Bangkok Post
Accused poster of fake Anutin ‘tea money’ slip arrested
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The man accused of posting a fake transaction slip on the “Godd Dam” Facebook page showing a purported 7-million-baht transfer to then-deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul was arrested on Wednesday.
Key facts
- The suspect, identified as Chairat Rekhawatthana, 26, arrived at the Cyber Crime Investigation Division 1 in Bangkok at 11.40am on Wednesday
- The man accused of posting a fake transaction slip on the “Godd Dam”
- payment made in 2023 while Mr Anutin, now the prime minister, was serving as deputy prime minister and interior minister.
- Facebook page, which had about 130,000 followers, published what it claimed was evidence of a 7-million-baht transfer to a bank account bearing Mr Anutin’s name.
Summary
The suspect, identified as Chairat Rekhawatthana, 26, arrived at the Cyber Crime Investigation Division 1 in Bangkok at 11.40am on Wednesday. When asked about the case, he briefly told reporters, “I am not the owner of the page.”
A lawyer from the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Center accompanied Mr Chairat, saying there would be no further comment pending discussions with the authorities.