Ittipol is accused of abuse of power for allegedly issuing an illegal construction permit to Bali Hai Co Ltd to build a luxury condominium at the base of Phra Tamnak Mountain in Pattaya City, Chonburi province in 2008 during his tenure as mayor of Pattaya City.
The case has a statute of limitation of 15 years, which ends on Sunday (September 10).
This means that Ittipol would be free and the charges cannot be resubmitted if he was not brought to the court by 4.30pm on Friday, before the court closes for the weekend.
Deputy spokesman of the office Kosonwat Inthujanyong said they had sent an urgent letter to the secretariat of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), urging the agency to appeal to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases to reissue arrest warrants for Ittipol and other suspects believed to be responsible for issuing the construction…
