The former Pattaya mayor and culture minister faces an arrest warrant after failing to appear for his arraignment over costs from a decade-old condo growth scandal in Pattaya. Itthiphol Kunplome’s present location remains undisclosed. Neither his house nor his political faction’s office within the Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri noticed any sign of him yesterday. The properties were markedly vacant.
Ignoring Be the first from public prosecutors who intended to escort the 50 year outdated to the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases in Rayong on Monday, led the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to pursue a court-approved arrest warrant by Tuesday.
According to Kosolwat Inthuchanyong, deputy spokesman of the Office of the Attorney-General, Itthiphol is suspected of unlawfully authorising the construction of the Waterfront Suites & Residences apartment venture in Pattaya on September 10, 2008, during his tenure as Pattaya mayor.
The challenge was owned by Bali Hai Co. The NACC lodged the case with the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) on August three, and the attorney-general decreed the prosecution of Itthiphol Kunplome on August 30.
Itthiphol stands accused of malfeasance underneath Section 157 of the Criminal Code, which could lead to a prison sentence ranging from one to 10 years. The case’s 15-year statute of limitations is as a outcome of of expire on Sunday.
The contentious Waterfront condominium was intended to comprise 57 floors on two rai (approximately 0.seventy nine acres) of land on the base of Khao Phra Tamnak hill, neighbouring Pattaya Bay and Bali Hai Pier. The challenge faced opposition because of its design and the land it was built on, reports Bangkok Post.
In an analogous case towards corruption, Prayudh Mahagitsiri, a widely known tycoon, was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment with the cost linked to an infamous land encroachment scandal. Click HERE to read extra..