Suchanun ‘Minnie’ Sucharitchinsri: The woman in spotlight of latest Thai police scandal

Suchanun ‘Minnie’ Sucharitchinsri is in the spotlight after photos of her cuddling up to a close aide of deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn went viral amid allegations that she runs several online gambling websites linked to high-ranking police officers.

Suchanun was in Singapore when the photos made headlines, prompting widespread anticipation she would go on the run. But far from doing that, the young woman headed straight back to Thailand and jumped under the glaring media spotlight to dismiss the “groundless allegations” against her.

“No, I am not behind gambling websites. Someone just wanted to force me to confess to this crime and implicate certain figures,” Suchanun declared firmly to reporters last Thursday,

She also demanded to know how her private photos had been leaked to social media, adding that only Unit 4 of the Cyber Taskforce Police had…