The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Wednesday accepted a lawsuit filed by BTS Group Holdings against the governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) for “illegally” amending the bidding terms and cancelling bidding for the construction of the western extension of the Orange Line.
BTS Group Holdings is the majority shareholder of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok BRT.
Adviser to BTS Group Holdings Plc Pol Col Suchart Wonganantchai said seven people were facing the lawsuit, including the the MRTA governor and members of a selection committee that revised the bidding terms of the Bang Khun Non–Min Buri section of the Orange Line and cancelled the bidding.
The court scheduled a hearing on July 7 but there was a possibility of postponement due to Covid-19, Pol Col Suchart…
