Managers of Bangkok clubs blamed for third wave deny any wrongdoing
The managers of 2 nightclubs in the Thong Lor district of Bangkok have denied any responsibility for causing a third wave of Covid-19. The Krystal and Emerald clubs have been widely blamed for sparking a resurgence of the virus that has now spread across the Kingdom, threatening tourism re-opening plans and further decimating an already-fragile economy.
Both managers face charges of operating a nightlife venue without permission and violating the emergency decree. The Bangkok Post reports that Decha Philali and Kiattiphong Khamtai, executives from Krystal K&K and Emerald Group respectively, met with police at Thong Lor station yesterday. According to a police source, both deny any wrongdoing and have chosen to submit a written statement on June 4. According to the source, both the accused have had the charges against them formally laid out, but have not been detained.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, around 30 police officers in the Wang Thonglang district of the capital are being screened for Covid-19. The officers were involved in a raid on a party at Faros 2 Sauna on Soi Ramkhamhaeng 21 on Saturday night. 2 out of 62 people taken into custody at Wang Thonglang station have tested positive for the virus. In addition to being tested, officers have asked the local district office to carry out disinfection of the police station.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
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the written statement will be delivered in a brown envelope
sparking a resurgence of the virus that has now spread across the Kingdom, threatening tourism re-opening plans and further decimating an already-fragile economy
Only a idiot could say that. The idiot who doesn’t understand that no infection in Thailand does not guarantee that there is no infection around the world.
Classic. Everyone else gets arrested, detained, fined, etc., for violating the emergency decree. And these two that have been charged are free to walk around.
What about the club owners? no news about who they are. None have been found or charged.
What about all the people that were partying at the clubs? No one charged.
Another great example of how the law applies to some, not all.
By “following the money”, could it possibly lead back to “friends or family” of some very well connected politicians ? But this being Thailand, of course it would.
Oh my goodness, self entitled unaccountable rich people in Thailand, hard to believe, even after reading it as it is in black and white…..