Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Suthin Tharathin, a coordinator of the People’s Army for the Overthrow of Thaksin Regime, in front of Wat Sri-iam, Bang Na on January 26.
Pol Lt-Gen Chaiyong Kiratikachorn, assistant national police chief, said Wednesday that the suspect, Sukit Chaimongkol, was arrested at his house in Samrong.
A warrant for the arrest of Sukit was issued by the Criminal Court for involvement in the killing of Suthin during the anti-government protests staged by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee.
Pol Lt-Gen Chaiyong disclosed that ballistic tests, spent shells and bullets found at the scene of the gun attack in front of Wat Sri-iam matched with the police record of a handgun owned by Sukit. He said that witnesses also claimed to have seen the suspect at the crime scene.
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