Premchai Karnasuta’s prison sentence was due to expire in February 2025.
Thai construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta was arrested in February 2018 after park officials found guns and animal carcasses at his campsite.
He lost his final appeal in December 2021 against three poaching-related criminal charges and was sentenced to three years and two months in prison, in a long-running case that drew public outrage over the elite’s perceived impunity. Premchai’s firm, Italian-Thai Development Company, is behind major infrastructure projects such as Bangkok’s sky-train and Suvarnabhumi airport.
Members of the kingdom’s wealthy elite have a habit of avoiding justice, with critics saying that some even receive special treatment in prison.
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