Former Thai tourism governor faces indictment
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission has ruled that allegations against former Tourism Authority of Thailand governor, Jutamas Siriwan, related to the high profile Bangkok Film Festival bribe scandal, have grounds to warrant legal action.
Quoting reports in the Thai media, TTR Daily said the case would be passed onto the attorney general’s office to process, which could result in an indictment and criminal trial involving for the first time a high-ranking tourism official.
The NACC also resolved that related allegation against the former TAT governor’s daughter also had sufficient grounds for legal action.
Ms Jutamas faces allegations of conspiring with Gerald Green, the US film producer and his wife, Patricia Green, in order to land film festival contracts as well as other deals for the development of a Thai Privilege Card, a website, book, video, calendars, and public relations services.
The Greens used different business entities, some with dummy addresses and telephone numbers, to hide how much they were receiving under the contracts according to state prosecutors.
The US court, based on a FBI investigation and witnesses, stated on the record that Ms Jutamas was the beneficiary of bribes, although she maintained her innocence throughout the two-year court case that concluded with a jury declaring the Greens guilty.
The Greens were later sentenced and imprisoned.
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