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THE NATION: Four senior officials
- Subject: THE NATION: Four senior officials
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 04:47:00
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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