Bangkok governor threatens to sue DSI
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Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Thursday threatened to sue Department of Special Investigation if it tried to bully him.
He denied DSI filed a new charge against him and other city officials in relation to the expansion of the Skytrain system.
Sukhumbhand, his two deputies Jumpol Sampaothong and Amorn Kitchawengkul, and another accused, Prapanpong Vejjajiva, met with DSI special-cases officer Pol Lt Colonel Thawal Mangkhang to hear the additional charge of conspiring to conduct business relating to rail infrastructure without the authorisation of the Interior Minister.
The charge relates to the expansion of two Skytrain routes: the Silom Line extension from Saphan Taksin Station to Wongwian Yai Station and the Sukhumvit Line extension from Bang Chak Station to Baring Station.
At the time of the alleged offence, Jumpol was chief of the Transport Division at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Traffic and Transport Office; Amorn was managing director of Krungthep Thanakom (KT); and Prapanpong was a KT committee member with authority to sign contracts.
