Verdict postponed
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The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Person Holding Political Positions on Tuesday postponed the reading of the verdict in the case against the five plaintiffs the 2004 Bangkok City Hall purchase of fire trucks and boats. A new hearing was set for S
The court also issued an arrest warrant for former deputy interior minister Pracha Maleenont, who failed to show up at the court on Tuesday without any explanation despite being notified of the proceeding. It ordered his guarantor to pay a Bt2million fine.
The lawsuit was filed in July 2011 by the National AntiCorruption Commission (NACC) against former interior minister Bhokin Bhalakula and his deputy Pracha, former commerce minister Wattana Muangsuk, former director of the BMA Fire and Rescue Department Pol MajGen Atilak Tanchukiat, and former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin.
