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A Thailand parliamentary investigation has been formally requested into veteran politician and former military chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he hit a journalist final week.
The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) chief struck the ThaiPBS reporter on the pinnacle final week after she requested him a query in regards to the new prime minister.
A PPRP occasion spokesman stated Prawit knew the journalist nicely and has apologised, saying he “was teasing her as somebody who he’s near”. Thai PBS have demanded that Prawit “take duty for his alleged makes an attempt to intimidate a reporter”.
The Thai Broadcast Journalists Association and the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand have submitted a letter to the decrease home speaker to begin investigating whether or not Prawit’s motion violated the MP’s ethics conduct.
