BANGKOK, 5 August 2015 – The Supreme Court has sentenced former chairman of Samut Prakan Provincial Administration Organisation Chonsawat Asavahame to a year and 6 months in prison.
He has been sentenced for his involvement in fraudulent acts committed during the 1999 municipal elections in Samut Prakan. The ruling was read out by the Samut Prakan provincial court.
Mr Chonsawat was immediately taken to the Samut Prakan central prison to begin serving his term.
The court has also upheld a three-year jail term against Deputy Samut Prakan PAO Chairman Pitichart Traisurat for document forgery in the same case.
