The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand declared former Deputy Agriculture Minister Supachai Phosu, culpable of serious ethical misconduct. The charges stem from his unlawful occupation of a forest reserve in Nakhon Phanom province.
Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, the NACC spokesman, declared that the case will be forwarded to the Supreme Court for political office holders to determine the final verdict.
Investigations revealed that Supachai illicitly occupied 220 rai (approximately 88 acres) of land within the Dong Prathai forest reserve, located in the Thai Uthen district of Nakhon Phanom province. According to Niwatchai, the NACC found no evidence of Nor Sor 2 land occupancy documents, which are required by Thai law, for the 40 plots that make up the 220 rai.
Supachai had declared his occupation of the said 40 plots to the NACC on three…
