Former Pheu Thai Party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit pleaded not guilty in the Ratchada Criminal Court on Wednesday to malfeasance charges in the Alpine Golf Course land deal case in 2002. It allowed Mr Yongyuth bail with surety of 200,000 baht and barred him from travelling overseas unless the court permitted him on a case-by-case basis. Officals from the National Anti-Corruption Commission submitted eight boxes of documentary evidence to the court when they indicted Mr Yongyuth. Mr Yongyuth later resigned from the cabinet and his position as Pheu Thai party leaderThe 732-rai of land in Pathum Thani province was donated to the temple by the late Nuam Chamnanchartsakda decades ago. A foundation was set up to handle the plot which was later sold to Mr Sanoh's family company which then developed the Alpine golf course and housing estate.

Source: Bangkok Post October 26, 2016 13:41 UTC