Khattiya Sawasdipol - Personal Life

Personal Life

Khattiya was married with a daughter. He wrote several best-sellers in the Thai language describing his claimed adventures in a series called Khom...Seh Daeng (คม...เสธ.แดง). He frequently appeared on television talk shows and had a cult of followers, achieving almost celebrity status. He came into conflict with the Thai police commander, General Seri Temiyavet, during the investigation of a large gambling den in 2006. General Seri filed a libel suit against Khattiya, who was arrested and sentenced to prison for four months. Khattiya subsequently brought a 600 million Baht libel suit against Seri for defamation.

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