Rice fraud verdict on Thaksin's aide due today

[pmugghc]

Good! Go after the rest of the rice scammers and other corrupt programs. What happened with the airport scanners?

[Tatsujin]

Oh, those fines are just pitiful . . . when are they going to start fining amounts that are representative of their actual corrupt gains???

[bigbamboo]

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

12000 baht. Ouch!

[Cuchulainn]

Ha ha ha ha. Gets better and better!!!

[Bernard Flint]

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

12000 baht. Ouch!

Not followed the whole thread, but he has been found guilty, 6 years in jail, then out on bail????

Appealing the sentance should not mean bail for appeal, you appeal in jail. Dont give a fling fxxx if he is a mate of a Thaksin member, or a yellow arse, he has been found guilty.

[robblok]

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

12000 baht. Ouch!

Not followed the whole thread, but he has been found guilty, 6 years in jail, then out on bail????

Appealing the sentance should not mean bail for appeal, you appeal in jail. Dont give a fling fxxx if he is a mate of a Thaksin member, or a yellow arse, he has been found guilty.

Though I want to agree, it is quite normal for people in other countries too to appeal and be out on bail (unless flight risk or dangerous). However here it becomes never ending appeals and keeping them out of jail forever.

Plus they should really go after the money he made here not just jailtime.

[tubby johnson]

The tried-and-trusted trick to avoiding imprisonment: A hefty prison sentence to save the justice system's face. A token fine. Bail. Then appeal, don't turn up for the hearing - Repeat. A few bribes here and there. The case drags on for years, is swiftly forgotten about, expires.

But maybe the current government will discard the old ways and mete out justice to the parasites and snakes. A change for the better, hopefully.

[jaapfries]

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

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

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

The 'higher' the %% of "broken" with regards to rice-quality, the 'lower' the value/price of the rice. Therefore; by stating "to re-build", they mean, in fact, to defraud, because they were aiming to receive the (substantially) higher price for the (substantially) lower quality of rice.

It's much the same as selling someone a Benz C-300, but sending him a Benz C-180 . . . . . . . . . .

[amerasian]

what about the 200 million Baht? dos not sound rite to me at all......just saying

[coma]

He has one of those faces I just wish I could slap.

[Robby nz]

The investigation and trial must have cost the country millions and that is not taking into consideration the profit he has made.

And all they get back is12,000.

There should be assets seized to at least the estimated loss to the country from his illegal activities plus the costs of investigation and prosecution.

Bail hearings should be separate and only after he has done several months in a cell.

Then OK out on bail, but with an ankle bracelet and passport withdrawn.

No need for the country to pay for his keep. But he (they) should be charged the cost of bail hearings.

[mikemac]

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.

"the guys who liked your post".................yes, all four of them. The usual suspects as they like to say.

Doubt if any of them actually even read his hole-riddled comment. Just liked it because it was a "red" comment.

These fanatics really are a dying breed.

Pretty soon there will be no more of their silly red posts to laugh at and we will be back to arguing amongst ourselves about bars, broads and the best bread rolls.

[Valentine]

The tried-and-trusted trick to avoiding imprisonment: A hefty prison sentence to save the justice system's face. A token fine. Bail. Then appeal, don't turn up for the hearing - Repeat. A few bribes here and there. The case drags on for years, is swiftly forgotten about, expires.

But maybe the current government will discard the old ways and mete out justice to the parasites and snakes. A change for the better, hopefully.

The achingly slow movement of the justice system here is something that needs changing. As you say court cases can drag on for years if you have the money or the guilty can leave the country & return when statute of limitations expires.

[northernjohn]

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.

Also a lot of people moving to Dubai.

[Fat Haggis]

6 years in Jail for 200M baht V's 15 years in Jail for 250mg cocaine.. Time to overhaul the Thai courts system too, it would have been better to have give this knobber 15 years and the model 6 years..

[northernjohn]

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.

You are correct.

This is a process that was started and pursued by the PTP.

What you failed to mention was that being as it was a government to government deal they were just trying to save face.

Had Iran not demanded their money back it would never have been even mentioned.

[than]

Another Taksin corrupt clan behind bar, next please....

Very amazing to not see forum red lovers claim that this verdict is unjust !

[Fat Haggis]

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.

Also a lot of people moving to Dubai.

Why does everyone ASS U ME that the exodus will be to Dubai just because Thaksin is supposed to be there? It's a shit hole, has more insane laws than Thailand, why not just move to Cambodia, or Singapore?

[UbonRatch]

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?

Don't insult scallies, or you'll get a Stanley tram-line.

Nothing wrong with spots all on one side of the face; a pure example is in Thai fish cooked wrongly.

[ratcatcher]

6 years in Jail for 200M baht V's 15 years in Jail for 250mg cocaine.. Time to overhaul the Thai courts system too, it would have been better to have give this knobber 15 years and the model 6 years..

Absolutely spot on Haggis. I was going to like your post but felt it better to comment.

The "justice system" here is really Friar Tucked, as they say, but maybe, just a few months and things may change. One step at a time.

[wandasloan]

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

Your knowledge of this very long-running and actually complex case, and of this man himself, seem to be based on a single, short newspaper report. If you google this person's name (proper spelling Apichat Chansakulporn with an "L", not "N") and "watana muangsook", things will come clearer for you. Add "president agri trading" and they will come clearer still.

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[Nickymaster]

Do we need more proof that Thaksin and his clan are dirty crooks?

[webfact]

Thaksin aide jailed for rice fraud
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Samut Prakarn provincial court Tuesday sentenced a close aide to ex-pm Thaksin Shinawatra to six years in jail and fined him Bt12,000 after finding him guilty of embezzlement and fraud for his failure to deliver a Bt200-million rice shipment to Iran.

The defendant, 50-year-old Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close Thaksin aide, was prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney-General on embezzlement charges.

The court was told they took place during the Yingluck government when his company failed to deliver 20,000 tonnes of 5 per cent broken rice destined for Iran.

The court said the defendant violated the contract signed with the Commerce Ministry and embezzled the rice after his company sold the 20,000 tonnes of rice, which his company was obligated to deliver to Iran, to another country.


-- The Nation 2014-06-24

[Nickymaster]

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+.

He is guilty and out on bail. I expect him to flee the country and join Jakrapop and Jurupong.

[Nickymaster]

Thaksin aide jailed for rice fraud

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Samut Prakarn provincial court Tuesday sentenced a close aide to ex-pm Thaksin Shinawatra to six years in jail and fined him Bt12,000 after finding him guilty of embezzlement and fraud for his failure to deliver a Bt200-million rice shipment to Iran.

The defendant, 50-year-old Apichat Chansakunporn, alias Sia Pieng, managing director of President Agri Co Ltd, and a close Thaksin aide, was prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney-General on embezzlement charges.

The court was told they took place during the Yingluck government when his company failed to deliver 20,000 tonnes of 5 per cent broken rice destined for Iran.

The court said the defendant violated the contract signed with the Commerce Ministry and embezzled the rice after his company sold the 20,000 tonnes of rice, which his company was obligated to deliver to Iran, to another country.

-- The Nation 2014-06-24

If I read it correctly he got 200 million Baht from Yingluck's government to deliver the rice to Iran but he never delivered the rice.

Anybody ever wondered why the Shin clan is so rich....

[FangFerang]

One poster, Prbkk, -- remarked that this clown was prosecuted by the Yingluck government....

I checked it out and it is true. The Yingluck Shinawatra government prosecuted the case.

And not a single response to that from the yellow ranters, except one mumble about 'well that means the Shins couldn't stop it'.

A yellow ranter is no better than a red ranter...he just has a few more friends since the coup. Drop Imelda Marcos a note and she'll jump in too, along with the Ghost of Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro as escorts to join the little yellow tea party.

A Shinawatra government prosecuted this guy, who is allegedly a Shinawatra lacky .... um, the logic is astonishing, followed by 'root out the evil' and 'I hope the court does the right thing and goes after the rest of them' and the famously idiotic 'there go the last PTPs on earth.'

Thai law is designed to favor whoever is in power, and they are not killing that cash cow just for Thaksin Shinawatra, or any of us.

You're buying what they're selling and calling it a discount.

I know, I know, this must be a red post because it isn't a yellow post.

And only primary colors are real colors.

And on and on and on all the way to a point even satire cannot take seriously.

Rubbish.

It is not only possible, but likely, that most people dislike both sides. The extremists always hijack posts because of insecurity, and then end up name calling and issuing vaguely annoying paper tiger threats after that fails, and then getting entire threads removed from beligerant and self-indulgent arrogance.

[jaidam]

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

Your knowledge of this very long-running and actually complex case, and of this man himself, seem to be based on a single, short newspaper report. If you google this person's name (proper spelling Apichat Chansakulporn with an "L", not "N") and "watana muangsook", things will come clearer for you. Add "president agri trading" and they will come clearer still.

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"long-running and complex case" lol, I think the PTP rice scam only kicked off about 2 years ago. In the grand scheme of all things judicial, it's but a split-second.The case may seem "complex" to you, fortunately you are not the prosecutor.

[wandasloan]

"long-running and complex case" lol, I think the PTP rice scam only kicked off about 2 years ago. In the grand scheme of all things judicial, it's but a split-second.The case may seem "complex" to you, fortunately you are not the prosecutor.

This case has NOTHING to do with the PTP/Yingluck rice-purchase scheme. Nothing. This case goes back to the awarding of export licences in 2004. Obviously you didn't take my advice on how to start preliminary and informative research. You should have.

It's now very obvious you would be surprised how many corruption cases are under investigation surrounding this whole President Agri company, its founder, his cronies, and political and bureaucratic pooyai — none of whom or which have anything to do with any PTP rice programmes including the one you single out for reasons you know.

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[ggold]

One poster, Prbkk, -- remarked that this clown was prosecuted by the Yingluck government....

I checked it out and it is true. The Yingluck Shinawatra government prosecuted the case.

And not a single response to that from the yellow ranters, except one mumble about 'well that means the Shins couldn't stop it'.

A yellow ranter is no better than a red ranter...he just has a few more friends since the coup. Drop Imelda Marcos a note and she'll jump in too, along with the Ghost of Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro as escorts to join the little yellow tea party.

A Shinawatra government prosecuted this guy, who is allegedly a Shinawatra lacky .... um, the logic is astonishing, followed by 'root out the evil' and 'I hope the court does the right thing and goes after the rest of them' and the famously idiotic 'there go the last PTPs on earth.'

Thai law is designed to favor whoever is in power, and they are not killing that cash cow just for Thaksin Shinawatra, or any of us.

You're buying what they're selling and calling it a discount.

I know, I know, this must be a red post because it isn't a yellow post.

And only primary colors are real colors.

And on and on and on all the way to a point even satire cannot take seriously.

Rubbish.

It is not only possible, but likely, that most people dislike both sides. The extremists always hijack posts because of insecurity, and then end up name calling and issuing vaguely annoying paper tiger threats after that fails, and then getting entire threads removed from beligerant and self-indulgent arrogance.

The extremists always hijack posts because of insecurity, and then end up name calling and issuing vaguely annoying paper tiger threats after that fails, and then getting entire threads removed from beligerant and self-indulgent arrogance.

well you know all about that don't you?

[tingtongteesood]

Sentence will probably be bargained down, they should have made it longer and the fine should be for the full amount lost. The laws need to be changed so that the fines match the crime and the judge can fine accordingly under his or her discretion...Still nice to see some small measure of justice done....