They are in the process of making an appointment for Mr Premchai, the president of SET-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) and those who were arrested with him. Mr Premchai and his sister, Nijaporn Charanachitta, were jointly ranked by Forbes magazine as the 35th richest people in Thailand in 2016, with a net worth of US$630 million. The public has been outraged by reports and pictures of what allegedly took place in the wildlife sanctuary since news of the arrests broke. Arrested on Sunday night with Mr Premchai, 63, were his driver Yong Dodkhruea, 65; Thanee Thummat, 56; and Nathee Riamsaen, 43, the businessman's chef. The four are facing nine charges -- unauthorised hunting in a wildlife sanctuary, unauthorised hunting of protected wildlife, unauthorised possession of protected wildlife carcasses, unlawful poaching in a wildlife sanctuary, conspiring to hide wildlife carcasses, illegally bringing hunting equipment to a wildlife sanctuary, unauthorised entry to the sanctuary, collecting forest items in a reserved forest, and illegal possession of firearms.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2018 12:00 UTC