Thai gangster-turned-star Panya Yimumphai – better known as Keng Laiprang – was sentenced to 10 months and forty days in prison yesterday for persuading his followers to gamble on-line in a TikTok clip.
At 10am, police escorted 41 12 months old Keng Laiprang to Don Mueang District Court to face trial for the charge of “persuading others, instantly or not directly, to wager online.” He confessed to the allegation.
The courtroom sentenced Keng Laiprang to 10 months and forty days, citing that he dedicated the gambling crime inside 5 years of being released from prison for a drug crime and also that the punishment additionally covers one other online playing crime Keng dedicated in 2022.
But the gangster managed to escape sleeping in a jail cell final evening because the court released him on bail for securities of 20,000 baht. He is predicted to enchantment the sentence.
Cyber Police sought search warrants for three places in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, and Chiang Rai to grab Keng’s property. Police seized a CPU, an iMac pc, a MacBook laptop, two Promac computer systems, 14 mobile phones, and four bank deposit passbooks.
Upon his arrest final week, Keng confessed to persuading others to gamble on-line. He said the unlawful playing web site paid him round 200,000 baht per month to advertise for them on social media.
In 2017, Keng was sent to jail again for smuggling Yaba (“crazy drug”) into jail back in 2008 while he was serving an eight-year jail sentence for robbery and tried murder, which is when he acquired his distinctive face stuffed with tattoos.
Earlier that 12 months, Keng stood on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival after starring in the critically-acclaimed film ‘A Prayer Before Dawn.’
Final -turned-actor Panya Yimumphai – well-known for his role in ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ – was arrested on playing costs at a home in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, on Monday.
Thailand’s Cyber Police raided the property after Panya, better recognized for his gang title Keng Laiprang (“Keng Camouflage”), posted a TikTok clip inviting his followers to gamble on an illegal website.
The police performed the clip to the Criminal Court which issued search warrants for 3 areas in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, and Chiang Mai to grab proof associated to Keng’s alleged crimes. The search operation began on Sunday.
Keng Laiprang was arrested beneath suspicion of, “directly or not directly persuading others to gamble” in violation of Section 12 of the Gambling Act (1935).
Initially, Keng confessed to the accusation. He said that the playing web site hired him to promote and post links to their web site on social media, paying him 200,000 baht per month. He mentioned he has been doing the job ever since his recent release from jail.
The gangster admitted that he thinks inciting children to gamble is mistaken. He stated the explanation he took on the unlawful job was because he didn’t have enough earnings despite having several enterprise ventures.
“I want to stop. But if I don’t have sufficient revenue, I’ll be tempted to do it again,” he admitted in front of the Cyber Police.
Keng Laiprang has one of the unforgettable faces in Thailand thanks to tattoos he acquired while serving an eight-year prison sentence for attempted homicide and theft. After he was released in 2011, he became a web-based star, acquiring tens of millions of followers and endorsing brands alongside the best way.
Then, Keng grew to become known internationally after starring as a gangster within the Muay Thai film ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ (2017) during which Billy Moore, an English boxer, is imprisoned at Thailand’s most infamous jail. The critically acclaimed film is based on a real story.
From a life of crime to the purple carpet, Keng Laiprang was pictured holding his thumbs up on the Cannes Film Festival in southern France in May 2017.
But Keng’s previous came back to hang-out him as quickly as extra when he was sentenced to jail once more for smuggling Yaba (“crazy drug”) into prison back in 2008. He discovered himself behind bars again in August 2017..