The Royal Thai Navy is preparing to pursue civil charges against the operators of a luxury resort built on its land in Chon Buri province.
The owner of the Star Over Sea resort had approval to rent the state-owned land on a mountaintop in Sattahip district for residential or agricultural purposes only, navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatphalin said.
The navy already filed a report, and on March 12 it set a 30-day deadline for the resort buildings to be demolished, but no action was taken, prompting further action, he said.
The Sattahip Naval Station will ask the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Royal Thai Navy to begin eviction proceedings and initiate civil action against the resort, he said.