Bangkok: Gradually removing the bodies of the three deceased from under the collapsed building and sending them to the Institute of Forensic Medicine. The bodies of three people who died from the collapsed building were gradually moved out of the area and sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine. Police are preparing to prosecute four Chinese nationals who brought documents to claim insurance.
According to Thai News Agency, the construction site of the new Office of the Auditor General in Chatuchak collapsed this afternoon. Officials found more bodies, which are being gradually moved out of the area and sent to the Police General Hospital's Institute of Forensic Medicine. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation vehicles have already removed the bodies of three people in two vehicles. Meanwhile, officials from many agencies, rescue workers from many foundations, police, military, including educational institutions that brought in robots and machines to help in the mission to search for survivors, are still mobilizing to quickly recover the collapsed building, searching for survivors, while also searching for the dead. They are also receiving cooperation from many foreign agencies, including the US and Israeli armies. As for the weather conditions in the surrounding area, there are currently rain clouds that may be an obstacle to today's search and rescue mission. Therefore, officials from all parties and agencie s must quickly mobilize all forces to work against time.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, revealed that there are still other cases that need to be done, which are autopsies of the deceased, which will have to be separated into another case because the investigation and interrogation processes must be done separately, but the evidence seized this time will have to be used together. Currently, many people involved have been questioned. As for the rescue operations, the Bangkok governor will be the one to handle them, but for the injured and deceased, it will be the police who will be responsible for making the investigation report and finding the cause of death, whether it was caused by someone's actions or someone's negligence, which is in the next process that will have to be carried out. Initially, relatives of those affected have been questioned and will be questioned continuously. As for separating the documents seized from the 4 Chinese people, engineers will have to be invited to help examine them.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, revealed the progress after four Chinese men illegally took 32 files of documents out of the back of a collapsed building without permission yesterday. The Bangkok governor has declared the area a public disaster zone. This order covers the law of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, which makes this area a restricted area. No one who is not involved or has not received permission will be able to enter this area. After receiving a report from the public that a group of about four people were seen taking documents out of the area and searching through the files, the police coordinated with relevant officials to track them down. Until they found one Chinese man who was near the scene of the incident. He claimed to be the director of a building construction project. From questioning and checking his visa, work permit, and passport, it was found that he had a valid work permit and documents confirming that the group o f people worked for a company that was a joint venture with Italian-Thai Development. From checking all 32 documents, many types of documents were found, such as construction contractor documents, RFID copies, documents related to the general inspection notice, documents requesting opinions and clarifying contractor documents, subcontractor documents and 3-4 documents related to contractors, electrical and transportation engineering documents. The investigator seized them for examination. As for the 4 Chinese people, they were temporarily released after questioning. The Superintendent of Bang Sue Metropolitan Police Station coordinated the investigation with the Bangkok Governor. The Bangkok Governor assigned a legal officer to investigate whether the 4 Chinese people entered the area with permission from the officers. Initially, the Chatuchak District Office is in the process of drafting a petition to file a complaint against the 4 people for violating the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act. When a compl aint is filed, the investigator will track down the 4 people to meet and prosecute them according to the law. As for the other person, the employer is under investigation and further investigation.
If Bangkok has filed a complaint, it will be an offense under the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, where anyone who enters an area without legal authority or an order from the Director is liable to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 6,000 baht, or both. Therefore, we would like to inform the public and those who are not involved to enter the incident area because there are regulations and a warning announcement has been posted. If you want to enter, you must first receive permission from the Governor of Bangkok.
From the initial interrogation, all four people stated that they wanted to enter the area to get documents to claim insurance. The documents were in a container in the parking lot, which was the company's temporary location, but they did not request permission. All four people are small employees of contractors in the Italian-Thai Group. The investigators are currently examining the seized documents to see if they are related to the building collapse. They will call all those involved in for questioning, which is currently being coordinated. Initially, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner ordered the establishment of an investigation team to examine the autopsy, including the establishment of an investigation team to determine the cause of the collapse. At the same time, the police are coordinating with the insurance company to find out which documents need to be forwarded for delivery, and to check if any documents, if removed from the scene, would affect the investigation of this case. Initially, the inform ation is being checked.