The raids followed the arrest of 63-year-old Samart Kwanchai, who allegedly handed out leaflets containing distorted charter information at a shopping mall on Friday evening. Authorities discovered letters containing allegedly distorted information on the draft charter during raids on six locations linked to the chief of the Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organisation on Saturday. Out in force: Law enforcement officials converge at Chiang Mai Tusnaporn Co, one of the six targets raided yesterday in the hunt for 'distorted' documents. Police said the letters contained distorted information that claimed the draft charter would cancel the government's 30-baht healthcare scheme, the elderly's monthly payments and free schooling. Officers discovered envelopes bearing the addresses of residents and letters indicating the disadvantages of the draft charter.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 23:26 UTC