Boonlert Buranupakorn, president of the Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organisation. Maj Gen Kosol said authorities talked to Mr Boonlert but did not detain him. Boonlert Buranupakorn arrived at Chiang Mai airport on Thursday evening, Matichon Online quoted Maj Gen Kosol Pratumchart, the commander of the 33rd Military Circle in Chiang Mai, as saying. A senior soldier will accompany him to the 11th Military Circle on Friday but the flight and time for departure are not known. Mr Boonlert, who has been suspended from duty without pay, told reporters he had returned to Thailand prematurely to report to authorities and assert his innocence over the accusations against him.

Source: Bangkok Post July 28, 2016 14:48 UTC