Red-shirt fugitive Arisman Pongruangrong is hiding in Cambodia after fleeing at the end of the unrest in May, red terrorist suspect Surachai "Rang" Thewarat told his investigators from the Department of Special Investigation.
On Friday, Surachai attended the remand hearing on terrorism charge at the Criminal Court after his Thursday's arrest in Lop Buri.
In his statement given to DSI, he said he accompanied Arisman to take refuge in Cambodia. He returned to his Buri Ram home on June 26 but Arisman has remained in the neighbouring country.
Surachai admitted he was one of the red-shirt guards firing the Tavor assualt rifle into Dusit Thani Hotel at Saladaeng, causing property damage and the evacuation of guests and foreign reporters inside the hotel.
He said the rifle attack was meant as a reprisal for the killing of his military leader Maj General Khattiya "Seh Daeng" Sawasdipol.
He confirmed his earlier statement that Khattiya took him and a group of 20 red guards to China in March, 2009 and paid for their expenses. He did not clarify whether the arms training took place abroad.