Rice fraud verdict on Thaksin's aide due today

[webfact]

Rice fraud verdict on Thaksin's aide dues today



BANGKOK: -- The Samut Prakarn provincial court is to hand down a verdict on a rice fraud case against a major rice exporter for his failure to deliver 200-million baht broken rice to Iran.

The defendant, Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney-General on embezzlement charge during the Yingluck government when his company failed to deliver 20,000 tons of 5% broken rice to Iran.

The Commerce Ministry has entered G2G contract to sell 5% broken rice to Iran and his company was granted right to “rebuild” 10% broken rice to 5% broken rice to ship to Iran at the port.

In the rice export industry, exporter employed to rebuild the rice will earn margins from the price difference of the two grades of rices.

But Sia Pieng failed to rebuild and ship the rice at the port twice causing the Thai government to be fined and had its deposits confiscated by Iran.

The Office of the Attorney-General later filed legal case against him for embezzlement of the government’s rice which carries a maximum 3-year imprisonment if found guilty.

Sia Pieng denied the charge and was earlier granted bail.

The court is scheduled to hand down the verdict today on the case.

Sia Pieng was earlier revealed by former Democrat MP Warong Dejkitvikrom of being a key man behind the rice pledging scheme and used to travel to China several times with ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

(pic : file photo)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/rice-fraud-verdict-thaksins-aide-dues-today/


-- Thai PBS 2014-06-24

[seajae]

the chickens come home to roost, now lets see if thre courts will do the right thing here and throw his sorry arse in jail, this could be the start of a lot of the thaksin/ptp sucks going down, we can only hope.

[jayjayjayjay]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

[robblok]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

The defendant, Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin

Its amazing how red sighted some people are. They let him make a profit while the government took the hit. Because he was close to Thaksin. Again clear evidence of fraud in the rice case.

[Tatsujin]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

jayjayjayjay . . . you obviously can't read or simply refuse to accept what you do read as it's contrary to your own beliefs (that's called "denialism" by the way) . . . this has EVERYTHING to do with the Shinawatra's and their associates.

"Sia Pieng was earlier revealed by former Democrat MP Warong Dejkitvikrom of being a key man behind the rice pledging scheme and used to travel to China several times with ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra."

He didn't "win" the contract, he was "awarded" it by his friend Thaksin as part of the overall rice scam where they all benefited from skimming as will be revealed in the coming days, weeks, months.

And no, "we" are not all guilty because we breathe the same air . . . only those that have knowingly and complicitly defrauded the entire country and its people, and one hopes that they will be found guilty and punished severely.

[Roadman]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

A close aide of Thaksin..ummmhhh...let me think

"Birds of a feather flock together"

or a pearler for this lot

"As thick as thieves" (with emphasis both on thick and thieves)

[dru2]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

Unbelievable.

[UbonRatch]

"his company was granted right to “rebuild” 10% broken rice to 5% broken rice"

Rebuild? ... Don't they mean cut it in half?

[coma]

I would bet large amounts of money [if it were legal] that this guy is going to burn BIG TIME.

[coma]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

Ohh the naivety of some is nothing short of hilarious. Read the article again and again if necessary then join the dots.

[Nickymaster]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

You , and the guys who liked your post, should read the article first before making silly comments.

[Bakseeda]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

What a stupid and ignorant reply, of course this had EVERYTHING to do with being in the Shinewatra Clan. This man thought , that through his close relationship with the Desert Rat, he thought that he was untouchable. The times they are a changing... He will be the first of many.

[siampolee]

Roadman post # 8

A close aide of Thaksin..ummmhhh...let me think

"Birds of a feather flock together"

or a pearler for this lot

"As thick as thieves" (with emphasis both on thick and thieves)

Or to use Shinwatraspeak.

Another throw away sacrificial pawn on my personal altar of megalomania

"As thick as thieves" (with emphasis both on thick and thieves)

Or as our old farm manager used to say .

Thick as wind driven pig excrement.

.

[seajae]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

lets see, a thaksin aide, helped set up the rice scam,m ptp gave him the job, got caught out not doing what he was paid for TWICE and the govt(ptp) had to pay for it, he was charged with embezzlement but again under the ptp was granted bail but now the general is chasing his sorry arse. Seems that all the ptp/thaksin supporters that were ignored by yl and her minions are now getting caught out, most definitely has a lot to do with the shins but if you are a one eyed thaksin/ptp/red supporter you just totally ignore the truth because its not what you want, you are in good company with the other shin lovers. There is a difference between being able to see and know the truth to being totally ignorant because of your bias.

[Travel2003]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

Kind of depends how he won that contract.

[animatic]

It seems the days of the 'Thaksin Eye for the Shin Guy',

are finally coming to an end.

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[UbonRatch]

It seems the days of the 'Thaksin Eye for the Shin Guy',

are finally coming to an end.

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Speaking of whom, where is the in exile government legally supported by R/n/obhead Amsterdam?

And where's Chalerm?

I demand answers to these questions, in my completely non-rights to demand such info, being a tax-paying farang an' all.

[coma]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

lets see, a thaksin aide, helped set up the rice scam,m ptp gave him the job, got caught out not doing what he was paid for TWICE and the govt(ptp) had to pay for it, he was charged with embezzlement but again under the ptp was granted bail but now the general is chasing his sorry arse. Seems that all the ptp/thaksin supporters that were ignored by yl and her minions are now getting caught out, most definitely has a lot to do with the shins but if you are a one eyed thaksin/ptp/red supporter you just totally ignore the truth because its not what you want, you are in good company with the other shin lovers. There is a difference between being able to see and know the truth to being totally ignorant because of your bias.

I don't just 'like' it. I love it.

[chainarong]

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the chickens come home to roost, now lets see if thre courts will do the right thing here and throw his sorry arse in jail, this could be the start of a lot of the thaksin/ptp sucks going down, we can only hope.

I can't see why the courts would see it any other way, after all it was the courts that defeated the PTP, not Khun Suthep, he only brought their corruption to the international community's attention , General Prayuth completed the task.

[FangFerang]

I'll wait for the court decision.

If guilty, nail him hard. If not guilty, let him free.

This court case is not going to change Thailand or TVF.

People that say Thaksin is Lucifer who never had any positive policies will keep turning a blind eye to yellow depravities. People who think Thaksin is a saint just because he got elected will keep dissembling and shouting elitism.

TIT -- after elections, here comes the new boss, same as the old bosses -

At least the current leader so far is keeping his promises, which is more than can be said for any politician from my home country. I gave the General a B-, the Thais, according to a Dusit poll, gave him a B+.

[gemini81]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

Got everything to do with him as his aid, his butt-kisser, doing tasks for him, associated with him, one of his cronies, henchmen. C'mon.

Pretty potent stuff you're growing there....always hear how potent it is in tropical countries.

[Jdietz]

[bangrak]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

With your avatar, you should know it, who sleeps with a dog... And travelling several times to China with Thaksin, erm...

[bangrak]

Where is Mr Apichat today? Still on Thai soil? Does he still hold a passport? Will he be at the court to hear the ruling?

(How much was the ridiculous bail...?)

[bigbamboo]

Oh dear. Those Shinawats do seem to attract criminal activity like a street full of scallies.

They can't all be up to no good. Surely there's a white sheep of the family?

[Prbkk]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

The defendant, Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin

Its amazing how red sighted some people are. They let him make a profit while the government took the hit. Because he was close to Thaksin. Again clear evidence of fraud in the rice case.

You didn't read the story and clearly have not followed the case: he was prosecuted BY Yingluck's govt. This is not something that has happened since May 25th. This is the end of a long process.

[Cuchulainn]

BANGKOK: -- The Samut Prakarn provincial court is to hand down a verdict on a rice fraud case against a major rice exporter for his failure to deliver 200-million baht broken rice to Iran.

The defendant, Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin Shinawatra,................................

There you go. Every time that name crops up, there's a scam, fraud or scandal just around the corner. Say no more.

[robblok]

This has got nothing to do with the Shinawatra's. The guy won a contract. Cheated. Got caught by an international organisation. And will pay the penalty. Good. Are we all guilty because we breath the same air.

The defendant, Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin

Its amazing how red sighted some people are. They let him make a profit while the government took the hit. Because he was close to Thaksin. Again clear evidence of fraud in the rice case.

You didn't read the story and clearly have not followed the case: he was prosecuted BY Yingluck's govt. This is not something that has happened since May 25th. This is the end of a long process.

So what.. still he got the contract because he was a friend of Taksin. Then what government int he world would pay for the mistakes of the seller. He messes up and the government pays compensation. Seems like a great way for graft. Just delivering inferior quality making sure you got the money and the government pays the fines.

That he is prosecuted does not mean it was not a setup from the start, some things have to be prosecuted if they become public knowledge or else the damage would be too much. That is assuming that the government gave the order to prosecute.. not one of the independent institutes.

[webfact]

Thaksin’s aide gets six years in jail



BANGKOK: -- The Samut Prakarn provincial court today sentenced Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close aide to ex- Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzlement of 20,000 tons of broken rice, and breaching government rice contract.

The court said his company and he himself were found guilty when they failed to ship to Iran 20,000 tons of rice worth 200 million baht they received from the Commerce Ministry for improvement but embezzled them with intent for sale to another country.

They were then guilty of breaching rice contract with the government and also of embezzlement.

The court then sentenced him to three years in prison for each charge and a fine of 6,000 baht each.

In all, the court said the defendant will serve a combined prison terms of six years and a fine of 12,000 baht for the two charges he was found guilty.

Sia Pieng later posted bail for temporary release and said he would appeal the sentences.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thaksins-aide-gets-six-years-jail/


-- Thai PBS 2014-06-24

[Mosha]

He should claim to be the family bread winner