Natural Resources Minister confident file on Black Panther hunting case will be submitted on time

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Natural Resources Minister confident file on Black Panther hunting case will be submitted on time

 

BANGKOK, 13th March 2018 (NNT) – The Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment has expressed confidence investigators in the black panther hunting case will submit their findings to the Office of the Attorney General within the time allowed. 

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Gen Surasak Kanchanarat revealed after a third meeting with the Natural Resources Crimes Commission today that forensic analysis by agents of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is now 100 percent complete and all nine case files are being compiled for submission. Two analyses took place, the first alongside police and the other as further requested. 

Gen Surasak noted that evidence collected has enhanced the strength of the case against Italian Thai Co Ltd CEO Premchai Karnasutra and three others for illegally hunting wildlife and has not diverted it with any other suspicions. 

Pol Gen Jaramporn Suramanee, an adviser to the working committee on the case, gave an assurance forensic analysis didn't meet any obstacles as reported in the news, with both an inspection of the Black Panther blood at the scene and finger print collection completed without any issues.

 

-- nnt 2018-03-13

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Black Panther Case Goes To Prosecutors

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Deputy police commissioner Srivara Ransibrahmanakul, at right with crossed arms, poses with officials as he hands over the case file against Premchai Karnasuta on Tuesday in Kanchanaburi province.

 

KANCHANABURI — Police investigators have forwarded their case against a construction mogul accused of killing a black panther to prosecutors, clearing the way for him to be prosecuted on a raft of charges including poaching.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/03/13/black-panther-case-goes-to-prosecutors/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-03-13

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Prosecutors handed probe documents in Premchai case

By SUPOT KAEWKASEE 
JESSADA CHANTARARAK 
THE NATION

 

 

ITD president and aides to meet with police today to acknowledge charges.

 

POLICE YESTERDAY submitted two thick files of investigation documents to provincial public prosecutors to support their allegations on nine poaching-related offences against the president of the Italian-Thai Development (ITD) construction firm and his aides.

 

Deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Rangsibhramanakul, as chief investigator, travelled to Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district to hand over the files.

 

 

Police allege ITD president Premchai Karnasuta, Yong Dotekreau, Natee Riemsaen and Thanee Thummart, violated wildlife Acts on nine counts involving poaching, having in their possession weapons without permits and the remains of protected animals. 

 

The alleged poaching took place between February 4-6 in Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary. The four suspects have been informed of the charges, which they denied.

 

 

Somsri Wattanapaisarn, director-general of the provincial public prosecutor’s department, said that they were aware that the case has attracted public attention as it involved a well-known person and protected animals. Therefore, they would handle the case carefully and with transparency.

 

Premchai and the three other suspects were freed on bail after being arrested in early February. He travelled to Bangladesh last weekend on his private jet.

 

He is scheduled to meet Natural Resources and Environmental Crime (NREC) police today at 10am to acknowledge additional charges of possessing without permits two pairs of tusks and illegal guns that were confiscated from his house in Bangkok.

 

NREC commander Pol Maj-General Panya Pinsuk held a meeting yesterday with his officers to prepare for today’s meeting with Premchai.

 

It was expected that Premchai’s wife Kanitta may also show up. The tusks that were registered as being from Thai elephants but turned out to be from African elephants, were registered under her name. 

 

It was not clear whether anti-corruption police, who are investigating alleged attempted bribery by Premchai, will join the NREC officers.

 

Premchai’s lawyer on Monday requested a postponement of today’s meeting with police to acknowledge the charges.

 

 Pol Maj-General Kamol Rienracha, chief of the Counter Corruption Division, said the lawyer gave no reason for the postponement and did not suggest a new appointment date.

 

Police denied the request, however, insisting that Premchai and the other suspects had to show up.

 

The findings of a butchered black leopard and |other protected animals in Premchai’s campsite |has upset and angered the public partly because Premchai, a billionaire and educated man, allegedly poached in the wildlife sanctuary despite the fact he knew about the laws.

 

His company, ITD, that has had several contracts with the government, has a clear policy to protect the environment, the forests and wildlife.

 

Several civilian networks and others have called for police to investigate the case with fairness and transparency out of fear that he could evade prosecution.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30340852

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-03-14

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Somsri Wattanapaisarn, director-general of the provincial public prosecutor’s department, said that they were aware that the case has attracted public attention as it involved a well-known person and protected animals. Therefore, they would handle the case carefully and with transparency.

obviously a very bright guy 

and what in the world do these tiresome group photos of police produce that is positive ?

[William T]

I hope the Police kept a copy of the evidence otherwise they might just happen to get lost in the prosecuters office.

[trainman34014]

Two thick files produced and delivered by several thick people.   Said thick people then have to take group snapshots to show how important they are instead of letting their skills show themselves off in their report leading to a long term jail sentence for the so called 'educated' High So, who knows no better than to act like a savage hunting rare wild animals in his own country whilst as a side hobby collects banned animal parts from other Continents !