Police chief Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew has been instructed to take legal action against Wuthipong Kachathamkun, alias Ko Tee, the red-shirt leader in Pathum Thani province, for alleged lese majeste, PM's secretary-general Suranand Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.
He said caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra issued the order after a video clip of Mr Wuthipong's comments on the country's political situation during an interview with VICE News, a foreign news channel, was circulated on the internet.
The royal institution was referred to in the interview in a way which could be construed as lese majeste.
The PM's secretariat had sent a letter to the police chief, Mr Suranand said.
Wuthipong 'Ko Tee' Kachathamkun (Photo by Pongpat Wonglaya)