Sorrayuth, three others to be indicted
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A joint panel of public prosecutors and National Anti-Corruption Commission officials has recommended the indictment of TV host Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda and three others for their role in the alleged embezzlement of Bt138 million in advertising revenue
Deputy spokeswoman at the Office of the Attorney-General Santhanee Ditsayabut said yesterday that after the Office resolved last month that Sorayuth and three others be indicted in the case, Attorney-General Trakul Winitnaiyapak had ordered public prosecutors to meet with the NACC panel once more to affirm the indictment decision. The alleged fraud is related to advertisement revenue for the Kui Kui Khao talk show programme on Channel 9.
Santhanee said the joint panel had already resolved that the case carried enough weight and would go ahead with the indictment.
They were in the process of drafting the suit. She said it was not certain if the suit would be filed by the year-end.
The NACC on September 20, 2012, voted 7-0 to take legal action against three people and Rai Som Co after it found grounds to believe MCOT level 5 administrative official Pichapa Iamsa-ard had committed serious disciplinary and criminal offences. Sorrayuth, the managing director of Rai Som Co, Montha Theeradet, a director of Rai Som, and Rai Som Co had committed criminal offences by supporting officials to commit wrongdoings, the commission alleged.
