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Man accused of lese majeste arrested

Pornchai Wimolsupawong, 38, accused of lese majeste, is arrested in Nonthaburi on Wednesday. (Photo supplied/ Wassayos Ngamkham)

A man accused of committing lese majeste in Chiang Mai has been arrested in Nonthaburi.

Police apprehended Pornchai Wimolsupawong, 38, a Mae Hong Hon resident, in front of a condominium building on Rattanathibet Road in Muang district on Wednesday evening, Metropolitan Police Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pakapong Pongpetra said on Thursday.

Mr Pornchai was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by the Chiang Mai Provincial Court for alleged lese majete and computer crime.

He allegedly committed the offences in front of Maejo police station in Chiang Mai.

The suspect is also alleged to have spray-painted the fence outside the Royal Thai Police Office on Nov 18 last year, and…

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