Police Summon 8 Suspects in Chiang Mai Illegal Logging Case
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Chiang Mai police from Phu Ping Rajanives Station have issued summonses to eight suspects for illegally felling protected trees, ordering them to acknowledge charges by October 30 or face arrest warrants. The case stems from villagers' complaints about a group secretly cutting 15 trees, including Payung Sua Khrong and other valuable species, processing them into 46 logs in the royal residence area at Ban Mong Doi Pui, a historically significant tourist site in Suthep Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Mai.
According to the latest update, Pol. Lt. Col. Thawatchai Phongwiwatchai, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 5, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sinotai Lilittham, Chief of Phu Ping Rajanives Police Station, along with investigators, have gathered preliminary evidence and issued summonses for the eight offenders to meet investigators on October 30. All suspects will be charged with illegally cutting 11 Payung Sua Khrong trees, two Ratchaphruek trees, one Huang India tree (one log), and one Son Chat tree, violating the National Park Act 2019, the Forest Act 1941, and the National Reserved Forest Act 1964. If the suspects fail to appear, police will seek arrest warrants through legal procedures.
