Thailand: Assets Scrutiny Committee files criminal charges against 4 companies in airport baggage handling procurement case.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) on February 5 filed criminal charges against four companies and their executives it says colluded with politicians and officials in the procurement of Suvarnabhumi's "overpriced" baggage-handling system, which included the CTX bomb scanners, the Bangkok Post reports.

Three of the four accused are companies partnered in the ITO Joint Venture, a major contractor for Suvarnabhumi. They are Italian-Thai Development Plc, Takenaka and Obayashi. The fourth company is Quatrotec Inc, according to ASC spokesman Sak Korsaengruang said.

Mr Sak said the ASC recently found that …