Hunt for seven others 'involved in plot'
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After the arrest of two people suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to create unrest and attack government figures, police are hunting for seven more suspects, the national police chief said Thursday.
Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda confirmed that a movement plotting to create unrest really existed and that police were investigating to determine its possible links with other people.
“Anyone found to be involved will be arrested. The police and intelligence units are monitoring the movement. We are going to find those suspects who are still at large,” he told a press conference at the Royal Thai Police headquarters.
The two arrested suspects – Pol Sgt-Major Prathin Chanket, who was formerly with the Border Patrol Police, and Nattaphol Nawanlay – were handed over by the military to the police yesterday.
Prathin, 60, who worked as a security guard at the Bank of Thailand’s Khon Kaen branch, and Nattaphol, 26, had been involved in a plot called Khon Kaen Model to create unrest following last year’s military coup, according to police.
