The bars on Soi Buakaow and in north and south Pattaya were charged with selling alcohol around 1 a.m. June 17, about 8 hours before polls opened.
Election laws prevent the sale of alcohol from 6 p.m. the day before a poll to midnight the day of voting, even though polls close at 3 p.m.
One of a handful of bars that decided to ignore the ban on alcohol sales during the recent elections.








