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Somporn Juangroongruangkit, the mother of political activist Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, insists the 2,000 rai of land her family owns in Ratchaburi was legally acquired despite the Department of Land (DoL) ordering the revocation of land titles due to public land encroachment. ....
Thanathorn, family accused of vast forest encroachment 67 published : 4 Feb 2021 at 18:12 67 Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, left, and his mother Somporn, right, during election campaigning in November 2018, when he was still leader of the since dissolved Future Forward Party. (Photo: Thawatchai Khemgumnerd) The Royal Forest Department on Thursday accused political activist Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, his mother and his younger sister of illegally occupying more than 2,000 rai of forest reserve land in Ratchaburi province. The complaint was filed on behalf of forests director-general Adisorn Nuchdamrong with the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division. It accused Mr Thanathorn, founder of the Progressive Movement group, his mother Somporn and his younger sister Chanapan of illegally occupying connected blocks of land totalling 2,154 rai within a national forest reserve ....