The Supreme Court for politicians has sentenced a former Pheu Thai MP to 12 months in jail for deliberately filing false asset declarations six times.
The nine-member panel of the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Thursday unanimously found Kasem Nimmonrat, 53, guilty of intentionally filing false asset declarations on six occasions - when he was adviser to the Chiang Mai Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chairman, Chiang Mai MP and Chiang Mai PAO vice-chairman.
The case was filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which accused him of acting unconstitutionally and violating Section 119 of the NACC Act.
The court found Kasem had declared his wife Duangsuda had borrowed 72 million baht from his mother. At the same time, he concealed proceeds from the sale of Wyncoast Industrial Park Plc (WIN) shares worth 26.2 million baht and the investments by his wife in Ascon Construction Plc which his mother held on her behalf.
The court banned him from politics for five years from Oct 5, 2015, when he held the last position as vice-chairman of the Chiang Mai PAO, and sentenced him to 12 months in jail, two for each count. It also confiscated 168 million baht from him.
He was brought to Bangkok Remand Prison after the ruling.