Premchai’s wife charged with having two pairs of African elephant tusks

By Kanathit Srihirandej 
The Nation

 

 

The wife of embattled construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was on Tuesday charged with having two pairs of African elephant tusks without a permit.

 

Kanitha Karnasuta, wife of the CEO of the Italian-Thai Development company, claimed during a meeting with police that she did not know the tusks were from Africa and said they were inherited from her relatives.

 

 

The seizure of the tusks and 43 guns from Premchai’s house in Bangkok was the result of investigation after Premchai was arrested in early February on nine counts of poaching in a Kanchanaburi wildlife sanctuary.

 

A woman, Wandee Sompoom, was also charged as she countersigned the permit application as a witness which said that the tusks were from local elephants.

 

 

Deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Rangsibhramanakul, as chief investigator, said that both suspects denied the charge, insisting they did not know that the tusks were from African elephants.

 

Kanitha claimed that she inherited the tusks from her relatives who were already dead, Srivara said.

 

However, forensic officials identified the tusks as being from Africa and police could find no record of them being imported.

 

 “Therefore, the presence of the tusks was violating customs laws. However, in their defence, they claimed they thought the pairs were from Thai elephants,” he said.

 

Meanwhile, Banyat Sai-arun, director of the wildlife protection division, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife revealed that photos of the tusks and their sizes were provided during the permit application.

 

The permits were registered in 2015.

 

 

Both suspects were taken to Rachadapisek Court to apply for bail, Srivara said. There was no objection to their bail as they met police as summonsed.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30341347

 

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I'ld like to know how long he thought about how to greet/salute her in an unquestionable appropriate manner ...

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

from her relatives who were already dead

dead is de new fashion, it seems ...

I wonder if ivory can be tested for age as well as origin?  If the tusks in question were indeed inherited from long dead relatives, age determination would give a pretty good clue.

22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Kanitha Karnasuta, wife of the CEO of the Italian-Thai Development company, claimed during a meeting with police that she did not know the tusks were from Africa and said they were inherited from her relatives

Inherited? Everyone knows you say 'borrowed'. Kudos on saying you inherited them. Implies that the people you got them from are already dead. 

 

26 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

However, in their defence, they claimed they thought the pairs were from Thai elephants,” he said

African, Thai....it doesn't matter. As long as you didn't kill the animals yourself. The word 'complicit' has no meaning in these kind of cases......apparently. Unless there are pics of you with a smoking elephant gun in one hand, and a hacksaw in the other. Even then, they're gonna need more evidence.

 

Good to see her wying the police. Clearly this case is clean and legit. 

Surely Premchai didn't happen to go Africa for a trophy hunt?.....Nah...dead rels!

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

charged with having two pairs of African elephant tusks without a permit.

Oh, a permit she did have; but a falsified one. Now, which official issued that permit without checking the actual tusks? It's impossible to determine the origin of elephant tusks from photos alone. Sloppy, sloppy...

31 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Wandee Sompoom, was also charged as she countersigned the permit application as a witness which said that the tusks were from local elephants.

Never a good idea to sign as a witness if you do not actually know whether your testimony is true or false. Sloppy, sloppy...

32 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

insisting they did not know that the tusks were from African elephants.

If Kanitha by her own admission did not know whether the tusks were from Thai or African elephants, why did she  have them registered as Thai? Sloppy, sloppy... 

19 minutes ago, dddave said:

I wonder if ivory can be tested for age as well as origin?  If the tusks in question were indeed inherited from long dead relatives, age determination would give a pretty good clue.

I was wondering the same thing.

Apparently it is now possible to determine, from a tusk, the year in which the animal died ...

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-age-legality-ivory-revealed-carbon-.html

 

The article is from 2013 and the cost of the test was 500 USD.

58 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Premchai’s wife charged with having two pairs of African elephant tusks

 

4th story today about Premchai & Co

The Dinosaur Party is doing it's best to keep watch-dinosaur out of the news....

Just the amount of brass in the photo says it all, the hierarchy system here is really in your face and actually seems to be admired by many.
There is no way that any of these high profile people get treated the same as normal citizens here, and for it to be said that they do is just rubbish.
The only reason these cases last so long is because nowadays they have to be seen to do something, and thankfully, with the amount of coverage that is now given by social media etc, the powers that be cannot just brush these cases to one side as easily as they used to. Some better form of excuses have to be given and this must be making their lives a lot more difficult....keep it up I say...


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All eyes on the boss waiting for him to point so they can all join in.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The seizure of the tusks and 43 guns from Premchai’s house in Bangkok was the result of investigation after Premchai was arrested in early February on nine counts of poaching in a Kanchanaburi wildlife sanctuary.

Personally, I'd say the story is in the 43 guns...was he expecting a siege or did he just watch too many episodes of "The Walking Dead"?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Kanitha claimed that she inherited the tusks from her relatives who were already dead, Srivara said.

 

what is with this already dead

sounds like the watch defence

This seizure was at her domicile but no excuses nevertheless.

 

Furthermore, on departure at Swampy, it is clearly written on the flight information digital boards in English and Thai that ivory exporting can lead to either a fine or jail or both.

 

Wonder however, if Mrs hi-so cited here will get away with a few waïs, public appologies etc... thanks to her connections ????

4 tusks ?

what about her dead uncles rhino  horn  collection?

 

7 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Surely Premchai didn't happen to go Africa for a trophy hunt?.....Nah...dead rels!

 

I don't think he would be able to fly there due to the 56 inch waist restrictions on flights...

 

 

As opposed to her husband being charged for not having a pair of balls. 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

that she did not know the tusks were from Africa and said they were inherited from her relatives.

their excuses are always the best part; seems some family members feed on each other in terms of absolute, across-the-board disregard for laws and other people

Guess she will be going with him when he skip the county with everyone else with money they let leave. in private jets.

I would imagine random surprise inspections of home of rich and famous would yield lots more tusks. Seem to go with the territory, like maids quarters

It´s amazing to see that the photoshoot dreams still lives. They are standing like statues in the picture. Really something for the family album, and to tell their grandchildren in the future. Look! There is papa, and it suddenly looks like he was a part of the investigation.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Kanitha claimed that she inherited the tusks from her relatives who were already dead, Srivara said.

Inherited, borrowed , just words for new style bribery I think.

One pair Ok, but two pair is bordering on conspicuous consumption.

what will they do with those tusks any way? just sitting there, big tastesless mansion with big tasteless decoration

 

for what purpose

16 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Personally, I'd say the story is in the 43 guns...was he expecting a siege or did he just watch too many episodes of "The Walking Dead"?

Tremors -1990 [IMDb link]

 

 

Edited March 21, 20188 yr by MaxYakov

Wow they have the OK to go after itialia thai

 

for all you people claiming they should say "borrowed" etc.  ... that is only if you have push. Hah, These have been pre selected bad guys ... who knows what else they will find. And if it's not there ... it'll get put there.

 

Got a feeding frenzy going on, WooHoo!

On ‎3‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 7:30 PM, Anythingleft? said:

Just the amount of brass in the photo says it all, the hierarchy system here is really in your face and actually seems to be admired by many.
There is no way that any of these high profile people get treated the same as normal citizens here, and for it to be said that they do is just rubbish.
The only reason these cases last so long is because nowadays they have to be seen to do something, and thankfully, with the amount of coverage that is now given by social media etc, the powers that be cannot just brush these cases to one side as easily as they used to. Some better form of excuses have to be given and this must be making their lives a lot more difficult....keep it up I say...


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Yeah, this mob must really really hate the internet, Facebook, and smart phones....