Yothin also filed a police complaint against Saiyai for lese majeste.Saiyai had accused Monta of falsely claiming to be a khunying and colluding with a person who claimed to be abbot of Wat Yi Pa in Ayutthaya to dupe her out of Bt2.8 million, as she hoped to get a royal decoration and a "khunying" title. He said Kabkaew could also file a criminal charge against Monta, if she wished, and police would ensure justice.Meanwhile, oil company executive Yothin Yupongchai yesterday filed a libel complaint at the Crime Suppression Division against lawyer Songkran Atchariyasap, an assistant temple abbot in Ayutthaya Phra Samutchaowalit Kittimethee, and elderly businesswoman Saiyai Yingphum for alleging he was linked to Monta's alleged wrongdoing. She was due to return to Laos later last night.Sanit said police would notify Kabkaew of the theft charge and interrogate her in front of other related officials before allowing her to get bail with money from the Justice Fund.Sanit said he joined the interview himself to get testimony about Monta's behaviour and whether she may have committed a criminal offence. Kabkaew, who had fled back to Laos, decided to step forward to prove her innocence after a police team led by Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) deputy chief Pol Maj General Jaruwat Waisaya |contacted her and promised to bring money from the Justice Fund to bail her out if she turned herself in.Yesterday Kabkaew, accompanied by her boyfriend, crossed the border to surrender at Chiang Saen Immigration Police Office, where she was interviewed by MPB acting Pol Lt-General Sanit Mahathaworn, who flew to Chiang Rai in the afternoon, and Jaruwat.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 25, 2016 18:00 UTC