Ex-chamberlain re-enacts his alleged crimes
UNDER police supervision yesterday, former grand chamberlain Montree Sotangkoon re-enacted his alleged crimes related to the charges against him of abuse of power and lese majeste at the ministries of Information and Communications Technology and Energy.
The court also turned down his request for bail yesterday, which marked the start of his first 12-day detention period, special investigator Pol Colonel Chayut Marayart said.
Montree, 53, has pleaded guilty to all four charges, namely embezzlement, demanding kickbacks, abuse of power and lese majeste.
Chasing down ill-gotten gains
Montree, who previously worked as an aide to former princess Srirasmi, is being detained at a new training centre for Army conscripts in Bangkok’s Thawee Watthana district.
Police believe Montree has hidden a lot of his ill-gotten gains in houses in this district.
Chayut said he and special military investigator Colonel Wijarn Jodtaeng were working on the case together as ordered by the military’s ruling National Council for Peace and Order, before four Bangkok police stations obtained four arrest warrants on Tuesday and apprehended Montree on Thursday. The Royal Household Bureau had discharged him before he was arrested.
Pol Maj-General Korkiat Wongsumeth said Montree appeared tense and exhausted, but was still able to eat. He has not had any visitors so far.
