PUBLISHED: 27 Jan 2025 at 08: 04
Past senator Rosana Tositrakul is asking the Bangkok government to get the immediate destruction of the Aetas condominium in the Pathumwan district, which was ordered by a court ten years ago for a building control act violation.
Ms. Rosana urged government Chadchart Sittipunt to follow the Supreme Administrative Court’s attempt to demolish the 21-story condo building on Soi Ruamrudee, which is still in use ten years later in a Facebook post on Sunday.
According to the former senator, Mr. Chadchart faces dereliction of duty costs under Section 157 of the Criminal Code if he doesn’t carry out the purchase.
The Aetas, built on a small city less than 10 feet broad, has long been a source of concern for visitors. Local residents, led by Dr Songkram Supcharoen, began opposing the initiative in 2005.
Despite their complaints, the job was approved by Pathumwan neighborhood office. The Foundation for Users therefore assisted people in bringing a lawsuit against the Central Administrative Court in 2008.
The jury ordered the building’s destruction within 60 days after ruling in 2012 that it was in violation of the Building Control Act.
However, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) filed an appeal against the ruling as the case moved to the Supreme Administrative Court.
In October 2014, the court upheld the decision, requiring the defendants, including the then-Pathumwan city producer and Bangkok government, to maintain the demolition get within 60 days of the decision being issued.
Despite this, the structure hasn’t changed since the last judgement, which was made more than ten years ago, and the structure hasn’t been replaced.
Dr. Songkram recalled a tragic fire incident at a hotel in Soi Ruamrudee during a recent forum on the event hosted by the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC ) when the narrow street prevented fire trucks from arriving in time, which led to the death of a foreign tourist.
He warned that a similar drama might occur in the future if the illegal construction of large buildings on small city streets is permitted to proceed unchecked.