed the main office of the Telephone Organisation of Thailand, which is no longer operational. Reportedly, it is some of the most sought-after land in Bangkok. File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google -- 2024-05-20 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The two men he bribed, Crown Property Bureau official Prasit Apaipolcharn and middleman Surakit Tungwithoonwanit, were also convicted for their roles in accepting the bribe back in 2017. However, they were freed in 2020. is anybody believing this... first they went after Thanathorn now the brother, what's next, the old crocs don't rest until they have everything back under their control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herfiehandbag Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Stitching up family of political opponents over allegedly corrupt land dealings has a vaguely familiar feel to It ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Police Hospital here I come? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Reportedly, it is some of the most sought-after land in Bangkok. Also reportedly, Bangkok will "soon" be under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post proton Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 (edited) Yet a political party can bribe the voters with 10k baht putting the economy under severe strain 😀 Edited May 21 by proton 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The charges against Sakulthorn include a 20-million-baht bribe he paid to an official from the Crown Property Bureau and another man. Corrupt CEO's and corrupt officials doing business Thai style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Funny how this came to be so long after the bribery was discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 how about the dude that took the bribe? normal ? no jail ? how many times he already accepted bribes? unusual rich ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 51 minutes ago, john donson said: how about the dude that took the bribe? normal ? no jail ? how many times he already accepted bribes? unusual rich ? Go back and read the OP. Convicted in 2017 and released in 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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