Chada also asked fan clubs of political parties, as well as their teams responsible for information operation to avoid posting photos of his children and grandchildren online as part of the so-called witch hunting operation.
“You can blame me if you want, but one day you will regret doing so,” he said.
The deputy minister refused to comment on his role in the investigation into the corruption allegation against Weerachart.
The five suspects were granted bail on Tuesday at 400,000 baht each, after police vouched that they had permanent addresses and were not a flight risk.
Chada has been tasked with spearheading the Interior Ministry’s efforts to register so-called influential figures throughout Thailand in a bid to eliminate mafia-like operations at the provincial level.
Chada was earlier criticised for owning 23 guns, which were included in his assets list submitted to…
