Bangkok, April 1 – 6 police officers conspiring to commit corruption in the police flat building project continue to go to jail after the Appeal Court rejected their request for bail. Point out that the circumstances of the case are serious, with high imprisonment. If bail is given, they will escape

On April 1, 2023 at the Central Criminal Court for corruption and misconduct cases road along the railroad The Court has read the Court of Appeal's provisional release order of Pol.Lt.Gen. Teerayut Kitiwat, a former assistant to the Commissioner-General, Pol.Lt.Gen. .Saman Sudchai, Pol. Col. Pattamak Soontranuyutkit, Pol. Col. Jirawut Chanpeng and Pol. Pol. Col. Sitthiphaiboon Kamnin, defendants 1-6 in the case of joint corruption in the project. Construction of police flats worth 3,709,880,000 baht at the Criminal Court for corruption cases sentenced to imprisonment for all six defendants, 33 years and 4 months each, and a fine of 2.6 hundred thousand baht each on March 30. All 6 defendants filed a request for temporary release pending appeal.

Criminal Court for Corruption Cases The request for temporary release should be sent to the Appeal Court for consideration and order. The defendants were taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison.

However, the Court of Appeal considered the gravity of the charges and the circumstances of the case and found that defendants 1-6 were sued together with offenders on charges with a high penalty rate. The circumstances of the case are serious. The Court of First Instance sentenced each to 33 years and 4 months in prison if allowed to be temporarily released. There is reason to believe that defendants 1-6 will flee, so the temporary release of defendants 1-6 is not permitted during appeal. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency