The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.
Viroj Samluan, the former director, and Phusit Prayoonanuthep, the former deputy, were found guilty of malfeasance and bribery, and ordered to pay 700,000 baht.
Viroj was found to have accepted 400,000 baht from a parent in exchange for their son’s enrolment. He was also found to have ties to other bribery cases worth up to 8 million baht, according to an earlier report.
Viroj and Phusit, along with a teacher named Prajern Chotphongsakul, were found to have received the bribes from January to June of 2017.
The charges against Mr Prajern were dropped due to lack of evidence.
The investigation showed that no receipts were issued for the supposed donations, and the money was kept in a safe in Phusit’s office instead of the school’s central safe.
Both men are being held at the Bangkok Remand Prison pending an appeal.
