From power to probation: The rice and fall of Boonsong Teriy
In August , the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Officeholders sentenced Boonsong to 42 years in prison for malfeasance in connection with falsifying government-to-government rice deals between Thailand and China. Ex-commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom released on parole ...
Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was on Monday released on compassionate parole after serving seven years for his role in the Yingluck Shinawatra administration’s fake government-to-government rice deal. Mr Dejnattawit is the son of Boonsong Teriyapirom, who served as commerce minister under the former Yingluck Shinawatra government and is. He recalled visiting Boonsong’s office at the Commerce Ministry, skimming through documents on the desk and realising that most of the issues being handled by Boonsong “looked scary”. Boonsong also showed “signs of worry in his eyes” in their subsequent meetings, he wrote, adding that something was obviously troubling his friend.
In a meeting with the Minister of Commerce Boonsong Teriyapirom, the ministers agreed that in the implementation of the newly concluded intergovernmental. Boonsong’s term was reduced twice by royal clemency in 2021, to 16 years and then to 10 years. His sentence is now due to expire on April 21, 2028. Yingluck was sentenced to five years in absentia over the deal after fleeing the country in 2017. She remains in self-exile.
Boonsong gets 42 years, Poom 36 years in rice sales case The Department of Corrections on Monday released on parole former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was earlier sentenced to 48 years in prison for corruption in government rice sales.Former Thai Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom Set to Be ... Once a key loyalist of the Shinawatra dynasty, former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was barely recognisable when he showed up at Chiang Mai’s probation office recently after his release from prison on December 2. The 64-year-old, frail-looking and wearing a facemask and sunglasses, arrived.Boonsong attends funeral - Bangkok Post Once a key loyalist of the Shinawatra dynasty, former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was barely recognisable when he showed up at Chiang Mai’s probation office recently after his release from prison on December 2. Boonsong, jailed for 48 years in fake G2G rice scandal during ...
Boonsong Teriyapirom arrives at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for People Holding Political Positions in Bangkok on Aug 25, , when he was sentenced to prison for corruption.
Boonsong freed after 7 years in jail for Yingluck govt rice deal
Once a key loyalist of the Shinawatra dynasty, former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was barely recognisable when he showed up at Chiang Mai’s probation office recently after his release from prison on December 2. PM: Ex-minister’s parole release unrelated to Yingluck’s return
BANGKOK— Boonsong Teriyapirom, once Thailand’s Commerce Minister, has been granted compassionate parole and is set to be released after serving part of his year sentence for corruption. The decision comes after Teriyapirom was found guilty in for his role in the infamous rice-pledging scheme under the Yingluck Shinawatra administration. Bangkok Post - Parole process hints at Yingluck's return
In a significant development today, Thailand's former Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has been released on parole after serving seven years of a year sentence. The release took place at a prison hospital in Bangkok, with Boonsong now heading back to his home province of Chiang Mai. Boonsong Teriyapirom - Facebook
Former Thai Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, convicted in the infamous rice sales scandal, is released on parole after royal clemency drastically reduced his sentence.
Boonsong is eligible for release on parole: Corrections Dept
The Supreme Court for politicians has sentenced former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom to 42 years in jail and his former deputy Poom Sarapol to 36 years in the government-to-government. 