Bangkok (VNA) – Prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals and legal entities on charges related to the collapse of a Bangkok office building in an earthquake in Myanmar in March.
The 30-storey tower crumbled seconds after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit neighbouring Myanmar on March 28. The partially built high-rise, meant to house the State Audit Office (SAO), was the only building in Thailand to collapse, killing 89 people on the site, mostly construction workers.
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General said a case has been submitted to a criminal court, with a decision expected in a matter of months.
The charges in the various indictments include professional negligence in design, supervision, or construction practices that failed to comply with engineering standards, resulting in danger to others and causing deaths, according to a statement from the Office of the Attorney General.
The indictment states that 16 individuals and seven companies have been charged. Details of the allegations were not disclosed, but all defendants are currently in custody in Bangkok awaiting trial./.
Thailand: 17 suspects wanted for involvement in building collapse after earthquake
The 30-story tower being built in Bangkok to house the State Audit Office collapsed into rubble in seconds when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck Myanmar on March 28, killing thousands of people there.
