 Junta commander [[Sonthi Boonyaratglin]] confirmed that Deputy Prime Minister [[Chitchai Wannasathit]] and Defence Minister [[Thammarak Isaragura na Ayuthaya]] had been arrested.High-ranked civil servants were ordered to report to the council while governmental offices and banks would be closed on 20 September.A few hours after news of the coup broke, [[BBC News]] reported that the leader of the coup would be meeting with the king later in the day, although it was unclear at that time what King Bhumibol's position on the coup was.