Chiang Mai park officials in shoot-out with hunters

By The Nation

 

 

Two ethnic Lahu hunters were injured in a clash with Sri Lanna National Park officials in Chiang Mai on Saturday. 

 

They shot at the park officials approaching them and the officials returned fire.

 

Yorzapa Jala, 36, broke his left leg in a fall and was grazed with a bullet. Aikham Suporn, 25, broke an arm while also trying to escape. 

 

The park officials had hiked deep into the forest to check a fire hotspot that was contributing to the air pollution plaguing the North.

 

Park supervisor Phupichit Chuay-bamrung said on Monday his men responded to the hunters’ gunfire by shooting into a stand of bamboo to try and frighten them and prevent them running. 

 

The hunters raced off, though, and were injured tumbling into a creek. 

 

They were placed under arrest and their injuries were bandaged and splinted.

 

It took more than four hours to get them out of the forest and to Mae Taeng Hospital.

 

Phupichit claimed they confessed to entering the forest Friday evening in search of wild animals. Officials seized a gun, ammunition, a knife and a motorcycle.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30367349

 

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I imagine animals are on the move away from fire and smoke and these fools were trying to get some easy kills. Hopefully they didn't set new fires in the attempt to poach. 

Unluckily they didn't work for Italian Thai, or they wouldn't have been hurt at - financially or otherwise.

 

Kill the bastards

22 hours ago, toenail said:

Kill the bastards

Isn't hate speech which incites violence unlawful in Thailand?

I am sure to raise a few protests on this one, but let's take a closer look at the picture.

 

Was it some spoilt brat billionnaire hunting down animals for decorating one of his halls ? No.

 

These were ethnic hunters who were looking for animals, perhaps to eat ? or someting cultural ? Far from defending them as they had no right to shoot at anybody. But did they know that they were shooting at officials ? not always easy to identify who in a forest ? No excuses of course.  Did they think the officials were rival hunters entering their "territory" ? Before calling to hang and burn down the chaps, perhaps a deeper look could be interesting.

On 4/8/2019 at 1:34 PM, from the home of CC said:

I imagine animals are on the move away from fire and smoke and these fools were trying to get some easy kills. Hopefully they didn't set new fires in the attempt to poach. 

That's exactly what they were doing - setting fires then waiting for the animals to run out.