Convicted Thai cop dodges 800 year jail sentence

[Tokay]

I'm not going to waste my time reading the story. Did he end up walking with a 500b fine?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Police Officer Gets '800 Years' For Corruption

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court has sentenced a former police officer to 800 years in prison, after he was found guilty on corruption charges.

The court said there are enough evidences that Pol.Sgt. Mano Noochuea, the 39 year old former policeman from Bueangkhum Police Station, had embezzled state money and failed to perform his duty appropriately.

While performing his duty, the court said, Pol.Sgt. Mano pocketed 72,000 baht fines from 157 arrests of alien workers, as well as another 19,000 baht from the bail money of three defendants.

Convicting him of 160 counts of corruptions, the court handed down the jail term of 5 years for each count, resulting in 800 years of imprisonment.

However, the court noted that the defendant had already returned the embezzled money to the state and confessed to his crime, which led the court to reduce his punishment by a half out of leniency.

Furthermore, as the laws only allow the defendant to be sentenced up to 50 years, the defendant was accordingly sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE5qa3hNVFkzTkE9PQ==

-- Khaosod English 2013-12-13

Amazing...

An 800 year sentence cut to 400 years because he confessed and made restitution. And then the 400 year sentence cut to 50 years because that's the max allowed by law...

If this guy draws a 5 years per count sentence for what the article says he did, then I'd think the entire Thai police force would be moving soon to new sleeping quarters to join the good (ex) sergeant.

Unless of course, he's let out on bail post-sentencing (as actually happens here for unfathomable reasons) and he quietly disappears out of the country and/or changes his Thai name to start a fresh and clean new life unencumbered by his past legal problems.

[tingtongteesood]

had embezzled state money and failed to perform his duty appropriately.

Isn't this exactly what the PT government has done every second since they came to power ( if you add trying to please the fugitive puppet master ) ? Each and every PT MP should face a similar sentence especially since they probably did far worse than this police man. Let's see some court cases...

[Beetlejuice]

A 800 year prison sentence is not all that bad.

With good behaviour he`ll probably only serve half that time.

[peecee]

Is this supposed to be news?

Yeah... Because police and government corruption is the root of most of the problems here.

Correct; but you don't need to prefix the word "corruption" with "police & government" in Thailand!

[Ulic]

Capped at 50 years with half of for a guilty plea so looking at 25 years. An earlier post was correct

if he had stolen more he would have had enough to bribe his way out. If you are going to go,- go big.

Look at Thaksin.

[JulesMad]

Taksin get 2 years and the Police Officer 800 years, maybe he forget to give the money to his boss...

(Thai) lesson to be learned: Better to steal a LOT in 1 time, than many times a little bit... Mr T. understood that concept very well

[tetleythedog]

Now this is good news, keep on going internal affairs alt=clap2.gif pagespeed_url_hash=892957568 width=31 height=25>

Good to get rid of some dirty BIB, lets hope they continue with this kind of crackdown alt=biggrin.png pagespeed_url_hash=14303579 width=20 height=20>

Yep ! One down only 100,000 more to go !!!!!

[OZEMADE]

Now this is good news, keep on going internal affairs

Good to get rid of some dirty BIB, lets hope they continue with this kind of crackdown

How can they all arrest each other, there would not be one cop that has not taken a bribe in his climb from the bottom to the top.

[Emdog]

I suggest he should be put on special assignment and sent to Singapore to bring back son of Red Bull.

[bigbamboo]

Police Officer Gets '800 Years' For Corruption

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court has sentenced a former police officer to 800 years in prison, after he was found guilty on corruption charges.

The court said there are enough evidences that Pol.Sgt. Mano Noochuea, the 39 year old former policeman from Bueangkhum Police Station, had embezzled state money and failed to perform his duty appropriately.

While performing his duty, the court said, Pol.Sgt. Mano pocketed 72,000 baht fines from 157 arrests of alien workers, as well as another 19,000 baht from the bail money of three defendants.

Convicting him of 160 counts of corruptions, the court handed down the jail term of 5 years for each count, resulting in 800 years of imprisonment.

However, the court noted that the defendant had already returned the embezzled money to the state and confessed to his crime, which led the court to reduce his punishment by a half out of leniency.

Furthermore, as the laws only allow the defendant to be sentenced up to 50 years, the defendant was accordingly sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE5qa3hNVFkzTkE9PQ==

-- Khaosod English 2013-12-13

Amazing...

An 800 year sentence cut to 400 years because he confessed and made restitution. And then the 400 year sentence cut to 50 years because that's the max allowed by law...

If this guy draws a 5 years per count sentence for what the article says he did, then I'd think the entire Thai police force would be moving soon to new sleeping quarters to join the good (ex) sergeant.

Unless of course, he's let out on bail post-sentencing (as actually happens here for unfathomable reasons) and he quietly disappears out of the country and/or changes his Thai name to start a fresh and clean new life unencumbered by his past legal problems.

What would be even more amazing is if there was a cop in Thailand who hadn't reached 39 years of age without embezzling state funds and failing to perform his duty appropriately.

[ableguy]

Sounds like he. Stole from his brothers that's good for a thousand years.

[MaxLee]

Since when can human beings live 800 years???!!!!....

[kurnell]

Stupid story. Are we meant to believe that this is an isolated incident? Is there a cop in this country that isn't on the take?

[unanimosity]

Now this is good news, keep on going internal affairs

Good to get rid of some dirty BIB, lets hope they continue with this kind of crackdown

If they do nobody will be left and police enforcement will have to become like golf, where there are no referees, you will just have to call infractions on yourself and then slip yourself a backhander with a tip of the cap and off you go.

[unanimosity]

Stupid story. Are we meant to believe that this is an isolated incident? Is there a cop in this country that isn't on the take?

Check the obituaries? Maybe the one Red Bull ran over.

Edited December 13, 2013 by unanimosity

[unanimosity]

Now this is good news, keep on going internal affairs

Good to get rid of some dirty BIB, lets hope they continue with this kind of crackdown

How can they all arrest each other, there would not be one cop that has not taken a bribe in his climb from the bottom to the top.

....And paid one as well.

[MickGC]

His crime was that he didn't steal enough. Had he stolen more he would have earned a diplo passport and been allowed to travel around the world without restriction.

Had he stolen enough he could probably even kill another policeman and not have to worry about jail time at all !

If he was smart, he would confess to doing some other minor crime, so that he could be let out on bail while awaiting a court appearance on that charge. Then he could hop on a plane to Canada and live off the "gratitude" of the Canadian taxpayers while using taxpayer funded lawyers to appeal extradition requests and deportation orders. He should easily be able to outlast the statue of limitations on those charges and when he eventually does return, he'll be much richer !

You never miss a chance do you, to twist every post into an anti Mr T rant whether it has anything to do with him or not. Unfortunately there are many more posters on here who do exactly the same. Is getting very repetitive. Bet most of you lot have never been north of Nonthaburi . Wouldn't have a clue what goes on outside the city limits where the majority of Thais live.

[Silom]

"If he was smart, he would confess to doing some other minor crime, so that he could be let out on bail"

Thanks for this information, I didin't thought about it but it makes sence.

[Bender]

Honestly i am REALLY interested to know which lawyer did succeed to send this crooked cop behind in jail.

[EricBerg]

Does anyone know what happened to the cops that were suspended for kidnapping the two Italians? Suspencion was all? Or did they appear in court?

Edited December 13, 2013 by EricBerg

[lemonjelly]

Thai cop gets longer jail sentence for creaming 91,000 baht than for murdering a tourist and then beating his wife to death with a plank of wood (Pai)

[MB1]

"Dodges" is a relative term. He's still looking at 50 years.

It makes a difference if you go out 2064 or 2814

That depends on whether your using the Chinese calendar or not...

[Jim walker]

I am sure he would be out on bail looking round the shops for comfortable trainers or running shoes a Thai policeman a person who you could depend on with your life and is very trustworthy sometimes surely out on bail.

[spirit47]

His crime was that he didn't steal enough. Had he stolen more he would have earned a diplo passport and been allowed to travel around the world without restriction.

Had he stolen enough he could probably even kill another policeman and not have to worry about jail time at all !

If he was smart, he would confess to doing some other minor crime, so that he could be let out on bail while awaiting a court appearance on that charge. Then he could hop on a plane to Canada and live off the "gratitude" of the Canadian taxpayers while using taxpayer funded lawyers to appeal extradition requests and deportation orders. He should easily be able to outlast the statue of limitations on those charges and when he eventually does return, he'll be much richer !

Or if he had stolen even more he would not have to leave the country he could just hang around and start his own coup! Of coarse he would need the backing of the rich BKK elites and the military as well!

Police is red, not yellow...

[Rimmer]

One post removed:

8) Not to post extremely negative views of Thailand or derogatory comments directed towards all Thais.

[paymaster]

"Dodges" is a relative term. He's still looking at 50 years.

They're tricky the Thai BIB. Even if he got 800 years he'd probably die before his times up and Dodge it anyway.

[patyh]

Honestly, that doesn't seems to me like corruption. It's more like illegally misappropriating the Government's Money. That will teach him a lesson. Steal from the people. Not the Government,