Former Pheu Thai leader gets 2 years in Alpine land case

Former Pheu Thai Party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit has been sentenced to 2 years in jail for illegally approving the sale of monastic land for the Alpine golf course in Pathum Thani 15 years ago.

At the time Mr Yongyuth was a deputy permanent secretary at the Interior Ministry, serving as acting permanent secretary.

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