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By NANTHIDA POUNGTHONG
THE NATION
THE Thai Intellectual Property Department official, accused of stealing three paintings worth 15,000 yen (Bt4,684) from a Japanese hotel, was released from custody late yesterday, a Foreign ministry spokesman said.
The release came after represent-atives of the Royal Thai Consulate General in Osaka negotiated the payment of compensation to the Kyoto hotel that owned the paintings.
The representatives met early |yesterday with the detained official, who has been held for 10 days under terms of a court order recommended by a local public prosecutor, Sek Wannamethee, head of the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Information Department, said.
Sek said the case was likely to be dropped and the official released if a compensation agreement was reached with the hotel.
The official has not been formally identified, but Suphat Saquandeekul was the only deputy director-|general attending the January 20-25 meeting on intellectual property. He had also been due to give a lecture on the subject at a Kyoto university.
Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai admitted the case had dealt a blow to Thailand’s image and reputation although he believed it would have no effect on Thai-Japanese relations.
Sek said the official was released after Japanese prosecutors and police ruled it was a petty offence that |was not premeditated and had not caused damage to others because compensation was paid to the hotel.
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