<p>The police arrested the wife of a high-ranking police officer and charged her with lèse majesté for allegedly using the name of the monarchy to sell overpriced chili paste and other food products.</p> <p>Pol Maj Gen Sombat Milintachinda, chief investigator of the Metropolitan Police, and several other police officers arrested Sudathip M., the 45-year-old wife of Pol Col Kowit M., former Director of Immigration Police of Samut Sakhon Province, after the criminal court issue a warrant for her arrest on lèse majesté charges.</p>

<p>Three brothers and two more people connected to a network of high ranking police officers charged with lèse majesté are accused of defaming the monarchy, illegal possession of weapons, robbery, and holding others for ransom. A total of seven people involved in this case have now been charged with lèse majesté. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The investigators on 28 November detained three siblings, Natthapol, Sitthisak, and Narong Akharapongpreecha, and&nbsp;Sutthisak Sutthijit&nbsp;and Chakan Phakphum, who are allegedly criminally associated with Pol Lt Gen Pongpat Chayapan.</p>

<div>A court on Saturday approved an arrest warrant for two high ranking police officers accused of defaming the King, asking for bribes, money laundering and misconduct.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On the same warrant, three other police officers and three civilians were named. </div>