BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya was arrested at his house in Pathum Thani province on Friday for alleged extortion following a police complaint filed by a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Natthakit Khongthip, director-general of the ministry’s Rice Department, accused Srisuwan of demanding 3 million baht in hush money from him in exchange for not pursuing action over alleged irregularities involving two of the agency’s projects.
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