A combined force of military and police on Monday evening arrested and charged a man and a woman for making false claims about a royalist project for personal benefit.
According to ASTV-Manager Online, Chainarin K., former president of the Secretariat of Admiring the King and Pitchakan W, were accused by Somlab Kitiyakorn, another former president, of using the organization to find benefit themselves.
The loss from the false claims was about a billion baht, according to the report.
Chainarin denied all allegations, saying that he was framed by his colleagues.
Prachatai will report more details soon.
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