The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia a timber trader to two years in jail in a five-million-baht Salween teak bribery case dating back to 1998, upholding the rulings of the two lower courts. The Criminal Court, on Nov 11, 1998, sentenced Winai to two years in jail and Prawat to five years. The two men appealed to the Supreme Court. It found there was solid evidence against them, including a Bank of Ayudhya official who confirmed Winai had withdrawn the five million baht himself. The Supreme Court initially set June 1 this year to deliver its ruling, but postponed tit until July 26 after Winai did not show up.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 09:11 UTC