The additional charges were for Pasist Arinchalapis, 31, also known as Sin Sae Shogun, and eight other suspects aged between 22 and 64, including her mother and other relatives. The new charges came after the suspects allegedly received "membership fees" and investments from alleged victims. The new charges added to the previous charges of public fraud and illegal assembly. The other eight suspects were brought to the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Thursday and the court approved their first 12-day detention. The court denied them bail because they were trying to flee the country when police arrested them in Ranong province on April 12.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2017 13:18 UTC