Former Director of Thai Survey taken into custody over illegal land deeds for a resort

[snoop1130]

 

The former head of the Land Survey Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima was arrested today, July 4, by the police. The executive is accused of unlawfully issuing land title deeds for personal benefit in several high-profile instances.

 

Phumvisal Kasemsuk, head of the national corruption-fighting agency, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), led the team that arrested the former director, known as Arun. Arun is being charged with corruption and misconduct under Section 157 of the Penal Code.

 

The ex-director has been accused of issuing illegal land title deeds to a collective of investors and businesses. The land in question spans over 2,000 rai (or about 790 acres) and is located in the tourist hotspot of Khao Yai in Pak Chong district. This land alone is worth hundreds of millions of baht.

 

 

 

The investigation also revealed additional lands in Nakhon Ratchasima were illegitimately issued, impacting thousands of rai in various districts. It's said that Arun played a critical role in issuing these illegal deeds, thus benefiting a large number of powerful investors and violating local land management rules.

 

After avoiding the law for a lengthy period, Arun was finally apprehended at his home. His arrest happened just two months before the statute of limitations for his case was due to expire. The capture operation was a result of the exceptional teamwork between various agencies. They managed to execute the warrant just in the nick of time.

 

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-- 2024-07-04

 

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[Will B Good]

Bet he's wearing flip flops.......shoe laces can be fatal in Thai jails.

[Dave0206]

Arrested @ home after outstanding detection work to locate and arrest him gives you a proper sense of safety knowing the lengths the police go to track criminals down

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The former head of the Land Survey Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima was arrested today, July 4, by the police. The executive is accused of unlawfully issuing land title deeds for personal benefit in several high-profile instances.

Corruption abounds... 

[Seeall]

Stay at home...  And evil Genius?

 

[BobBKK]

Why on earth didn't he go abroad for those few months? Anyway, I'm glad anyone who is corrupt gets caught.

Edited Friday at 06:53 AM by BobBKK

[rwill]

You think he would have been hiding for a couple more months.

[john donson]

how many times did he do that successfully before being caught? unusual wealth ?

 

make a new land to strip every government official caught with the hand in the cookie jar to lose all property, bank accounts and maybe a few fingers

[nahkit]

On 7/4/2024 at 4:20 PM, snoop1130 said:

His arrest happened just two months before the statute of limitations for his case was due to expire. The capture operation was a result of the exceptional teamwork between various agencies. They managed to execute the warrant just in the nick of time.

So what were they doing all the other years?

[GreasyFingers]

The Land Survey Center do not issue titles by themselves, so there have to be others high up in the Lands Office.

Edited Friday at 10:12 AM by GreasyFingers

[jaideedave]

4 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

Arrested @ home after outstanding detection work to locate and arrest him gives you a proper sense of safety knowing the lengths the police go to track criminals down

Ya, he's 71 and retired and has probably lived in the same Villa for 30 years.A miracle was performed when they found this mastermind.

TIT absolutely nothing will come of this because its mostly Hiso,s who got the land. They'll boot off and arrest a couple old mushroom pickers for the press release.