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Owner of Mountain B pub taken to Pattaya Court

Chaiyot Pupattanapong Chon Buri Police
Somyos Panprasong, 55, owner of Mountain B pub, is escorted from Phu Ta Luang police station in Sattahip district, Chon Buri, en route to Pattaya Provincial Court on Wednesday. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

CHON BURI: The owner of Mountain B pub was taken to Pattaya Provincial Court on Wednesday, facing arraignment on two counts in connection with the inferno at the pub that has claimed 19 lives and left many other patrons grievously burned.

Somyos Panprasong, 55, was escorted to the court around 10.15am by a team of five Phu Ta Luang police,  led by deputy investigation chief Pol Capt Boonsong Yuenyong.

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