A younger sister of one of the arrested suspects in a high-profile lese majeste case, Suriyan Sucharitpolwong, also known as fortune-teller Mor yong, didn't turn up to meet investigators yesterday as expected.
According to a source, Jeerapa Ariyawongsophon, the sister, has withdeawn money from Mr Suriyan's accounts to buy investment fund units with Krung Thai Bank on a daily basis.
She was also found to have deposited about 200,000 baht of the money into a bank account owned by Jirawong Watthanathewasilp, an aide to Mr Suriyan, who withdrew the money from the account between June 23 and July 11 and spent it, said the source.
Ms Jeerapa was expected to turn up at the Crime Suppression Division yesterday to meet police investigators handling the case but she did not show up and made no contact with authorities, said the source.