Bangkok, Rajab 28, 1435, May 27, 2014, SPA -- A former minister in Thailand's ousted government was arrested in front of more than 100 foreign journalists and photographers Tuesday, after openly defying a summons by the country's military rulers to turn himself in, dpa reported. A dozen soldiers and police escorted former education minister Chaturon Chaisaeng out of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) shortly after he challenged the military government that seized power on Thursday. "I am willing to be arrested and to defend myself in court," Chaturon told a packed audience at the FCCT minutes before his arrest. He faces up to two years in jail for defying a Friday summons to turn himself in within 24 hours. --SPA 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w