Jureeporn Sinthuprai, a member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), may face a corruption probe for accepting two pairs of expensive shoes unless she returns them, says Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who also serves as the government's legal expert.
She can avoid legal punishment if she returns the shoes to the giver or relinquishes them to the agency she works for during a certain period stipulated by law, Mr Wissanu said. If the recipient does not know the value of the item received, he or she can tell the agency, Mr Wissanu said.
