Chuwit among inmates to be released from prison under royal pardon
By PIYANUCH TAMNUKASETCHAI 
THE NATION

 

Chuwit

 

BANGKOK: -- OUTSPOKEN former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit will probably be among the first batch of 30,000 inmates released under an amnesty granted to mark His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s accession to the throne, according to Corrections Department director-general Kobkiat Kasiwiwat.

 

Chuwit, who began serving a jail term early this year, qualified for early release under the royal pardon, Kobkiat said.

 

Those qualified mostly included inmates with fewer than two years to serve on their sentence. They were expected to be released within the next three days.

 

While 55-year-old Chuvit qualified for release, another high-profile inmate, Chalermchai “Major Teung” Matchaklam, a former Army officer jailed for the murder of then-Yasothon governor Preena Lipattanaphan in 2001, did not qualify because he has been cited for “poor behaviour”. 

 

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Was just a matter of time... if he even was behind bars.

Edited December 12, 20169 yr by JerryinTH

1 hour ago, JerryinTH said:

Was just a matter of time... if he even was behind bars.

Maybe not behind bars, but possibly in them?

My all-time favorite Thai politician.  Go CHUWIT!!!! 

Certainly a colorful character.

48 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Maybe not behind bars, but possibly in them?

Possibly bars attached to bowls; goldfish bowls......

 

2 hours ago, digibum said:

My all-time favorite Thai politician.  Go CHUWIT!!!! 

something tells me it won't be long before he ends up right back in there

2 minutes ago, smedly said:

something tells me it won't be long before he ends up right back in there

One can only hope.

19 minutes ago, smedly said:

something tells me it won't be long before he ends up right back in there

Do you think he was actually in jail?

He's going to cut his Hong Kong shopping trip short, just so he can come back and be officially released. 

3 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

One can only hope.

No. The man is a legend.

48 minutes ago, teacherpaul said:

No. The man is a legend.

Only to those who worship pimps and those who traffic young women into the sex trade.

 

Edited December 13, 20169 yr by Bluespunk