Actor faces kidnapping questionsAn unnamed Thai actor will be summonsed for questioning over the kidnap for ransom of a 33-year-old Singaporean businessman who escaped his captors last Friday, police said on Monday. Pol Lt Gen Montri Yimyaem, commissioner of Provincial Police Region 2, said the actor was linked to the abduction after the victim, Mark Cheng, claimed he owned a pickup truck used in the kidnapping. Police also searched the house belonging to one person of interest and found equipment and materials linked to the kidnapping. Mr Cheng said he recognised the vehicle as belonging to a Thai actor whom he had met a couple of times for drinks. Mr Cheng told police he transferred 1 million Singapore dollars (22.4 million baht) in bitcoin before he escaped his captors on Friday night.

Source: Bangkok Post January 13, 2020 23:47 UTC