Red couple arrested on arson charge
Published: 26/08/2010 at 11:41 AM
Online news: Breakingnews
A British man and his Thai wife, both members of the United Front for Democracy's Chiang Mai branch, were arrested on Wednesday night at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges including attempted arson, Immigration Police Division 2 commander Pol Maj-Gen Visanu Prasartthong-osoth said at a press conference on Thursday.
Pol Maj-Gen Visanu said Keith Wayne Bush, 49, and Alisa Bush, 33, are wanted under arrest warrants issued by the Chiang Mai Court for attempted arson, illegal assembly and inciting unrest.
The footage of a closed-circuit camera showed the two trying to set fire to public property in Chiang Mai on May 19 after the UDD ended its rally at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok.
Mr Bush was arrested on his arrival from the United Arab Emirates on Flight EY 408 late on Wednesday night. His wife, who went to the airport to meet him, was also arrested.
The two denied the charges.
They would be handed over to Phuphing Ratchaniwes police in Chiang Mai for legal proceedings, Pol Maj-Gen Visanu said.
