Former Pheu Thai heavyweight Watana Muangsook lost his appeal on Friday as a panel of judges decided to uphold a guilty ruling over his role in irregularities in a low-cost housing project and stood by the prison term of 99 years he was handed earlier.
Watana was accused of abusing power in violation of Section 148 of the Criminal Code related to the 2.5-billion-baht Eua Arthorn housing project when he served as social development and human security minister.
In September 2020, the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office…
