webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Land encroachment case filed against deputy minister Kanokwan By THE NATION A case has been filed on Tuesday (January 21) against Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Wilawan for allegedly encroaching on forest land. Colonel Phongphet Ketsupta, commander of division 4 reconciliation and reformation centre of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), filed the case at Muang Prachin Buri Police Station. He said investigations showed the deputy minister was allegedly in violation of Section 19 of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Act BE 2562. “Isoc, the Ministry of National Parks and Department of Lands Department on Monday [January 20] investigated the land in question in Nernhom subdistrict, in the Muang district of Prachinburi province,” said Phongphet. “We found that the land, measuring 15 rai 2 ngarn 44 square wah, encroaches on the Khao Yai National Park’s land of 12 rai 1 ngarn 92 square wah.” “We have also found tracks of excavators paving the path up the mountain, which seems like an effort to create a trekking route for tourists leading to scenic points on the mountains, indicating the land was being prepared for business purposes. Part of the paved route also encroaches on a public canal,” Phongphet added. On January 17, the officers of Isoc’s division 4 had investigated a land adjacent to Kanokwan’s land, which has an area of 70 rai, and found that it encroaches on 11 rai 3 ngarn and 93 square wah of forest land. The land belongs to Kanokwan’s father, Soonthorn. This makes the total area of alleged encroachment of Khao Yai National Park land by the Wilawan family at around 24 rai. “There are many other pieces of personal land that are encroaching on Khao Yai National Park land, and I will investigate them all from Prachin Buri to Nakhon Ratchasima provinces,” added Phongphet. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380864 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Good. Enforce the law. Set an example for other ministries and officials (like maybe the police and the The National Anti-Corruption Commission). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisandsu Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 It’s been going on for years there . Wang nam kio was all built illegally . Never buy land there as they don’t own it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: A case has been filed on Tuesday (January 21) against Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Wilawan for allegedly encroaching on forest land. Good news, time the un-touchables got picked off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadon Toploy Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 hours ago, chrisandsu said: It’s been going on for years there . Wang nam kio was all built illegally . Never buy land there as they don’t own it . Yep, they are all at it up there. Gf's family has several rai, on different plots. Always talking about potential businesses etc. They always obfuscate when I ask about the legality of all this... no surprise there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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