Thai society was shocked when well-known serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who has been a thorn in the flesh of the powers that be for years, was arrested on January 28 on an extortion charge. 

 

Following a sting operation that included anti-corruption officials, Srisuwan was arrested for allegedly demanding 1.5 million baht from the director-general of the Rice Department in exchange for dropping his plan to lodge a complaint of alleged corruption against the official.

 

The police action followed the filing of a complaint by Natthakit Khongthip, director-general of the Rice Department. The official claimed that Srisuwan, and two others — Yotwarit Chuklom and Pimnattha Jiraputthiphak, a former United Thai Nation Party candidate — had tried to extort 3 million baht from him.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-06

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai society was shocked when well-known serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who has been a thorn in the flesh of the powers that be for years, was arrested on January 28 on an extortion charge. 

The insatiable appetite for money....

 

 

So they got caught for extortion, but will they give the evidence they have to the police to investigate the "allegation" against the director general of the rice department??