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Top court jails ex-DSI chief Tarit for 2 years

Tarit Pengdit arrives at the Criminal Court to hear the ruling on Monday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Supreme Court on Monday found former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdit guilty of malfeasance and sentenced him to two years in prison.

The lawsuit was filed by former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban who accused Mr Tarit of unfairly pursuing murder charges against them for their role in handling the 2010 political violence.

Mr Abhisit was the prime minster while Mr Suthep was in charge of the now-defunct emergency resolution centre tasked with handling anti-government red-shirt protests in 2010.

The Criminal Court had dismissed the…

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