Sitthitat Laowanitthanapha was held on Tuesday night after his house in Bangkok’s Phasicharoen district was raided, 1st Field Artillery Regiment commander Col Kachachat Bundee said yesterday.
The joint team allegedly found leaflets, a ream of A4 paper, a photocopying machine and a Mercedes-Benz car. All of the items were believed to have been involved in the production and distribution of the leaflets.
Col Kachachat said the Mercedes-Benz car was a vital piece of evidence that led to the arrest of Mr Sitthitat.
Military officers who examined CCTV footage saw a motorcycle driver receive leaflets from a person in a Mercedes-Benz car in the Samran Rat area, which is close to Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
The car’s registration number was not clear, Col Kachachat said, but military and police investigators found further clues that led them to Mr Sitthitat. Col Kachachat did not reveal what the clues were.
The suspect allegedly admitted he drove the car to Soi Samran Rat in the early hours of Sunday to meet Wachira Thongsuk, the motorcycle rider, who volunteered to drop the leaflets at Democracy Monument.
The leaflets contained statements considered offensive to the NCPO, Col Kachachat said.
Mr Sitthitat allegedly confessed to police that he was solely responsible for producing the leaflets.
“There are no other masterminds,” he claimed. “I did it because of my beliefs.”
Under martial law, Mr Sitthitat will be questioned and may be prosecuted in a military court, Col Kachachat said.
Meanwhile, security officers are looking for a person who spray-painted anti-coup messages on the front of three buildings at Chiang Mai University.
It is still unclear whether the suspect is a university student.
Thanarak Suwanprakit, Chiang Mai University's vice rector, said most students were currently taking exams and the university has prohibited all non-curricular activities inside the campus for the time being.
Sitthitat Laowanitthanapha was held on Tuesday night after his house in Bangkok’s Phasicharoen district was raided, 1st Field Artillery Regiment commander Col Kachachat Bundee said yesterday.
The joint team allegedly found leaflets, a ream of A4 paper, a photocopying machine and a Mercedes-Benz car. All of the items were believed to have been involved in the production and distribution of the leaflets.
Col Kachachat said the Mercedes-Benz car was a vital piece of evidence that led to the arrest of Mr Sitthitat.
Military officers who examined CCTV footage saw a motorcycle driver receive leaflets from a person in a Mercedes-Benz car in the Samran Rat area, which is close to Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
The car’s registration number was not clear, Col Kachachat said, but military and police investigators found further clues that led them to Mr Sitthitat. Col Kachachat did not reveal what the clues were.
The suspect allegedly admitted he drove the car to Soi Samran Rat in the early hours of Sunday to meet Wachira Thongsuk, the motorcycle rider, who volunteered to drop the leaflets at Democracy Monument.
The leaflets contained statements considered offensive to the NCPO, Col Kachachat said.
Mr Sitthitat allegedly confessed to police that he was solely responsible for producing the leaflets.
“There are no other masterminds,” he claimed. “I did it because of my beliefs.”
Under martial law, Mr Sitthitat will be questioned and may be prosecuted in a military court, Col Kachachat said.
Meanwhile, security officers are looking for a person who spray-painted anti-coup messages on the front of three buildings at Chiang Mai University.
It is still unclear whether the suspect is a university student.
Thanarak Suwanprakit, Chiang Mai University's vice rector, said most students were currently taking exams and the university has prohibited all non-curricular activities inside the campus for the time being.
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