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April 14, 1998


                                     



                           SALWEEN SCANDAL 

              Four senior
              officials to be
              investigated

              Panel to suggest appropriate action a

              Four senior officials implicated in the Salween logging scandal
              are to be investigated by a panel set up by the Local
              Administration Department.

              The committee, chaired Kan Vasuvat, the department's
              inspector-general, will on May 9 file a report recommending
              whether the four should face legal or disciplinary action.

              The officials are:

               Sanong Srinual, chief of Serm Ngam district, Lampang. It was
              alleged that while serving as chief of Mae Sariang district, Mae
              Hong Son, Mr Sanong neglected his duty by authorising Pravut
              Tanthanapala, a district forestry official, to sign log delivery
              permits. The result was increased logging in Mae Sariang.

               Narongrit Sukhatungkha, attached to Chiang Rai local
              administration office. Mr Narongrit, while serving as chief of
              Mae Sariang, was alleged to have authorised three forestry
              officials, Pravut Tanthanapala, Prayoon Polnark and Direk
              Yusanam, to approve log delivery permits.

               Prasert Osathaphan, chief of Sop Moei district, Mae Hong
              Son. Mr Prasert had allegedly neglected to check imports of logs
              by Ska-B Co and failed to assign officials to man border passes
              at Mae Samlaeb and Huay Mae Pua through which illegal logs
              had been brought in from Burma.

               Thavorn Choeyphan, attached to Phitsanulok provincial office.
              While serving as chief of Ban Tak district, Tak, he allegedly
              issued a permit for Sahavanakij (2499) Co to remove 5,576
              pieces of teak from Mae Sariang to Ban Tak district, despite the
              fact the wood had been seized by forestry officials.




                                     




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