Popular Post webfact Posted June 10 Popular Post Share Posted June 10 Thailand’s fugitive former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame, who fled to Cambodia from a 10-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction 16 years ago, has quietly returned to Thailand after the expiry of the 15-year statute of limitations on the case. It is not known when the veteran former politician actually re-entered Thailand, but he made his first public appearance on Saturday, when he attended a religious ceremony to bless the new home of Sunthorn Pansaengthong, former deputy agriculture minister. Vatana claimed to the media during the ceremony that the “Asavahames” are still a family of politicians in Thailand and have not disappeared from the country. He then voiced support for Sunthorn in the Provincial Administrative Organisation mayoral election in Samut Prakan at the end of this year. The Klong Dan waste water treatment project has beendubbed Thailand’s “mother of corruption” case, which has cost the taxpayer about 23 billion baht. The facility, which is 90% complete, has never been used. The project was approved during the Democrat-led government in 1995 and implemented by the Pollution Control Department. It was plagued by massive corruption, leading to a change inthe location of the project site and a move of the pipeline network from above ground to underground. Construction costs, originally estimated at about 13.6 billion baht, ballooned to 23 billion. The moving of the project, to Bang Bo district in Samut Prakan, was to occupy a 304 hectare plot, which had been bought cheaply from villagers by front companies and sold to Palm Beach Development Company linked to Vatana. It was then resold to another company, Klong Dan Marine and Fishery, before it ended up with the Pollution Control Department, which paid about one million baht per 0.16 hectares, earning those involved in the land deals a whopping profit. Vatana, then science minister, Suwat Liptapallop and then natural resources and environment minister, Yingphan Manasikarn, were involved in the project. Yingphan has already passed away. Vatana was sentenced to a prison term, without suspension, of 10 years in absentia by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Police Officer Holders. Suwat was cleared of involvement in the corruption by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Picture courtesy: Thai Rath -- 2024-06-10 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted June 10 Popular Post Share Posted June 10 16 minutes ago, webfact said: when he attended a religious ceremony to bless the new home of Sunthorn Pansaengthong, former deputy agriculture minister. Birds of a feather, the flour trade must be doing well... 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Fidel would have known what to do. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 The BP states that he has not returned. (According to someone close to his family.) Just fake news? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Oh, nevermind! Welcome back. all is forgotten and forgiven. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted June 10 Popular Post Share Posted June 10 Land of returning fleeing crims who have served their time poolside 🤔 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 At least he didn't had to go the Thaksin way and trick his way in, wonder what was his first Thai meal after returning home?... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Gathering of the Clan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 And now??...Well, he a national hero....front page news....a slimy ex politician, who will likely get his old job back! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 It was all a misunderstanding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 10 Popular Post Share Posted June 10 5 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand’s fugitive former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame, who fled to Cambodia from a 10-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction 16 years ago, has quietly returned to Thailand after the expiry of the 15-year statute of limitations on the case. Another dinosaur emerges and not an archaeologist in sight. 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 3 hours ago, ezzra said: At least he didn't had to go the Thaksin way and trick his way in, wonder what was his first Thai meal after returning home?... A soapy jacuzzi with three 20-year-olds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I don't suppose they can find a new case against him, something current? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted June 10 Popular Post Share Posted June 10 8 minutes ago, Purdey said: I don't suppose they can find a new case against him, something current? Lavrentiy Beria is the man you need. One of his supposed statements was, "show me the man, and I'll show you the crime" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Can't wait to fund all those politicians wit my tax payments next year... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncltd1973 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 with plenty of money still to spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 9 hours ago, Gottfrid said: Oh, nevermind! Welcome back. all is forgotten and forgiven. i know right. i see a nice kushy position in his future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 13 minutes ago, stoner said: i know right. i see a nice kushy position in his future. Oh Yeah! He will not be shy. He will go for PM of course. Luckily for him, they not demand experience and knowledge for that position in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Theoretically living abroad, but actually not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 was he stripped of every baht and property when he fled? guess not... when does ferrari boy come back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowellandrew Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 The Klong Dan waste water treatment project has beendubbed Thailand’s “mother of corruption” case, which has cost the taxpayer about 23 billion baht. The facility, which is 90% complete, has never been used. ah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2407 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Is Thailand the only country that has Statute of Limitations for a crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcheech Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 10 hours ago, john donson said: when does ferrari boy come back ? Speaking of Ferraris, Joe Ferrari is still here, still in country. However all news about him has stopped. Funny how that happens. You wonder if he is serving any jail time at all. Perhaps he hasn't been sentenced yet ... or out on bail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 It always amazes me, how a prison sentence can expire, for a convicted felon, if he just flees the country for a number of years. The prison sentence should be waiting indefinitely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchcat Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 On 6/10/2024 at 12:42 AM, webfact said: Vatana claimed to the media during the ceremony that the “Asavahames” are still a family of politicians in Thailand and have not disappeared from the country. No, they are not as coward as you or thaksin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 6 hours ago, phil2407 said: Is Thailand the only country that has Statute of Limitations for a crime? No, but it does seem odd that once you are convicted of a crime, there is then a statue of limitations of serving the time. I think some things have been lost in translation in this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunz Kittisak Posted yesterday at 02:39 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:39 AM On 6/10/2024 at 11:43 PM, john donson said: was he stripped of every baht and property when he fled? guess not... when does ferrari boy come back ? When statute of limitations expires even a kindergarten kid would know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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