Just two days before, international press organisations explained just why Mr Vorayuth was too busy to attend. Once again, the image of Thailand took an enormous hit, worldwide. It was at least as obvious as the case against Mr Vorayuth. Prosecutors took from 2003 to last Wednesday, 14 years, to hear the judge sentence mother and daughter to 66 and 44 years, respectively. It involved local power, which is often even more intimidating than national power.

Source: Bangkok Post April 01, 2017 23:03 UTC