Prawit Wongsuwan lashed out at a journalist from public broadcaster on Friday as she asked him about the appointment of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the kingdom's new prime minister. The 79-year-old was seen in a video hitting Duangthip Yiamphop several times around the head as he left a building, demanding "What are you asking? What? What?" Bangkok: Thailand’s parliament said it would investigate a senior politician and former army chief after he was filmed slapping a reporter as she tried to ask him questions. Prawit Wongsuwan lashed out at a journalist from public broadcaster on Friday as she asked him about the appointment of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the kingdom’s new prime minister.
The 79-year-old was seen in a video hitting Duangthip Yiamphop several times around the head as he left a building, demanding “What are you asking? What? What?” Prawit, Thailand’s army chief in the early 2000s, was one of the architects of the 2014 coup that ousted Paetongtarn’s aunt, then-PM Yingluck Shinawatra. He went on to serve as deputy prime minister under the military-backed government that ruled until last year. The Thai parliament said in a statement that it would investigate the slapping after Thai.
PBS made a formal complaint. Prawit could potentially face suspension as an MP or even a lifetime ban if he is found guilty of a serious ethical violation.The Thai Journalists’ Association condemned Prawit for using “violence against a journalist”.
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