Withdrawing the project from Bo Nok did not end the energy
controversy. The aftermath of the conflict involved a series of legal
cases surrounding the acquisition of land and the corruption
involved in the power plant planning process. This led to the assassination
of the leader of the movement – Charoen Wataksorn – on
21 June 2004 near the temple Wat See-Yek Bo Nok after he testified
in a court case about land grabbing related to the conflict. The
effect of this murder, while not unique in the history of environmental
movements in Thailand (Kitirianglarp and Hewison,
2009), strongly influenced place-making and identities in Bo Nok.