Suphanat Minchaiynunt, a former MP in Thailand, has expressed his condolences to the victims of the railway tragedy.
He then criticised Italian-Thai Development Company, the firm behind the construction of the high-speed rail project, saying, “I condemn [their] actions”.
“I demand that the company’s executives immediately apologise to the victims and take responsibility for this incident,” Minchaiynunt added.
The firm has not been charged or formally accused of any wrongdoing.
The Thai Enquirer reported the country’s acting prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, had instructed the State Railway of Thailand to file criminal complaints against the contractor (see post at 9.03).