Prapas, a former communist insurgent, admitted that he was politically active, but said he had never thought of carrying out any violent acts. He said he had been told he would be taken to meet the Fourth Army Region commander, who is in charge of the South and that he was being detained under Article 44 of the post-coup Interim Charter.
A number of political leaders in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung provinces were also "invited" for questioning yesterday in connection with the bomb attacks. Two of them were identified as Wichien Jiamsawat, 67, and Wiroj Yodcharoen, 59.