PUBLISHED: 24 Nov 2024 at 07: 04
Nine people who are involved in Khao Kradong’s land-ownership debate have received a complaint from the Central Criminal Court.
They include Interior permanent secretary Ansit Sampantarat and the Department of Land’s ( DoL ) director-general Pornpoth Penpas.
Natthaporn Toprayoon, a former assistant to the Chief Ombudsman, submitted the complaint on Thursday, citing his right as a resident under Section 3 of the law.
The nine defendants are charged with neglect and ethical misconduct for violating the court’s ultimate decision to withdraw the Khao Kradong property rights document.
5 083 ray in the Khao Kradong region of Buri Ram state are covered by the contested plots, which are based in Muang area.
The Department of Land Management has been accused of unlawfully issuing land papers to those who unlawfully occupied the land by the State Railway of Thailand ( SRT ).
The DoL and the road company were just ordered to conduct an investigation into the land boundaries by the Supreme Court, which was just rendered in favor of the SRT. Dec. 9 will be the first court hearing for witness.
Mr. Natthaporn previously stated on social media that the Do L’s decision to not revoke the land paper was unacceptable.
Worse, he doubted if the situation may reach the Constitutional Court, saying the court operates under the Upper House, which, in his mind, is presently working in favour of the state.
A source claimed that the Do L’s statement on Thursday urged its land committee to not revoke the titles for the land in dispute.
The committee was formed under Section 61 of the Land Code, consisting of native DoL practices and high-rank officials with a senior engineer of the regional business assigned as the agency’s secretary-general.
The council had examined the title’s publication, and the findings were released on May 12, 2013.
Despite the court’s order, the DoL insists that the investigation’s findings are legitimate and that the office has no power to veto the committee’s decision.