STOCK MARKET
Arrested doctor granted bail
- Published: 20/11/2009 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: News
The Thon Buri Hospital doctor arrested in connection with spreading stock market rumours about His Majesty the King's health has been given bail.
Thassaporn Rattawongsa, 41, was apprehended at her flat in Phaya Thai district on Wednesday and charged with posting inaccurate information that threatened national security, the Central Investigation Bureau said.
If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 100,000 baht.
Dr Thassaporn admitted she posted false information about the King's health on the internet. But she denied being part of a rumour-mongering network responsible for causing the stock market to plunge last month.
The police granted her 100,000-baht bail yesterday.
Dr Thassaporn is the fifth suspect arrested on charges related to the rumours about the King's health.
The investigation was being expanded with a warrant expected to be issued soon for the arrest of a Buddhist monk at a well-known temple on a similar charge. Police would not release details of the temple.
