Forged unique claim to get examined
PUBLISHED: 17 Apr 2025 at 04: 27
The State Audit Office ( SAO ) building collapse will be included in the Department of Special Investigation’s ( DSI) investigation, which will include businesses tasked with the design, building supervision, and construction contracts.
Additionally, the office will look into a top engineer’s claims that the project had forged signatures.
Following the investigation into the two job vendors, Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong and DSI Director-General Pol Maj Yutthana Praedam met at the page of the collapse on Wednesday.
The case division has been made up of the research. One involves alleged company nominees, and the other involves top engineer Somkiat Chusangsuk’s forged signatures, who claimed he had no involvement in the project.
Both situations have been designated as particular cases by the DSI.
The two companies are being looked into by the DSI because they are suspected of using venture nominees to win agreements.
The research needs to examine four contracts, including those that pertain to the building’s architectural design, building supervision, and design modifications.
In the case of the unique forgery, the DSI claims to have obtained the necessary data and evidence. The forensic experts are expected to conduct a review of the supposedly forged and real signatures within two weeks after receiving the results.
Despite having stopped serving as a job officer more than 20 years ago, Mr. Somkiat claimed he was mistakenly named as the “project superintendent” for PKW Joint Venture in papers relating to the building’s floor wheel design changes.
He has provided information to both the DSI and authorities in a charge to clear his name and is pursuing legal action against those responsible for the alleged fraud.
Before it can increase its analysis to include other cases, such as the bidders for the site’s contracts, the DSI must finish its investigation into the nominee case.
Worasak Kanok-Nukulchai, an Asian Institute of Technology professor professor and professional in architecture, described the tragedy as a “pancake crumble” that lasted eight hours.
Like a stack of cakes, the decks came down in sequence, one after the other.
So far in the decline, 44 people have died, and 50 more are also missing.