Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing new scrutiny for the alleged misconduct of his security employees. Yesterday, The Thaiger reported on a woman charged with causing chaos in public because the prime minister passed. But now, former Puea Chart Party election candidate, Wanthana Othong, is telling her facet of the story. She has filed a complaint in opposition to PM Prayut’s safety team, claiming she was assaulted in the course of the prime minister’s visit to Ratchaburi on Monday.
Wanthana and her lawyer filed the complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau yesterday. The report claims that Wanthana was ready by the roadside as a private citizen and local vendor, not as a politician when she was assaulted by the prime minister’s security.
A vendor within the Bang Pong district of Ratchaburi, Wanthana went to air her grievances to the Prime Minister about her job. But when she tried, she claims she was forcefully removed from the roadside by uniformed and plain-clothed security personnel.
A video clip circulating on social media captured two feminine cops in uniform dragging the 62 year outdated lady away. A third officer attempted to protect her with an umbrella to cover the action from witnesses or cameras.
After being manhandled and hauled away, the previous election candidate mentioned she suffered from a swollen arm from the tough police officers. She claims the damage prevented her from working as a vendor.
Police said the girl insulted the prime minister and blocked the street in front of a neighborhood corridor in the central province of Ratchaburi 10 minutes before the PM arrived at the scene. They say she rushed to the center of the street and raised a three-finger salute, while loudly complaining about the PM’s work.
According to the police, two policewomen and one policeman tried to steer Wantana to move but she refused and tried to get back on the street. Wantana continued to shout on the PM so one of the policewomen lined her mouth. One officer claimed that Wantana bit her finger when she coated her mouth.
Wanthana claims it wasn’t her who shouted vitriol at Prayut as his motorcade. Try before you buy said there were a few women shouting close to her who weren’t followers of the federal government. Wanthana means that perhaps the police heard them shouting profanity and thought it was her.
She maintained that she was not there to make hassle or rally towards the prime minister, however was hoping to have a chance to complain about her job, although the specifics of her grievance were not named.
Wanthana stood in the 2019 general election in Ratchaburi’s Constituency four for the Puea Chart Party, which was allied with the Pheu Thai Party..