Illegal Builders Caught Encroaching On Sattahip Sea

SATTAHIP:--Several business and home owners were arrested for constructing dwellings that encroached over the Sattahip shoreline and ocean areas. One owner had already been warned and prosecuted three years ago, but continued to finish building his illegal complex, so he was arrested.

SATTAHIP – October 26, 2012 [PDN]: at 5:30 P.M., a surprise inspection of shoreline buildings unlawfully encroaching into the beach and ocean was conducted by government officials, under the direct order of Chonburi governor Mr. Komsan Ekachai.

The governor appointed a delegation to make the inspection, which included Mr. Phawat Lertmukda, Sattahip Sheriff; along with other Sattahip sheriffs Mr. Kritsana Usuk, Mr. Wanchart Warnprom, Mr. Chawat Teptup, and Mr. Thanawut Seetarlkaew.

Also joining the inspection raid were Mr. Suchart Janchum of the professional government authority; Mr. Rerkchai Wijitsettakul, the professional transporter authority of the harbor Pattaya provincial office as the agent of the harbor department; the operation government team of Sattahip district; and police from security guard box, Bangsare, Sattahip police station.

The first building inspected was a restaurant named Chalay Seafood, number 2/3 Moo 4, Bangsere,Sattahip. The inspectors discovered that piers had been constructed in preparation for building a concrete bridge, intended to replace the old wooden bridge that had been decaying. At the side of the restaurant, there were iron steel supports for the pouring of concrete, to prepare for expanding the restaurant further over the sea, which was against the law.

Documents identified the owner as Mr. Thanapat Khantiwattana, age 51, living at house number 132 Soi Charoen Krung 65, Sathorn Rd. Bangkok. The authorities informed the owner of the allegation of building intrusively into a public water resource without permission, and that he will be prosecuted under the law.

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--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2012-10-27

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I wish they would check the waterfront along Walking Street - it is atrocious and dumping straight into the sea of effluent etc. Don't just stop in Sattahip...

I wish they would check the waterfront along Walking Street - it is atrocious and dumping straight into the sea of effluent etc. Don't just stop in Sattahip...

What is worse, many of the properties along walking street have inadequate fire escape routes, recall a few years ago going in one of these places, there was a double door with panic bars at the back of the building which I presume you could at least jump in the sea if there was a fire and had no other means of escape, the only problem was it was padlocked.

All of the buildings on the seaward side of walking street were deemed illegal more than 25 years ago, and were supposed to be removed. Well, this is Thailand! Its the same as everywhere you look around town. First, a building is maybe built to code, then later it is extended, out into the street. Just pay a bit of money, and everything is alright, untill a fire, or storm, but by then, no one remembers who the bribe was paid to, because, now they are also taking bribes. Only the business that cant afford to pay bribes are made to remove the extra extension.

WARNINGS are no good. How was this guy prosecuted...No more warnings...First time offenders need to go to prison period...no exceptions,It is obvious there are too many pussies sitting on the bench in Court Rooms.

Edited October 27, 201213 yr by jerrysteve