Today, ‘ magnate Premchai’ is thrilled. The Supreme Court has set a verdict on the ‘black panther case’.
On December 8, the Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court Appointment to read the judgment of the Supreme Court In the case where the prosecutor of Thong Pha Phum Province is the plaintiff Filed a lawsuit against Mr. Premchai Karnasuta No. 1, President of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited, Mr. Yong Dodkrue No. 2 and Mr. Thani Tummat No. 4, in the case of poaching in a wildlife sanctuary. Thung Yai Naresuan in the west from the case of Mr. Wichian Chinnawong, former head of Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. Lead officials to arrest Mr. Premchai Karnasuta, Executive Chairman and Director of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited, along with those who hunted for wildlife in the western Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary, Chalae sub-district, Thong Pha Phum district. Kanchanaburi ready to seize the remains of a black tiger Gray-backed pheasant, barking deer with lots of firearms and ammunition. The incident took place between 4-6 February 2018.
On March 19, 2019, the Court of First Instance sentenced the 1st defendant, Mr. Premchai Karnasut, to 16 months’ imprisonment without suspension for the following charges: 1. Sharing a firearm in a city, village or public way without permission is sentenced to 6 months in prison 2. Hunting wild animals in wildlife sanctuaries and 3. Hunting protected wildlife without permission (One karma is against the law of many chapters. to punish the most severe) to imprisonment for 8 months (Single karma is the law of many chapters. to be punished with the most severe punishment) 2 months imprisonment
The 2nd defendant, Yong Dodkrua, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, the 3rd defendant, Natee Riamsaen, was sentenced to four months in prison, a fine of 10,000 baht, and the sentence was suspended for a term of 2 years, and the 4th defendant, Mr. Thani Tummat, was sentenced to total 2 years in prison. 17 months and the 1st defendant, Mr. Premchai and the 4th defendant, Mr. Thani jointly pay damages of 2 million baht plus interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from February 4 to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
Mr Premchai and Mr Yong filed 400,000 baht each in securities, and Thani Tummas submitted 500,000 baht in securities, asking for bail to fight the case in the appeal.
Subsequently, on December 12, 2019, the Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court read the judgment of the Court of Appeal Region 7, acknowledging the defendant’s fault according to the Court of First Instance. Along with increasing the sentence of Mr. Premchai to 2 years and 14 months, Mr. Yong increased the sentence to 2 years and 17 months. Ms Natee increased the sentence to 1 year and 8 months, fined 40,000 baht, but the sentence is suspended for 2 years. Thani increased the sentence to two years and 21 months in prison, as well as asking the four defendants to jointly pay damages to the National Park Service totaling 2 million baht according to the verdict of the Court of First Instance. 2nd and 4th, another 2 hundred thousand baht each
Then, on April 1, 2020, Mr Premchai, Mr Yong and Mr Thani filed petitions for petitions, with the judge certifying that defendants 1, 2 and 4 could petition the facts. District 7 Court of Appeal because the prosecutor, the plaintiff and the defendant were not interested in submitting a petition The case is therefore considered final.
