Judge Wanted for Court Throne Theft

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Judge Wanted for Court Throne Theft

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

An undated Matichon file photo of the Constitutional Court throne

CHIANG MAI — A former judge at Chiang Mai provincial court is on the run for allegedly stealing the judge’s seat from his workplace while in office late last year

Along with the ornate wooden seat of judgement, known as a throne in Thai, Jessada Prommek also stole teak desks, cabinets and signs from the court, according to police investigator Sathitchai Nittayawan.

“I don’t know why he stole them,” Maj. Sathitchai of Chang Puak Police Station said Friday.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1459572539

-- Khaosod English 2016-04-02

[MrTee]

“I don’t know why he stole them,”

[colinneil]

Even Thai judges are at it

[apetley]

Termites

[canopus1969]

Wants to start up his own Court

[kotsak]

Literally fallen in love with the chair. Typical of those who are corrupted by power..

[cmsally]

April 1st was yesterday , just in case someone forgot!

[worgeordie]

Maybe he thought if you do 10 years as a judge, you get to keep them,

if he could do something like this and think he could get away with it,who

knows what he was up to while acting as a judge.

regards worgeordie

[oldgent]

he has been offered a Thai Television programme same as Judge Judy

[slapout]

The police should be proud. They arrested one of the gophers, (he probably had a helper and they were probably tasked with removing the items) recovered the items stolen, but cannot find that elusive judge. At least they found his house, so maybe they can leave him a note to come visit them when he returns. Then if they ask in a nice way he might tell them why he took said items.

No one ever said justice was swift nor fair in this country or that plans were made before committing crimes. I expect the defense to be ''I was drunk'' if they ever bring anyone to answer charges, I would be more surprised.

[klauskunkel]

Let him have the chair. It's got all his farts, anyway...

[SOTIRIOS]

......justice.......wow.....

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

April 1st was yesterday , just in case someone forgot!

The OP article is dated April 2, not April 1.

As much as the OP might sound like a joke, I think it's not.

[Lupatria]

Look at the tennis courts. Maybe he extended the legs and switched to sports...

[Khon Kaen Dave]

I think that all this judges guilty charges and punishments must now be reviewed.

[elgordo38]

“I don’t know why he stole them,”

Innocent till proven guilty. Maybe he retired and just wanted so souvenirs to remind him of the daily grind. I am sure when the rest of us retired we pinched a little something to remind us of our labors.

[elgordo38]

April 1st was yesterday , just in case someone forgot!

The OP article is dated April 2, not April 1.

As much as the OP might sound like a joke, I think it's not.

Maybe the gold leaf on the front is real gold.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

This guy is a thief,plain and simple.And he has had the audacity to hand down punishments on thieves,over how many years?

Judges should be above reproach should be honest and promise to up hold the law of their country

[sanukjim]

This gudge must have gotton some wrong information.Someone forgot to tell him he was susposed to steal money through bribes and kickbacks,then he could buy those things..NO TO SHORT CUTS First judge,take bribes,then buy what you want.

[bluebluewater]

They have just now taken notice that these items are missing?

[tuanku]

Another crazy judge? Either the job makes them go nuts, or nuts are needed to do the job. This nut has bolted.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

I will be the judge of that!