Long dispute Karen Bang Kloy lands from Grandpa Khoe to Billy, 22 additional people arrested.

What happened when “Ne’a Mimi” was 59 years old, the son of Grandfather Khoi Mimi, a former spiritual leader? And Karen Ban “Bang Kloy” And the heart of the earth, the border area of ​​Myanmar Kaeng Krachan National Park They became a total of 22 accused of forest encroachment

Subsequently the administrative court has a ruling that Ban Bang Kloy is a traditional local community AND the actions of the officials are illegal actions. He did not comply with the Cabinet Resolution of August 3, 2010 and did not stop the arrest. But the Karen unable to return to the ancestral zone. Because there is no document of ownership of the area. To disappoint Grandfather Khoi Who wants to return to death, his hometown But not, with Grandfather Khoi passed away on October 5, 2018.

Battle of Tanintharyi In the Karen house fire It is also related to the tragedy of three military helicopters in Kaeng Krachan district in July 2011, which killed 17 while sending officers to participate in evacuation operations to pressure to arrest minority communities invading border areas.

“Surapong Kongchantuek” Chairman of the Transcultural Foundation Former Chairman of the Humanities Human Rights Subcommittee Stateless persons, migrant workers and internally displaced persons told Thairath’s online news team that the controversy has been going on for a long time. I want the government to have a clear policy. Because there are still villagers all over the country. There are millions of people in the forest. I want us to be together in peace Not arrested in prison But it should be better for them to earn a living with sufficiency, with the Prime Minister having to come in and fix it. For government agencies to do their jobs consistently Because many towns can live Except some areas in Kloy And only the hearts of the earth have a problem Karen is accused of shifting cultivation. Either one can do it.

“I want to propose to use the same method as the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. In coexistence between the officers and the Karen people Allowing them to live as they lived 100 years ago in migratory agriculture “.

In the past, the village of Bang Kloy in the heart of the earth was inhabited for thousands of years in the prehistoric period. With the military map clearly identified as a village AND the center of hill tribe development The department of Prachasynthesi was first inspected in 1985. Until 1988, there was a record of the mountain tribe called “Pu Khoi” with hundreds of villagers scattered.

Later, in 1996, the Bang Kloy people were moved to the lower side. But he couldn’t stay, so he went back to the top Until the battle of Tanintharyi Burning the villagers’ houses He fought in court for years Even the highest administrative court ruled that Ban Bang Kloy was a traditional local community. And the actions of the officials are illegal actions. When is the original premises Villagers have the right to return.

The arrest of 22 villagers accused of trespassing in the forest I must do my best to help them. And it is not related to the promotion of the Kaeng Krachan forestry group. To be registered as world heritage Than Thailand has tried for 10 years because the more the campaign to protect the waters of the Phet basin Even more negatively to be considered Due to the violation of human rights, the Karen people.

“Kaeng Krachan is not the first area to apply for World Heritage. But there is a wildlife sanctuary in Thung Yai Naresuan which is stricter than the park area? It has been successfully registered AND there are 6 Karen villages that live not including the little ones. But everything is fine, no problems and no foreigner is to blame. Including throughout the country, there are more than ten thousand villagers living in forest communities. We have been together for a long time Even if you live well and not well. “.