Legal loophole stalls clearing of illegal land occupiers at Layan Beach
Legal loophole stalls clearing of illegal land occupiers at Layan Beach
PHUKET: A legal loophole has forced MaAnn Samran, Chief of Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor), to wait until Friday (July 23) before he can have machinery move in and demolish illegal structures still standing on illegally occupied beachfront land at Layan Beach worth billions of baht.
Wednesday 21 July 2021, 10:45AM
Cherng Talay OrBorTor Chief MaAnn Samran (right) talks to one of the illegal occupiers when delivering the eviction notice to vacate the land last month. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
After years of fighting with the occupiers to vacate the land, which covers 178 rai along three kilometres of unspoilt beachfront, altogether estimated to be worth more than B10 billion ‒ the latest twist came as two occupiers filed a formal objection to the warrant of execution issued after the Supreme Court had ruled that