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Thailand Indicts 23 Over Deadly Bangkok Tower Collapse

The case has been moved to criminal court following indictments for alleged breaches of building codes, negligence resulting in 95 deaths, forged engineering documents, with a verdict expected within months.

FILE - Heavy machineries are deployed to clear the rubble from an under construction high-rise building that collapsed after Friday's earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - Rescuers work at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March, 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - Foreign and local rescuers look for sign of life at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed after Friday's earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
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Overview

  • The Office of the Attorney General has indicted 23 individuals and firms over the collapse of the partly built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok.
  • Among those charged are Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a unit of China Railway Group.
  • Prosecutors allege the collapse stemmed from breaches of building codes, professional negligence and forged engineering documents.
  • The tower fell seconds after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar on March 28, killing at least 95 construction workers.
  • The case has been sent to criminal court for trial in the coming months, with convicted defendants facing up to 10 years in prison and 200,000 baht in fines.