The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided not to seek the prosecution of Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc (STEC) in a bribery case that allegedly occurred in 2015.
Commissioners voted 6 to 3 on Tuesday not to prosecute the company after finding that the wrong law had been applied to the case from the outset, the Isranews Agency reported.
During the course of the investigation, the firm was accused of paying bribes in contravention of Section 144 of the Criminal Code when it should have faced charges of violating Section 149 for allegedly assisting state officials to demand ill gotten gains.
According to Isranews, some commissioners reasoned judges would understand the context of the case and accept the legal error. However, most disagreed, saying judges are in no position to overlook such an error.
They voted to drop the case against…
