Daily News Thai Caption: Associates of a politician?

 

Daily News reported that they were contacted by a Grab driver called Sinpachai or Neung, aged 41, who claimed he was physically assaulted by people working for a well known provincial politician.

 

Neung said he was with his girlfriend enjoying themselves at a Pak Kret nightclub just after midnight on Saturday night.

 

A burly man on a table of ten nearby suddely pushed a chair in his direction for no reason prompting an exchange of words. neugh said they were wearing jackets that identified them as working for a provincial councillor in a certain province.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The situation was soon over and before going home Neung was having a cigarette outside when he saw the other party get into a Ford with Uthai Thani plates and a Yaris with Rayong plates.

 

He was asked why he was following them. He pointed out he was just smoking a cigarette and minding his own business.

 

he was then attacked by 7-8 individuals who piled out of the cars and assaulted him in the head.

 

Neung went to the press fearing that the alleged assailant's political connections would protect them against prosecution.

 

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21 minutes ago, webfact said:

Neung went to the press fearing that the alleged assailant's political connections would protect them against prosecution.

 

conclusion:  sinpachai or maybe neung  would not have gone to the police if his assailants had no political connections

It's either the case going cold or him. That's how things are being done here when dialing with some "politicians".

 

Storm in a tea cup over nothing.

He is likely correct. Politics equates to power here, and the law seems to have little interest in pursuing those in a position of power, unless there is international news, or a great embarrassment to this weak, feeble and morally bankrupt administration.