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17 officials give statements in DNP bribery case

National parks chief accused of shaking down subordinates who feared being transferred

Officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation arrive for interrogation at the police Anti-Corruption Division on Friday. (Photo supplied)

Seventeen officials on Friday gave statements to police in connection with the bribery case against the former head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya was arrested at his office on Dec 27 on suspicion of demanding or taking bribes from subordinates and malfeasance.

An envelope containing 98,000 baht was found during his arrest while envelopes containing another 4.9 million baht…

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