Arrest warrant issued for managing director of building that collapsed in Phuket and killed seven migrant workers

Thalang Police Deputy Chief Lt Col Anukul Nuket confirmed that police have been issued a warrant of arrest for Chuchart Plasuwan, the 44-year-old managing director of the The Blue Station Co Ltd.

The Phuket Provincial Court approved arrest warrant number 354/2019 on Friday (Nov 22), he said.

Under the arrest warrant Chuchart is wanted for negligence causing death and serious injury under Section 291 and Section 300 of the Thai Criminal Code, Lt Col Anukul told The Phuket News.

Section 291 stipulates that whoever commits an act by negligence that causes the death of another person may be imprisoned up to no more than 10 years or be fined up to B20,000, or both.

Section 300 stipulates that whoever commits an act of negligence that causes grievous bodily harm to another person shall be imprisoned up to no more three years or be fined up to B6,000, or both.

The Phuket Provincial Court approved the arrest warrant on the grounds that the court did not believe the company’s claims that the workers had the means to escape from being crushed by the 15-inch-thick concrete roof, measuring seven metres by 12m, that fell on them, or the claim that the building was being built to standard, Lt Col Anukul explained.

The director vanished on the day of the accident and has appeared to have fled and is currently in hiding.


Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-building-collapse-company-managing-director-on-the-run-flees-charges-73733.php

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