'Men in black' target community
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A community in Soi Sri Pathum of Pathum Thani's Klong Luang district claimed yesterday that men wearing black outfits used a backhoe to block the entrance of the soi in a bid to force them out. The men claimed the foundation that owns the land had sold it
About 2,000 people in 600 homes and one monastery are affected. The men allegedly toppled the monastery’s sign during the operation.
Ruamjai Pattana Monastery caretaker Phra Maha Plad Sathit Buasri said the community would check whether the foundation had really sold the 172 rai of land. Community leader Pimai Sathongniam said the group had filed a petition to the premier because the affected residents had rented plots from the foundation for decades until the men threatened them to move out.
