Bangkok Post – 4th arrest in ‘extortion’ case

Police yesterday arrested one more suspect in a high-profile case in which serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya and two other parties have already been detained on suspicion of extorting money from Natthakit Khongthip, director-general of the Rice Department.

Eakluck Wareechol, the fourth suspect in this case, was arrested at his house in Khlong Sam Wa district of Bangkok yesterday morning by a team of police and officials from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

According to the source, three boxes of documents were seized from the suspect’s house.

Mr Srisuwan was arrested last Friday at his home for allegedly demanding 3 million baht from Mr Natthakit. His alleged accomplices — Yoswaris Chuklom, also known as Jeng Dokjik, and Phimnattha Chiraphutthiphak — turned themselves in later and…