Phuket developer hits back at sea gypsies with B31mn lawsuit

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Sea gypsies clashed with workers at the Rawai sea gypsy community on Jan 27 last year. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Baron World Trade Co Ltd, the Phuket developer embroiled in a dispute with sea gypsies in Rawai over beachfront land on which the indigenous people’s sacred “Balai” shrine is located, has filed a suit against the sea gypsies for B31 million in damages.

 

The lawsuit was filed as a counter-claim against four of the villagers filing a claim of B500,000 in damages against Baron World Trade.

 

Pasit Thavornlamlert, the lawyer defending the sea gypsies in the claim, revealed the news today (Mar 10) at Phuket Provincial Court, where he was successful in having an injunction issued preventing Baron World Trade from doing any work at the site until the court has ruled on the case.

 

“The defendant (Baron World Trade Co Ltd) told the court they will not use the area and will not hurt or make any action that will start a conflict with the sea gypsies until the case has been judged,” Mr Pasit said.

 

Baron World trade is the “defendant” in the claim for damages totalling B500,000 filed by Nuengruethai Raknawa and three other sea gypsies on June 14 last year.

 

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These disgusting rich pr***s never stop to try and get their way....and to hell with the poor!

... and so it starts- big vs small. Surprised no one's gone for Defamation yet.

Just what Phuket needs, more development! 

those developers would only be temporary on this earth in trying to steal the Sea gypsies land ..the gypsies they have been there for centuries even before land registration was brought in ..could do with a few less mafia style developers

they could always claim sacred burial site like the Aboriginals do in Australia 

 

Is it good time to pause the developers for Phuket? And preserve Phuket's Nature?  

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The lawsuit was filed as a counter-claim against four of the villagers filing a claim of B500,000 in damages against Baron World Trade.

 

The Gypsies should learn something here a paltry 500,000 baht lawsuit and the developer counters with 31 million baht. The moral of the story is never take a knife to a gunfight. 

And always supposing it won this spurious (I know, in LoS, most are) claim, from whom does the company suppose it would actually receive the payout?

Are the names of the directors and main shareholders  of  Baron World Trade Co Ltd public knowledge or is it a big secret ?  Time the press stepped up and did some reporting.