Army major general, two police officers face arrest in lese majeste case
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The Bangkok Military Court Wednesday issued arrest warrants for an Army major-general and two senior police officers in connection with the high-profile lese majeste case involving late fortuneteller Suriyan "Mor Yong" Sujaritpolwong.
The military man in question, Maj-General Suchart Prommai, was an aide to former Army commander-in-chief General Udomdej Sitabutr, who is now serving as deputy defence minister.
The police officers involved are Pol Colonel Pairoj Rojanakachorn and Pol Lt-Colonel Thammawat Hirunyalekha, both of them had recently resigned from the Crime Suppression Division.
