On Wednesday afternoon (Aug 17), Pattaya Provincial Court allowed bail to Somyot Panprasong, 55, the owner of Mountain B pub in Sattahip, Chonburi, for 1 million baht, and ordered him to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet or EM. Court told Somyot to stay away from the fire accident location and all the evidence. Somyot is also not permitted to leave the country.
On Tuesday (Aug 16) Somyot turned himself into the Plutaluang police station in Sattahip district, Chonburiwith a lawyer. Somyot was wanted for causing deaths and injuries, and operating an entertainment venue without permission. Somyot denied all charges against him. Later police searched Somyot’s house in Soi Thammawithaya, Sattahip for more evidence linking to ownership of the pub. Police found out that he was the real owner of the burnt pub but had his son act as the official owner. Somyot’s son,Pongsiri Punprasong, 27, was earlier arrested and released on bail for 300,000 baht on Aug 8.
Lawyer Ronnarong Kaewphet on Monday brought relatives of 13 victims of the pub fire to the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok to ask it to take over the case from the Plutaluang police station in Sattahip district.Local police and administrative officials had a conflict of interest in the pub operation and there were many influential figures in Sattahip, the lawyer said.
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