Airport denied on violent measure over red shirts
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Sumet Phomanee, chairman of Airports of Thailand Plc, yesterday denied that brutal measures were taken against the red-shirt group at Suvarnabhumi Airport even though he regarded that they were involved in the illegal collection of extra parking fees.
On Monday the group rallied in front of Pheu Thai Party headquarters to ask MPs for help. They accused airport authorities of threatening them.
Sumet said that according to Parking Management Co’s concession, the firm only had the right to keep parking fees collected from arriving vehicles, but they were also keeping extra parking fees collected on the fifth floor of the parking building.
“The airport has already told them that they are breaking the law but they still ignore our warning so we have to sue them,” he said.
The red shirts’ involvement was not a worry and Pheu Thai has nothing to do with this case. It’s not a Pheu Thai problem.
“I don’t want to blame the fee collectors but whoever hired them has to take responsibility. I have to arrest them because this is a mafia activity. I also insist that there is no outlawed measure applied to them.” he added.
Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan said he agreed with Sumet about arresting the illegal fee collectors.
He also insisted that even though the red shirts are involved, they have to face justice because no one is above the law.
