The court sentenced them to five years in jail each, reducing their terms from 15 years. (Photo by Yongyuth Phupuangphet)KALASIN - The Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentences given a mushroom-picking couple from 15 years to five years each for forest encroachment. Udom Sirisorn, 54, and his wife Daeng, 51, of Non Sa-ard village in Kalasin’s Huai Mek district, arrived at the provincial court to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday morning. The court reduced the lower courts' sentences to five years in jail each on forest encroachment charges. On Sept 26, 2011, the provincial court sentenced them to 30 years in jail.

Source: Bangkok Post May 02, 2017 05:15 UTC