Severe penalties in changes to anti-graft law

STATE officials and foreigners could face severe punishment for corruption – with the threat of execution under a new amendment to the anti-graft law.
The amendment has no limit for court cases – unlike the previous statute of limitations. This has kicked off debates over past corruption cases involving politicians such as Thaksin Shinawatra, who fled abroad in late 2008 to avoid a jail sentence for a suspect land deal.

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