A CCTV camera shows Mongkol Santimetakul walking in Samut Prakan on Saturday night at the same time he claimed he was abducted by security authorities, according to police.
Police summoned a political activist for falsifying a statement on Wednesday, after his claim that he was abducted stirred anger on social media and allegations of state harassment of government critics.
Mongkol Santimetakul, 25, a volunteer guard for the youth-led protest movement behind months of anti-government rallies, had told police he was snatched off the street and questioned in a van for 12 hours while wearing a hood.
But police said their initial investigation showed Mr Mongkol was at an apartment at the time he said he was taken.
“He claimed that he was abducted in a van but we have evidence, both camera footage and…
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