Land-encroachment case against seven suspects submitted to prosecutors
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Police have submitted to public prosecutors a land-encroachment case against seven suspects, including Pol General Jumpol Manmai, who was formerly a deputy police commissioner and Palace grand chamberlain, and his wife Thanakorn Manmai, Nakhon Ratchasima provincial police investigation superintendent Pol Colonel Samorn Thongklang said on Wednesday.
Police recommended that the seven should be indicted for charges including violations of the Forest Act 1941, the National Parks Act, the Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, and the Criminal Code’s Article 157.
Article 157 stipulates that an official who dishonestly exercises or omits to exercise any of his functions shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 10 years and/or a fine of up to Bt20,000.
