Chuvit gets 2-year jail term in bar demolition case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced Rak Thailand party leader Chuvit Kamolvisit and 65 others to two years in jail without suspension for the demolition of bars and shops on a Sukhumvit Square night strip in 2003.

Chuvit and 65 other defendants were found guilty of hiring others to damage people’s properties, trespassing at night and detention for their roles in the forceful demolition of dozens of shops 13 years ago.

Read more: Bangkok Post

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