Chaiwat rips PACC ‘armchair’ probe
Hits out at civil service expulsion bid
Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn, an official in hot water over his alleged involvement in the forceful removal of Karen villagers a decade ago, on Friday cried foul over a PACC board recommendation to have him barred from civil service.
The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) board earlier this week reportedly decided to recommend that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment dismiss Mr Chaiwat and five other park officials from their current positions over the burning of the homes of about 100 Karen residents living in Kaeng Krachan Park in Phetchaburi in 2011.
The PACC reportedly said it would also forward the case to public prosecutors.
Mr Chaiwat, former chief of the park, yesterday slammed the PACC for carrying out an…
