PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission opted yesterday to set up a sub-committee to look at the largest of the areas of land allegedly encroached upon in Phuket's Sirinath National Park.
According to NACC spokesperson Wicha Maharkhun, the sub-committee will focus on four roles in transactions involving the land on which the luxury Trisara resort now sits;
.. investigating officers at the Interior Ministry;
.. officers working for the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry;
.. officers at the Phuket Land Titles Office;
.. local area village chiefs.
A long-running investigation into possible misappropriation of parkland has accelerated since the Army took control of Thailand in a military coup on May 22.
Investigators have made the point that if illegal transactions have occurred, they may have taken place years ago without the knowledge of the present owners.
According to NACC spokesperson Wicha Maharkhun, the sub-committee will focus on four roles in transactions involving the land on which the luxury Trisara resort now sits;
.. investigating officers at the Interior Ministry;
.. officers working for the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry;
.. officers at the Phuket Land Titles Office;
.. local area village chiefs.
A long-running investigation into possible misappropriation of parkland has accelerated since the Army took control of Thailand in a military coup on May 22.
Investigators have made the point that if illegal transactions have occurred, they may have taken place years ago without the knowledge of the present owners.
If I illegally buy part of a national park in order to build a luxury resort and villa estate, am I guilty when claiming that I failed to do due diligence?
In any case, I would diversify my assets and be much more careful next time.
Luckily if nobody noticed for the past 30 years, then I would have already earned a truly handsome profit at the expense of the public.
Posted by Plausible Deniability on July 19, 2014 10:57
Editor Comment:
Failure to do due diligence is not a crime.