High-profile Songkhla figure 'Golf' sentenced to 3 years 9 days for leading gang assault on polling officers; guilty plea reduces sentence to 1 year 12 months 6 days
A prominent Songkhla figure known as 'Golf' was sentenced to two years 9 days for leading a gang assault on polling officers at a Phang Nga voting station in 2025, with the sentence reduced by nearly half after a guilty plea.
On April 28, 2025, a criminal court delivered its verdict on April 24 in cases against Siradanai 'Golf' Plaiyduang and nine co-defendants accused of leading a gang assault on polling officers at Phang Nga municipal polling station. The assault occurred when officers prevented photography inside the voting booth. The defendants faced multiple charges including conspiracy, assaulting officers in the performance of duty, obstructing election commission officials, and gang activity. The court found the primary defendant guilty under the Election Commission Act and Criminal Code provisions related to conspiracy, assault with weapons, and obstruction of official duties. The court sentenced the primary defendant to one year imprisonment for gang conspiracy and nine days for disobedience, with a two-year sentence for inciting others to assault officers using weapons. Co-defendants were each sentenced to one year for gang activity and two years for armed assault on officers. Three co-defendants received sentence reductions of one-third under Criminal Code provisions.
