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Fines, suspended jail terms for Koh Phangan partygoers

The 111 people arrested partying in breach of Covid-19 controls at the Three Sixty Bar on Koh Phangan island on Tuesday night were seated well apart when taken to the district office. (Photo: Surat Thani immigration/ Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: The 109 people caught partying at a bar on Koh Phangnan in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions have been fined 4,000 baht each.

They were also each sentenced to one month in prison, suspended for one year.

The bar owner and a staff member were each fined 10,000 baht and sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for one year. 

The Koh Samui Provincial Court handed down its judgement on Thursday afternoon via  video conference.

The 111 defendants were at the Koh Phangan district office multi-purpose building. Police took them there instead of the court to…

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