Before the court proceedings, on Wednesday, a frank and open press conference given by General Surachate Hakparn was attended by former Bangkok political and underworld boss in the past, Mr Chuvit Kamolvisit. Mr Chuvit, who has launched a personal crusade to expose the truth of this story, declared that he was satisfied that his work on the matter was now done. At the same time, despite his arrest on charges related to the sale of illicit narcotics, the Chinese kingpin at the centre of the saga still insists on his innocence and categorically denies any links to Chinese ‘grey’ or drug money. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/25/chinese-kingpins-arrest-ups-political-heat-palang-pracharat/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.