An army lieutenant general accused of illicit drug use and assault while having sex with another man in Songkhla is being summonsed for questioning, police at Songkhla’s Sadao station say.
Investigators have interviewed the alleged victim, identified only as Nut, and decided initially to press an assault charge against the accused. A summons has been issued for the lieutenant general for questioning.
Police said the accused will also be questioned about drug use and whether other charges are pressed depends on the evidence.
The summons was issued after Nut and his lawyer, Arm Suwanraksa, filed a complaint against the lieutenant general at Sadao station on Tuesday.
The victim was examined at Songklanagarind Hospital on April 24 and discharged on Tuesday. He said he was prescribed antibiotic drugs for his injuries. He said he wanted the lieutenant general to take responsibility for hurting him and demanded the army conduct a thorough investigation and not treat the incident as a personal matter.
Mr Arm said police would have to review the evidence to determine if a drug charge would be pressed against the army officer.
The lieutenant general was transferred to an inactive post pending an investigation after the incident came to the media’s attention on Sunday.
Nut showed a video clip of the scene and bruises over his body, which he claimed were due to him being assaulted while having sex with a lieutenant general with the initial “Wor”.
According to media reports, both met via an LGBTQ+ dating app and agreed to meet at a hotel in Sadao district. The lieutenant general allegedly asked the victim to take crystal meth by directly injecting it into his veins, but he refused.
Afterwards, the officer allegedly used a sex toy with the victim and lashed him with a whip. The lieutenant general allegedly refused to take responsibility for hurting the victim and threatened the victim before the accused offered 2,000 baht to end the matter.