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Deputy minister Kanokwan suspended as court accepts graft case

Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan during a meeting to discuss a draft bill on education at parliament on Thursday. She was suspended from duty by the Supreme Court on Friday. (Photo: Kanokwan Vilawan Facebook account)

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan to stop working immediately after accepting for deliberation a case filed against her by graft busters.

The court said in a statement it had accepted the case brought by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) accusing the Bhumjaithai Party politician of committing a severe ethical violation in a case of land encroachment within Khao Yai National Park.

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