DSI went to investigate forest trespass and deforestation in Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat Province

DSI went to investigate forest trespass and deforestation in Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat Province

       On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, the Director General Pol.Lt.Col. Korrawat Panprapakorn, his deputy Pol.Lt.Col. Prakorn Sucheevakun overseeing the Special Operation Bureau, and the Director of Regional Operation Bureau Mr. Mahesak Punsanga, assigned Mr. Chayaphon Saithawee, the Head of the Southern Border Province Operation Center, and his officials to visit the areas for investigation into a case of forest trespass, deforestation, reclamation and occupation forest area and unlawful issuance of land title documents in the area of Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat Province, as its investigation case no. 70/2564.    

       This investigation resulted from the Office of Intelligence Administration of the Regime 4 Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Forward Command Point began its military operation to prevent and suppress crimes related to natural resources and forest, and coordinated with the Southern Border Province Operation Center of the DSI for actions. The said military officials together with officials of the Forest Resource Management Office No.13, and the Narathiwat Provincial Land Office Rueso Branch, and the police of the Si Sakorn Provincial Police Station jointly inspected information and found that in the said areas the Department of Land issued an order to revoke the certificates of utilization (NS. 3K.) Nos. 321-370, 3742399 and 542-553, the aerial photograph no. 5321 IV Map 161, Choeng Khiri Sub-district, Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat Province, in total of 88 plots, covering the areas around 1,500 Rai. This aforesaid certificate (NS. 3K.) were issued according to the project of adjudication-walking survey to issue certificates of utilization (NS. 3K.) in the fiscal year of 1994 for occupation without the declaration of land procession notice (SK. 1) or claim certifications are unlawful certificates. Because the areas in the said certificates are highlands and their slope exceeding 35%. The issuance of those NS. 3K. certificates, therefore, violated the cabinet’s resolution on December 3, 1985 approving the national forest policy that the areas with slopes over 35% are the forest area and prohibited to issue neither title deeds nor certificates of utilization according to the Land Code. The aforesaid circumstance might be the offence under the Land Code and the Forestry Law which is regarded as the criminal offence pursuant to the Law Provided in the Annex Attached to the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E.2547 (2004) and its amendment, and the Notification of the Board of Special Case (No.7) B.E.2562 (2019), on Determination of the Nature of Crime Regarded as the Special Case pursuant to Section 21 paragraph one (1) of the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E.2547 (2004). Therefore, the for Southern Border Province Operation Center will investigate to find facts and purpose the matter to the Director-General of the DSI for considering whether the ground of this case is in line with the DSI’s condition to accept the case as its special case or not.

Dated March 18, 2021