The reporter reported that Mr. Winaroj Subsongsuk, Secretary-General of the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO), has issued a most urgent letter dated May 9, 2024 to the governors of 72 provinces regarding Request to expedite the investigation of illegal land ownership in land reform areas. Along with the attached documents: 1. Order of the Agricultural Land Reform Committee No. 1/2024 regarding the appointment of a subcommittee to drive the investigation and consideration of offenses related to those who have received land allocation and those who hold land illegally in the reform area. Land 2. Order of the Agricultural Land Reform Committee No. 2/2024 regarding the appointment of a subcommittee to examine the land use qualifications of land recipients and illegal land holders in accordance with the Agricultural Land Reform Act 3. .Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives No. 443/2024 regarding the appointment of a working group to drive the inspection and consideration of offenses regarding land recipients and land owners illegally in land reform areas and 4. Inspection results report form. Investigate illegal land ownership. Details of the letter sent to the provincial governor stated that the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives has a policy to investigate land ownership and land use in land reform areas. Unlawfully and the Agricultural Land Reform Committee Two sub-committees have been appointed to help drive policy: a sub-committee to drive the inspection and consideration of wrongdoing regarding land recipients and land owners illegally in land reform areas, with the Minister saying Agriculture is the chairman of the subcommittee to consider offenses related to land ownership and illegal use of land. and the subcommittee examining the land use qualifications of land recipients and land holders illegally in accordance with the Agricultural Land Reform Act. with the district chief as the chairman of the sub-committee To check the qualifications of land recipients and examine land use in the land reform area at the same time. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has appointed a working group to investigate and consider offenses related to those who have been allocated land and those who hold land illegally in land reform areas. To give advice to Minister of Agriculture and consider offenses related to land ownership and illegal use of land. in order to operate according to policy Minister of Agriculture proceeds smoothly and quickly. The Office of the ALRO requests the province’s assistance. Has instructed and followed up with the Provincial Land Reform Office Expedite investigations into those who occupy land and use land in land reform areas illegally. which has the characteristics of being a capitalist or is an offense According to the regulations of the Agricultural Land Reform Committee Concerning giving farmers and farmer institutions Land recipients from agricultural land reform Practices regarding the use of land, B.E. 2535 (1992) and additional amendments which is a strictly direct mission and request that the inspection results be reported to the ALRO Office in a letter with a secret seal within 31 May 2024. In this regard, the investigation of illegal possession It is a mission that the Provincial Land Reform Office must focus on. By asking for assistance from the provincial governor. The operations of the Provincial Land Reform Office were also emphasized. If the working group drives the investigation and considers the offense Concerning land recipients and illegal land holders in land reform areas Went to the area to inspect and found an offense. which the Provincial Land Reform Office does not know or has not yet taken any action with the offender before It will be considered a mistake by the officials as well. Read All “Thairath newspaper columns” here
