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Former Pheu Thai MP Somying Buabut Jailed Over Futsal Corruption

Former Pheu Thai MP Somying Buabut Jailed Over Futsal Corruption

Khaosod•Politics•16m ago

Reader Briefing

The Appellate Court sentenced former MP Somying Buabut and several others to prison and fines in a futsal field construction corruption case.

  • •Former MP Somying Buabut was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison.
  • •The case involves the fraudulent use of 45,000,000 baht for futsal field construction.
  • •The judgment was read by the Supreme Court on August 25, 2026.
  • •Several former officials and private entities were also sentenced to prison or fined.

Overview

  • •On August 25, 2026, the Supreme Court read the judgment for case number Black Om.Ot 2/2024 and Red Om.Ot 4/2026.
  • •Somying Buabut, a former MP for Amnat Charoen from the Pheu Thai Party, used her position to determine the list of schools in her constituency to receive a budget of 45,000,000 baht.
  • •The court found Somying Buabut violated the constitution which prohibits MPs from participating in the use of annual expenditure budgets.
  • •Former official Adul Kongthong was sentenced to 5 years in prison for allocating budgets and specifying materials to benefit specific suppliers.
  • •The corruption resulted in 12 schools being unable to use funds for necessary building repairs, and synthetic rubber mats were priced 24,000,000 baht above market value.
  • •Somying Buabut, Adul Kongthong, and Defendant 12 were sentenced to prison without suspension of sentence.
  • •Defendants 4, 6, 8, and 10 were each ordered to pay a fine of 14,978,333.33 baht.

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Key Entities

Person

Somying Buabut(สมหญิง บัวบุตร)
Former MP for Amnat Charoen from the Pheu Thai Party and Defendant 1 in the futsal corruption case.
Chinapat Phumirat(ชินภัทร ภูมิรัตน)
Former Secretary-General of the Basic Education Commission.
Adul Kongthong(อดุลย์ กองทอง)
Former Director of the Amnat Charoen Primary Educational Service Area Office and Defendant 3.
Anucha or Nontachit Wongmaneerat(อนุชา หรือนนทชิต วงศ์มณีรัตน์)
A defendant mentioned in the court proceedings.

Organization

Pheu Thai Party(พรรคเพื่อไทย)ℹ️
The political party formerly affiliated with Somying Buabut.
Basic Education Commission(คณะกรรมการการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน)
The organization previously led by Chinapat Phumirat.
G O O D Limited Partnership(ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด จี โอ โอ ดี)
A limited partnership involved as a defendant in the case.
Attorney General(อัยการสูงสุด)ℹ️
The plaintiff in the legal case.
Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️
The court where the judgment was read.
State Audit Office(สำนักงานการตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน)
The body that audited and found the budget discrepancies in the futsal field construction.

Law

Organic Act on Prevention and Suppression of Corruption 1999(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริต พ.ศ. 2542)
The law under which Somying Buabut was found guilty of corruption.
Act on Offenses Relating to the Submission of Bids to State Agencies 1999(พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยความผิดเกี่ยวกับการเสนอราคาต่อหน่วยงานของรัฐ พ.ศ. 2542)
The law used to sentence Adul Kongthong and others regarding unfair bidding.

Policy

Office of the Prime Minister's Regulations on Procurement 1992(ระเบียบสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรีว่าด้วยการพัสดุ พ.ศ.2535)
The procurement regulations that were not followed by the school directors.

Place

Amnat Charoen(อำนาจเจริญ)ℹ️
The province where the affected schools were located and where Somying Buabut served as MP.