Fisheries chief removed, PM invokes Section 44

Fisheries chief removed, PM invokes Section 44

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked Section 44 of the interim charter to remove Wimol Jantrarotai from the position of director-general of the Fisheries Department.

Wimol Jantrarotai (Photo supplied by Fisheries Department)

Mr Wimol becomes special inspector general attached to the Prime Minister’s Office.

Deputy director-general Adisorn Promthep assumes the chief position, effective today.

The orders were published in the Royal Gazette on Wednesday, April 20.

According to the  announcement in the Royal Gazette, the prime minister in his capacity as the chief of the National Council for Peace and Order issued the order to improve the efficiency and appropriateness of administration in the Agriculture and Cooperative Ministry, which oversees the Fisheries Department.  

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