PUBLISHED: 19 Apr 2024 at 15 :29
A deputy minister’s son was charged with driving while intoxicated and obstructing authorities duty and given a two-month suspended sentence.
After being verbally indicted in court on two works, Prayut Phetcharakhun, spokeswoman for the Office of the Attorney General, said on Friday that Panich Promphat received the suspended prison sentence. He faced claims of drink-driving and failing to follow authorities instructions.
Mr Panich, 46, confessed to the claims, leading to a reduced sentence of third from the initial four times. He was ordered to pay a fine of 4,000 bass, do one month of community service, and had his driver’s licensing revoked for six weeks.
Mr Panich is the brother of Deputy Minister of Public Health, Santi Promphat. The Public Health Ministry is one of the essential firms raising awareness on the anti-drink moving campaign, especially during long weekends, including Songkran.
Mr Santi’s brother failed to stop his BMW i8, valued at 11. At 3 o’clock at 3 o’clock, traffic police in Bangkok’s Chatuchak region, ordered him to consider an alcohol check at a station on Ratchadaphisek Road. 30am on Thursday, according to the police record.
When police used a customers barrier to prevent the automobile, the politician’s son reportedly attempted to flee the station. A 183 milligram blood alcohol level, far above the legal 50 mg reduce for individuals over the age of 20, was discovered after tests.
Mr. Panich claimed at the time that the soldiers lacked the authority to prosecute him. When he was taken to Pracha Chuen place, he likewise accused them of fraud.
At the depot, Mr Panich appeared intoxicated. The officers “forced him to enter the detention space before the questioning process began,” according to the statement. “
Santi: My father’s a fine person.
The deputy secretary claimed on Friday that he was conscious of his father’s arrest because he was not in Bangkok before the word was announced by the North Bangkok District Court.
In an interview with Channel 3 Media, Mr. Santi stated,” He is a good person. ” We have to honor law. “
Mr. Santi, 72, is a former president of the Pheu Thai Party and a deputy head of the Palang Pracharath Party. In Phetchabun state, he has a political center.