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Investigation Intensifies: Building Collapse Unveils Forgery and Shady Contractors


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Picture of the State Audit Office courtesy of KhaoSod English

 

The devastating collapse of the State Audit Office building in Chatuchak, Bangkok, has triggered an intensive investigation that uncovers deeper layers of deception, including forgery and phantom contractors. As authorities delve into the rubble, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) expands its scrutiny to include all companies involved in the building’s design, construction, and oversight, following startling allegations of a forged engineer's signature and business nominees masking as legitimate contractors.

 

Justice Minister Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong and DSI chief Police Major Yutthana Praedam visited the tragic site on 16th April, overseeing the ongoing investigation. Among the two primary case threads, one spotlights the alleged use of fake business names to secure contracts, while the other revolves around the forgery of a veteran engineer’s signature, which purportedly authorised pivotal changes to the building’s design.

 

The engineer at the centre, Somkiat Chusangsuk, whose name shows as the "project supervisor" for PKW Joint Venture, insists on his innocence, stating he left the role over two decades ago. He has launched legal proceedings and submitted substantial evidence to both the DSI and police, aiming to disassociate his identity from the project’s paperwork.

 

Investigators are currently dissecting four significant contracts related to the building’s construction, drawing upon forensic expertise to differentiate between the forged and genuine signatures. Results from these analyses are anticipated within two weeks, potentially unraveling a web of deceit.

 

 

 

Simultaneously, the nominee case demands resolution before further probing into the suspect contract bidding processes, ensuring each fraudulent element is meticulously dismantled.

 

Engineering expert and emeritus professor Worasak Kanok-Nukulchai, from the Asian Institute of Technology, categorised this disaster as a "pancake collapse," where floors collapsed sequentially in a matter of seconds, leaving a trail of destruction that resulted in 44 confirmed deaths and 50 individuals still missing amidst the chaos.

 

The investigation continues, with mounting pressure on the implicated firms as hopes for survivors dwindle and families await closure. The pursuit of justice remains a priority, as does ensuring accountability and lessons learned for future architectural and engineering endeavours, reported The Thaiger.

 

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-- 2025-04-17

 

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The investigative circle will come up with deceit, fraud, corruption, forgery, bribery....and probably a few more crooked dealings....but will a big name be involved?

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White collar crime is still crime, but it's just not prosecuted like the type of crime that happens on the street.

There's commoner crime - "Thrown Them Into Prison!!!"
Then there is wealthy people crime -  "Nothing to see here, move along.  Now this isn't anything that can't be papered over with the right amount of political donations and gifts to the right people!" 

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Oh no, how unexpected.

 

Better check everything built for the government and go back at least 10 years to find out how many more there are just on the off chance this isn't the only one.

 

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24 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

The investigative circle will come up with deceit, fraud, corruption, forgery, bribery....and probably a few more crooked dealings....but will a big name be involved?

May well be... but they will not be named and shamed...too many pigs dining at the troughs here ☹️

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