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	However the punishment was reduced by one third to 10 years and 16 months after both defendants gave useful information concerning the case.</div>
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	The Court said Pracha Pohtipipit, a former MP for Kanchanaburi, better known as Kamnan Sia and his wife; Kemmaporn Tangjaiyen, encroached on the 50rai of state land between November 29, 2001 and February 8, 2002, erecting workers&rsquo; shelters and livestock barns to claim ownership.</div>
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Former Democrat MP gets jail for appropriating state land

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