Thitikorn Chuen-ura, 38, claimed he was not aware of the extortion, adding that he and his four subordinates thought they were providing security services for a client. “Utis told me he wanted to get a businessman to meet Maj-General Charoon [Ampa]. A source said Thitikorn had also claimed to have provided security services at concerts and temple fairs. Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpan, who heads the police’s Patrol and Special Operation Division, said Utis had already contacted police to surrender. A source said Utis had told police he would turn himself in at 4pm today.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 15, 2017 11:03 UTC