Former park chief indicted for murder over enforced disappearance of Karen activist

[snoop1130]

 

The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has decided to indict former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn for pre-meditated murder over the disappearance and presumed death of indigenous Karen activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, aka “Billy”, about eight years ago.

 

Porlajee went missing and has not been heard of since he was last held in custody by Chaiwat and his men for illegally collecting honey in the park on April 17th, 2014.

 

The Office of the Attorney General has formally informed the director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), about his decision to indict Chaiwat and his three men for murder, illegal detention, concealing a corpse to cover up a crime and coercion through the use of weapons.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-park-chief-indicted-for-murder-over-enforced-disappearance-of-karen-activist/

 

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[d4dang]

only 8 years to investigate and charge 4?  How long for the trial?

Edited August 15, 2022 by d4dang
grammar

[Drop the dead donkey]

After reading Shelby Tucker’s book ‘Among Insurgents’, I thought Karen’s were indigenous to the extreme north east of Burma near the Chinese border.

If they are more wide spread, I would like to know more.

Edited August 15, 2022 by Drop the dead donkey
Geographic typo

[Poilu]

5 hours ago, Drop the dead donkey said:

After reading Shelby Tucker’s book ‘Among Insurgents’, I thought Karen’s were indigenous to the extreme north east of Burma near the Chinese border.

If they are more wide spread, I would like to know more.

The Karen are located in the south east of Myanmar in a state bordering Thailand. The Kachin people are in the north  of Myanmar in a state bordering China. In the north east are the Shan people.

[Emdog]

Took their bloody time, didn't they?

[rudi49jr]

Finally! Now let’s hope they will follow through and these four guys (especially the former park chief) are thrown in jail for a very long time

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, d4dang said:

only 8 years to investigate and charge 4?  How long for the trial?

I suspect he'll be dead of old age before it gets to trial.

[Burma Bill]

11 hours ago, Drop the dead donkey said:

If they are more wide spread, I would like to know more.

For reference:

(IMO read Burma instead of Myanmar)

 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/3/14/myanmar-major-ethnic-groups-and-where-they-live

Edited August 16, 2022 by Burma Bill
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[Anant72]

At last. I hope they have enough evidence to book him for life….Am I too optimistic or naive?