Opinion - Patriot or Traitor (รักชาติหรือชังชาติ)

        Chaythanus Saradatta, dethroned during participating in Miss Universe Thailand 2020, is now on the spotlight among protesters as she always participates in the anti-government demonstrations and openly supports the movement.

Courtesy: VoiceTV [Chaythanus Saradatta laying on the floor during the national anthem]

        She led the movement #saveบางกลอย and made a speech on Thursday, educating the participants with the human rights. As the national anthem popped up, she quickly laid on the floor that citizens in eastern nations won't do because the anthems represent the dignity of the nations.

        In one hand, the anti-government protesters, calling for the govt.'s resignation, and reform on the highest institution and promulgating their expressions to improve the nation as if they were patriots, praise her as the iconic supporter as she joined the protest set on Feb.13. On the other hand, she posted on her twitter, apocryphally claiming she underwent tear gas canisters while the riot police were protecting themselves form fireworks, catapults and homemade bombs. She obviously lied to public because she refused to notify to the police for further information.

        Her speech on Thursday focused on calling for the govt. to provide Bangkloy people, having habitat inside the national park - Kaeng Krachan, the right for settlement. Conversely, series of deforestation have been found in the area. Moreover, animals' remains for illegal hunting have been periodically discovers by the forest rangers since the people invaded the park. For these evidences, they must be described as deforesters. Most importantly, the deforesters calls for the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to occupy over 5000 rai (1976.843 acres) of "watershed forest". 

        The question that must be answered is "Is she trying to save national resources or to vandalize them?"

The number of deforested area at Kaeng Krachan National Park

          

A picture from Thairath, showing cannabis planted in the deforested area

        

Illegal hunter caught by forest rangers