Thai army government captures protest leader

Published June 5, 2014 8:23pm ET



BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new military government moved against two of its top targets on Thursday, capturing a top organizer of protests against its recent takeover and launching a probe into the finances of the former elected prime minister.

Protest leader Sombat Boonngam-anong himself was the first to announce his own arrest, posting a message Thursday night on his Facebook account saying simply, “I’ve been arrested.”

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