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issue 3 94 9th September 2016
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big call Victor’s long running beach dispute ending?
hua hin, THAILAND A legal dispute between property owners and local authorities over the stretch of coast between the Fishing Pier at the north end of Naresdamri Road and the Chaomae Tubtim Shrine (also known as the Chinese Temple) appears to be heading towards a conclusion, thirteen years after a court case was brought by the Hua Hin Municipality and the Marine Department against the owners of the 52 buildings. In 2014 the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Court ruled they had violated the 1979 Building Control Act and had to dismantle the structures, issuing arrest warrants for several of the defendants for failing to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling. However, to date police had not arrested any of them while the Hua Hin municipality had not enforced the demolition order. Pol Col Chatchai Riamek, acting commander of Prachuap Khiri Khan provincial police, said on Monday that he had instructed Hua Hin police chief, Pol Col Chaiyakorn Sriladaecho, to coordinate with the municipality and report the progress in the case. Hua Hin district chief Sutthipong Khlai-udom said a joint team of officials, including police of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division, soldiers from the Internal Security Operations Command and officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, would descend on the encroached beach and enforce the ruling. Mr Sutthipong added, “They will also take action against responsible officials who have violated Section 157 [of the Criminal Code] for dereliction of duty because some encroachers are investors with close links to certain local politicians and influential figures. So local officials have not enforced the court order.” Hua Hin mayor Nopporn Wuthikul urged caution as the information used during the trial might no longer be accurate, because of ownership changes and other modifications. We await to see what action transpires.
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