Korean TV show faces more charges

A giant clam seen in the TV show 'Law of the Jungle.'
A giant clam seen in the TV show 'Law of the Jungle.'

Another police charge was filed on Tuesday against the South Korean company that produces the survival TV show The Law of the Jungle and the Thai company which coordinated the shooting of an episode which broke Thai law.

Previously South Korean actress Lee Yeol-eum was charged with catching endangered giant clams while participating in the reality TV show in Thailand and could face up to four years in prison if found guilty.

Seoul Broadcasting System, the show's producer, and The Sixth Element Co, the shooting coordinator, as well as all other parties concerned have been informed of the charges and have been summoned to meet investigators for questioning, said police.

The episode, aired on June 30, was shot in Trang's Hat Chao Mai National Park on Mar 29 and April 1-3, said Narong Kongeiad, chief of Hat Chao Mai National Park who, along with officials from Department of Tourism, filed this new charge.

Submitted evidence of the alleged misconduct on Tuesday included documents pertaining to requests for permission to shoot the show's episode in Trang, said Mr Narong.

The first request was rejected after the department found that animal killing was in the shooting script, he said.

The second request was later submitted and approved by the department because it indicated that the shoot would only involve "tourism activities", he said.

However, the episode clearly showed giant clams, a protected marine species, being caught in the national marine park.

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Vocabulary

  • charge: to accuse someone officially of committing a crime - ตั้งข้อกล่าวหา
  • coordinator: someone whose job is to organise the various parts of an activity and make sure that all the people involved work well together - ผู้ประสานงาน
  • endangered: at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged or destroyed - เป็นอันตราย
  • guilty: having been decided by a court of law that you committed the crime your were accused of - มีความผิด
  • indicate: to express or explain something - ชี้ชัด, ระบุชัด, ชี้บอก
  • marine: relating to the sea and creatures that live in it - เกี่ยวกับทะเล
  • pertain: to be connected with something/somebody - เกี่ยวกับ, เกี่ยวข้องกับ
  • protected animal: an animal protected by law, making it illegal to to kill or harm the animal -
  • shoot: an occasion when somebody takes professional photographs for a particular purpose or makes a film/movie - การถ่ายภาพ
  • submitted (verb): formally given to someone, usually, but not always, so that they can make a decision about it - ยื่น

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