Supreme Court upholds 50-year sentence for corruption in Thaksin-era housing project
Former cabinet minister Watana Muangsook gives a thumbs-up before he enters the Supreme Court on Friday to hear the final ruling on his role in the Eua Arthorn housing project. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
Former cabinet minister Watana Muangsook has lost his final legal battle, with the Supreme Court’s division for politicians upholding a 50-year jail term for corruption in a low-cost housing project nearly two decades ago.
In a ruling read out at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday, the judges said the appeal by the former key member of the Pheu Thai Party had no grounds to reverse the…
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