Whistleblower calls for inquiry into Ashton Asoke permit scandal

[webfact]

 

Srisuwan Janya, a prominent whistleblower, recently addressed a letter to the governor of Bangkok, seeking a comprehensive inquiry into the officials of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) who were entangled in the sanctioning of permits for the troubled Ashton Asoke condominium project.

 

In his detailed communication, he shed light upon the issuance of four permits by the BMA in the period of 2015 to 2017. The core issue here is the recent ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court that annulled Ashton Asoke’s construction permit for failing to have a wide enough connection to a thoroughfare road. Srisuwan has firmly avowed that all BMA personnel engaged in the permit issuance should experience the due legal repercussions of this affair.

 

The trouble stemmed from the setup of Ashton Asoke, whose main portal is linked to Asoke Road. Interestingly, a piece of this entrance is under the ownership of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), used to establish access to an underground train station directly adjacent to the project site. That made the entrance legally too narrow, especially for emergency situations, causing the court to invalidate the project’s permit, a decision made a week ago.

 

by Neill Fronde

PHOTO: The Ashton Asoke's permit fiasco leads to a whistleblower to call for corruption investigations into the BMA. (via Bangkok Property Agency)

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/bangkok-whistleblower-calls-for-inquiry-into-ashton-asoke-permit-scandal

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The trouble stemmed from the setup of Ashton Asoke, whose main portal is linked to Asoke Road. Interestingly, a piece of this entrance is under the ownership of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), used to establish access to an underground train station directly adjacent to the project site. That made the entrance legally too narrow, especially for emergency situations, causing the court to invalidate the project’s permit, a decision made a week ago.

And this was not foreseen and sorted out at the planning stage before they were allowed to commence construction?

[ChrisY1]

The whistleblower, Srisuwan this time, is pi**ing into the wind.....there will be no inquiry....no prosecution or convictions....Srisuwan will persist for a little while, but will be shut down!

The BMA will do a little overtime, but this will blow over.

 

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

The CEO of Ananda grew up in Florida and attended UC Berkeley and the London School of Economics. He's mentioned his desire to showcase the company's liberal policies.  There may be a political dimension to this.