Mr Boonyarit was speaking after he provided information relating to the case to Col Somjetta Pakdeebandit, a deputy chief of the Mae Hong Son-based Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc). This information came from a witness who was also questioned by the Interior Ministry's disciplinary panel against Mae Hong Son governor Suebsak Iamwicharn on April 27, he said. Uttaradit governor Pipat Ekpaphan, a former governor of Mae Hong Son, chimed in yesterday by using his Facebook page to deny any involvement in the scandal, saying he was elsewhere that day. Mr Boonyarit called this a dereliction of duty. Also yesterday, an Interior Ministry panel led by interior deputy permanent secretary Prayoon Ratanasenee also questioned Mae Hong Son deputy governor Permsak Chaweerak and provincial clerk Jaruek Laoprasert on the matter.

Source: Bangkok Post April 29, 2017 00:09 UTC