Cheating policeman's 50-year term upheld
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The Appeals Court yesterday upheld a former junior policeman's 50year prison term for embezzling funds while posted at Bueng Kum Police Station.
He was also ordered to return more than Bt500,000 in fines that he had cheated the station out of.
The court ruled against his excuse that he had lacked experience as a desk clerk and skills in bookkeeping and accounting.
In September 2009, the Criminal Court found former police sergeant Kosol Jomphong, 40, guilty of 353 counts of abuse of authority and sentenced him to a total of 1,765 years, before halving it to 882 years and six months because of his confession.
However, the maximum incarceration by law is 50 years.
