DSI 'faces lawsuit if it takes up Skytrain case'
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Department of Special Investigation (DSI) board members risk legal action if they take up the awarding of a new contract to the Skytrain operator as a special case, an adviser to a senior Bangkok official said yesterday.
“The DSI board should carefully check the 2007 Constitution and the 1999 Decentralisation Act before issuing a resolution,” Assawat Apaiwong said yesterday. He is a legal adviser to Deputy Bangkok Governor Thirachon Manomaipiboon.
His comments followed reports that the DSI was preparing to intervene in the Bt190billion contract awarded to the BTSC – the current operator of the Skytrain – by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s investment arm, Krungthep Thanakom (KT).
Assawat insisted that the BMA and KT acted legally, adding that any rush to issue a resolution could land the DSI board members in trouble. “We could file complaints against them with the National AntiCorruption Commission,” he said.
