On 13.00 - 15.00 of 14 August, three men with short hair claiming to be undercover police appeared in the vicinity of the Prachatai and Thai Volunteer Service offices.
Men on a motorcycles claimed to be undercover police officers.
When asked, they refused to show their police ID, claiming to be on a mission, which they also denied to reveal.
A reporter told them that their presence made them uncomfortable. They replied that they would not do any harm.
Their motorcycles did not carry any license plates.
Pol Lt Col Thanawan Chanta, chief of the investigation section of Sutthisan Police Station, said that his unit was not ordered to be deployed at the area and every police vehicle carries a license plate. The group therefore may be imposters.
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