Soldier being hunted after Facebook posts of alleged leopard poaching and skinning

By The Nation

 

 

A military investigation has been launched into the alleged poaching and skinning of a leopard by a soldier serving in Chiang Mai province, after the man’s photo with the animal was posted on his Facebook account.

 

At a press conference held yesterday by Army Area 3 in Phitsanulok province, a spokesman said that the soldier in question was a non-commissioned officer serving with the 7th Infantry Division.

 

Colonel Rungkhun Mahapanyawong said that the initial investigation would take seven days for fact-finding into the incident and identifying the soldier. He said the soldier would be disciplined and penalised if found liable under the laws governing poaching and the killing of an endangered species.

 

The Thai social media have been heavily criticising the soldiers after messages from a secret Line chat room, carrying pictures of himself holding the carcass of a small leopard, was cited by Facebook Watchdog Thailand.

 

The watchdog reported another incident concerning the killing and skinning of a snake. That case has not drawn much criticism, presumably because the snake is not a protected species.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372711

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Soldier being hunted

you mean literally? can i join in? small penis.

Edited July 10, 20197 yr by NCC1701A

Does he need the phone number of Premchai Karnasuta's lawyer (Fatso from Italian Thai)- he'll probably get anyone off, guilty or not.

As long as he has money of course.

It takes 7 days to even identify who that soldier is?

 

Yet they already DO know that he is an NCO attached to the 7th infantry division... AND they have his Facebook page including photos that (so I assume) are not obscured by angry-face icons.

 

Also: How do you actually "hunt" someone without knowing their identity?

 

Sweet buttery Jesus, sometimes I really think I have settled in a parallel universe inhabited by inept oafs.

The Bangkok Post has this with a photograph onthe front page today.

The army says they know who he is and is being investigated.

The soldier in question was a non-commissioned officer

 

Don't believe that everyone's a general ????

6 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

The soldier in question was a non-commissioned officer

Don't believe that everyone's a general ????

Aren't they?

With 1,700 generals, I thought the rank was awarded to everyone who completed their basic training?

18 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

you mean literally? can i join in? small penis.

 

Sure, everyone is welcome on the hunt.

 

Sorry about your small penis.

Shoot him and skin him.