Adul said on Sunday intelligence he had received indicated that junior military officers had attacked Sirawit to please their superior. Security officials must know who was behind the attack, he added. Arrests must be made within a week.”The Defence Ministry on Sunday dismissed allegations that security officials were stalling the investigation. Police and other security officials had been instructed to increase measures to protect activists, Kongcheep said. But he urged citizens not to hold Sirawit up as a “political victim” with the aim of gaining political advantage.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 30, 2019 12:45 UTC