Bangkok Post
Flood-hit residents to sue BMA
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The Democrat Party is preparing an Administrative Court lawsuit with residents of Khlong Chan Flats in Bang Kapi district against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) over its handling of recent flooding and alleged delays in compensation payments.
Key facts
- The Democrat Party is preparing an Administrative Court lawsuit with residents of Khlong Chan Flats in Bang Kapi district against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) over its handling of recent flooding and alleged delays in
- Deputy party leader Sakoltee Phattiyakul and deputy secretary-general Ramet Rattanachaweng, who heads the party's legal team, visited the community on Sunday at the instruction of party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.
- Many households and businesses had received nothing, while others received only 5,000-9,000 baht in relief payments despite extensive damage.
- He cited losses of up to 700,000 baht at local shops and a bookstore, as well as a damaged photocopier worth more than 80,000 baht.
Summary
Deputy party leader Sakoltee Phattiyakul and deputy secretary-general Ramet Rattanachaweng, who heads the party's legal team, visited the community on Sunday at the instruction of party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Mr Sakoltee said residents complained that relief payments had been slow and inadequate. Many households and businesses had received nothing, while others received only 5,000-9,000 baht in relief payments despite extensive damage.