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High-ranking officials of the Natural Resources and Environment ministry, including the minister, today asked the public to wait for results of the investigation into the arrest of a CEO of huge listed construction firm in a wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province before passing judgement.


Surasak Kanjanarat (Ed: Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand) and the director general of national park, wildlife and plant department, Thanya Netithamkul, said in separate interviews that the probes into Premchai Karnasuta’s arrest in Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary on Sunday night would be undertaken in strict accordance with the law and based on the evidence available.

“Don’t blame anyone yet or judge who is wrong or right. Instead, let us all wait for the investigators to speak,” Surasak said.

Asked whether the ministry officials were involved in the allegations, Surasak said he had no further information.


Meanwhile Director General Thanya told reporters that the investigation would be done in accordance with the law. “The investigators are in the process of gathering information and evidence and the officials will undertake the investigation with justice and fairness to all parties concerned, Thanya said.

Premchai was arrested at his campsite in the wildlife sanctuary on Sunday night and taken to Thong Pha Phume police station where he was charged. He has maintained his innocence.


The carcasses of Kalij pheasants, a black leopard and barking deer as well as two rifles and a shotgun were reportedly found at the campsite.



Presumably that means he is powerful enough to get away with it.

More photos.

They are searching his house today and have warrents to search the homes of the other 3.

Be interesting to see what trophys he has of previous hunts and what is in his freezer.

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Your not the only one who thinks there is something (someone) missing :

Premchai ‘must have had help’ in jungle.

A retired director general in the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry yesterday said he believed more than three people accompanied construction company tycoon Premchai Karnasutra on his trip to Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.

Damrong Pidet, former director general of the National Park, Wildlife and Plants department, said that Premchai would have needed someone familiar with Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary to help him on his alleged hunting trip.

Without any help from local hunters, Premchai could not have survived in the thick forest, particularly during the night time, Damrong said. As an inexperienced person, he would have needed professional help to remain safe.

Premchai appeared not to be a professional shooter, although he had with him many rifles in the campsite. Therefore, he may have had someone else shoot the protected animals, Damrong said.

At Premchai’s campsite, forest rangers found remains of barking deer, black leopard and pheasant.

Three other suspects were arrested for illegal poaching along with Premchai, but they were his driver, his cook and his close aide. None of them had jungle experience, Damrong said. Therefore, he believed someone had escaped arrest.

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In fact it is probably streatching credibility to believe the fat slob who is used to sitting on his chuff giving orders and having others do the work would, or even could, track down and kill a leopard.

It says nothing anywhere about their phones being taken off them but they could be the key to the whole thing as they were probably used to organise the trip, guides and or local hunters (poachers).