Pramote arrested over airport blockades
The Crime Suppression Division yesterday apprehended academic Pramote Nakornthup on suspicion of his involvement in the seizure of two Bangkok airports spearheaded by the People's Alliance for Democracy in 2008.
Following the issuing of arrest warrants last year, police tracked down Pramote to his residence in Nonthaburi.
Assistant national police chief Lt General Somyos Phumphanmuang said Pramote was the latest suspect to be arrested in connection with the airports seizure.
Other suspects, including PAD leaders, turned themselves in and were undergoing various stages of judicial and prosecution proceedings, Somyos said.
Among more than 100 known suspects, only activist Veera Somkwamkid is still at large because he is serving a jail term in Phnom Penh for border violations, he said.
After completing his booking process, Pramote denied all charges and his case will be forwarded for prosecution review, he said. Charges against him include causing disturbance and violating the emergency rules; but he was not among the core PAD leaders facing a terrorism indictment.
