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Court rejects petition from accused ex-national parks chief

Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya.

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday rejected the complaint of a former national parks chief against police who arrested him over a bribery scandal in December last year.

Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, until recently director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, had filed a complaint against members of the police Anti-Corruption Division (ACD).

They arrested him at his office on Dec 27 last year for allegedly demanding and taking bribes from subordinates hoping for promotion or preferred transfers. About 5 million baht in cash was found in envelopes in his office safe during the police sting operation, which followed a…

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