Student conservationists want wealthy alleged poacher duly prosecuted

By The Nation

 

 

Student environmental-conservation clubs at leading universities have called for the law to be duly enforced in the matter of an industrialist allegedly caught trophy hunting in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
 

Twelve student groups released a joint statement on Tuesday as the Network of Environment Conservation Student Clubs of Thailand.

 

They were reacting to reports on Monday that Premchai Karnasuta, director of Italian-Thai Development Plc, and three other men had been arrested at an illegal campsite in the Kanchanaburi sanctuary with firearms and the butchered carcasses of protected wild animals.

 

The student network demanded just and straightforward litigation against Premchai and his companions to make sure the law is enforced equitably, regardless of the accused’s wealth or social stature.

 

The group also asked that a thorough investigation determine whether any state official abetted the alleged poaching.

 

It vowed to take further action if progress in this case is unsatisfactory.

 

“We would like to express our support for all dedicated officers who work bravely to investigate and process this case,” the statement said. “They are making the firm conservation of natural resources and the environment the norm in society.”

 

The students noted that the Thung Yai Naresuan sanctuary is a highly significant area for conserving wildlife and protecting biodiversity, on both national and international levels.

 

The sanctuary is considered the heart of the Western Forest Complex, a Unesco World Heritage site.

 

The network noted the “very strict rules” greeting visitors to the forest, and yet, it lamented, “the poaching happened in the supposedly strictest wildlife conservation area”.

 

The network includes conservation clubs at Chulalongkorn, Thammasat, Chiang Mai and Burapha universities and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.

 

Controversy that erupted after top government officials were caught hunting in the same forest complex in April 1973 triggered protests from student environmentalists and a chain of events that led to the toppling of military regime in that year’s October 14 uprising.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30338185

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-07

Not just students but anyone else with half a brain 

Well done to the students. The wildlife conservation is mired with corruption for as long as I can remember. The bureaucracy inaptness and refusal to improve the resources of the enforcement caused one of their officer to commit suicide in frustration a while ago.   

only 150k baht was set for release Mr. Premchai, now he can start a new cheap trophy tour

This must be "black tiger killed and eaten by his business men" story that I am hearing so much about but can find nothing online?

Student conservationists want wealthy alleged poacher duly prosecuted

 

Maybe more realistic to ask for a pony? Presumably, one which Premchai hasn't killed yet.

What great kids.  Their parents should be proud of them. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“We would like to express our support for all dedicated officers who work bravely to investigate and process this case,” the statement said. “They are making the firm conservation of natural resources and the environment the norm in society.”

Sadly those privileged Thais feel entitled to ruin the country for everyone else.

Come on guys. Good luck - but what do you expect?

 

He is wealthy

He is influential

He has connections

This is Thailand

On 2/7/2018 at 11:59 AM, JoePai said:

Not just students but anyone else with half a brain 

Anyone with half a brain realizes it'll never happen and he'll get off with nothing more than a small fine if anything.