Forestry researcher murdered
POLICE and forestry officials have located the body of a forestry researcher who was apparently murdered by illegal loggers in the northern province of Mae Hong Son, the Thai-language Thai Rath reported today (April 23).
Mr Karun Saisawang called his wife on mobile phone on Sunday afternoon (April 22), saying that he was captured by a group of armed men in Doi Wiangla Wildlife Conservation Sanctuary. His phone line was then cut off.
Local hunters saw Mr Karun’s body at the bottom of a cliff on Sunday evening, and alerted forestry officials.
Police believe Mr Karun was targeted by illegal loggers and hunters who believed he was an informer for government officials.
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Top: Mr Karun, left, and the area where his body was found at right. Photo: Thai Rath
By Songpol Kaopatumtip
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