PUBLISHED: November 6, 2023, at 13:43
Previous MP Thepthai Senpong and his younger brother Manote, a former president of the Nakhon Si Thammarat statewide management organization, were two Democratic lawmakers who had been imprisoned for election fraud. They were released on parole from the prison on Monday.
The boys, who were each wearing dark pants, a white T-shirt, and canvas shoes, were all grinning as they were led out of the prison at 10.30 am. They were welcomed by a sizable group of friends, family members, and colleagues.
They were each given an electrical knee tag at the municipal probation office by prison warders, who then took them back to the facility and released them.
In order to keep their word, both men started running from in front of the jail, turning onto Ron Phibun-Nakhon Si Thammarat road, and moving toward their home in the Phra Phrom city, which was about 10 kilometers away.
When they got to their home, they were once more welcomed by family members and social backers before settling in for a hearty breakfast.
They expressed gratitude to the Corrections Department for granting them probation and promised to reveal any potential political plans in the future.
Previous PAO president Pichai Boonyakiat filed a 2014 event with the Nakhon Si Thammarat Court accusing the two of election fraud.
In infraction of the election laws, they were found guilty of throwing a party in Nakhon Si Thammarat during the 2013 election campaign.
The two were found guilty of the charges on August 28, 2020, and the court of first instance sentenced them to three times each in jail as well as ten years without the right to vote. Without break, the sentence was extended to two times. On May 11, 2021, the Appeal Court upheld the decision.
On July 6, 2022, the Supreme Court upheld the decision after receiving appeals from the two parties.
Two-thirds of the two-year sentence, or 16 months in prison, were served before the Corrections Department granted their ask for pardon. For the remaining eight weeks of their words, they may use ankle keywords. & nbsp,
Thepthai, an MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, was imprisoned in August 2020 and stripped of his political rights by the Constitutional Court in January 2021.