Former Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Juthamas Siriwan leaves the Criminal Court with her lawyer on Feb 1, 2016 after a hearing to review evidence in the film festival case. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)Former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Juthamas Siriwan was sentenced to 50 years in prison and her daughter to 44 years on Wednesday in the long running film festival bribery case. The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) indicted Ms Juthamas, 70, and her daughter Jittisopha Siriwan, 43, in the court on Aug 25, 2015. The court found Ms Juthamas and Ms Jittisopha guilty as charged. Accompanied by their lawyer Thanakorn Waekwaree, Ms Juthamas and Ms Jittisopha appeared at the court on Wednesday morning for the ruling.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2017 09:45 UTC