Grandfather Khoi’s crippled son returned to the forest, “Heart of the land” in the middle of the night Let your grandchildren take turns carrying up the mountain Revealed to die if forced to come down again Sondhi government officials are wading the villagers after going up Helipopter, taking pictures, meeting villagers starting to burn shifting farms.
Feb 21, ’16 – Mr. Phachara Khamcharn, working group to solve the problems of the Bang Kloy Karen community. Phetchaburi Province said that when meeting at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (TAMC), it had a memorandum of agreement not to threaten villagers and withdraw the personnel of the Kaeng Krachan Park and the Phaya Suea Park from the Bang Kloy village area. Causing the villagers to feel relieved to a certain extent But what happened after they came to the area and met with many parties from February 19 to today. It appeared that people who were not working groups, including high-ranking officials, attended the meeting. And they have urged them to take a helicopter to fly to see the area in the land where the villagers have migrated back to and have been clearing many old farms, and most recently there have been two swidden fields that have been burned. The people of the group took pictures and tried to attack the villagers. Some people have complained to the Ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to arrest villagers Along with threats that if the authorities do not take action, they may be guilty under Section 157, ignoring the performance of their duties.
“The fact that he tried to say that the villagers really expanded the swidden area did not add the villagers before 13 February before joining the House of Commons. The burning of the fields is one step of the shifting cultivation method where the villagers have already set up a fire protection line. But high-ranking ministry officials and extreme conservationists brought a complaint to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and we felt that the villagers had not broken any rules. When you tell him to stop expanding, he stops, but the authorities are breaking the deal. We heard from a senior NPS official that The park is in the process of going up and taking action with the villagers, citing helicopter photos, ”said Pachara.
Mr. Phachara said Over the past several days we have been working together to seek out the facts. Because they want to obtain correct information for sustainable solutions But if there is an interconnection to attack the villagers, this makes it difficult to work together. And will it lead to a solution? Currently, all parties that are following the solution of the Bang Kloy villager’s problem are keeping close monitoring. If the state chose to use violent methods, it would be difficult to work together. And the Safe Bang Kloy group will have to reunite
News reports say On the night of February 20 at midnight, Grandfather Khoi’s son, Mr. Nao Mimi, had 3-4 grandchildren to take him up to Bang Kloy Bon village to join the villagers who had previously migrated. By Mr. Naw-Ae, who suffers from sciatic nerve disease, makes both legs weak and unable to walk Previously, Mr. No-Ae has confirmed several times in interviews that he wants to go back to his father’s house (Pu Khoi) in Bang Kloy Jai Phaen village and will not return. If forced by the officer, he is ready to hang his neck.
The same day, the representative of the Southern Farmer’s Federation (Sor Kor Tor), Surat Thani Province On behalf of members of the People Movement for the Fair Society (BMA) or Pimove traveled to Baan Bang Kloy Lang Karen community area. Kaeng Krachan District Phetchaburi province to bring 10 sacks of rice, food, water and other personal appliances to the community to help Bang Kloy villagers. By Mr. Teeranet Chaisakul, a representative of the SCF, said he had become a force for Bang Kloy villagers Knowing that the villagers were in an area that had been pushed down in 1996 and 2011, then returned to the ground earlier this year. But the present life is not good about cultivation. And there was a situation where the authorities tried to push the villagers further. They have been following the news on social media and are watching each other. Therefore reiterated that when there is a memorandum of agreement with the Minister Ministry of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and should follow it.
“The entities that entered the park, especially the park, had to come and see him in the area for hundreds of years. If let him stay again He treated it again. The operations of the staff must also be performed with this understanding. I want the officials to adhere to the principles of negotiation to resolve the problem. If the authorities hold the law It will not be together. In the end, the staff will have a hard time, ”Thiranate stressed.
Mr. Suchart Tonnamphet, Bang Kloy villagers Said he was very happy that his brothers and sisters saw the difficulties He never saw his face But his kindness is this much I can’t say anything except saying thank you very much. In the past, the villagers had a hard time eating and eating, unable to work outside.
“Stay here, no work Rice cultivation is not much. Rice is very scarce. You cannot go to work outside of the COVID situation. We are grateful that the sibling has returned to Bang Kloy Top. If possible, we want him to go back up already. Live the traditional way of life Most of the time he went back up because there was no place to eat. The condition above is now very hot. I haven’t had rice yet Waiting for farming this year If we can, we will have rice to eat, ”said Suchart.
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