Police Deputy Commander to Question MP in Assault Case
A Democrat Party MP is under investigation for allegedly punching a police lieutenant during an argument at a Buddhist ceremony in Nakhon Si Thammarat on August 13. Police will formally question Chaichangwit Detchdetcho regardless of his po
Police Deputy Commander Major General Surapong Thanomjit announced on August 13 that following an initial complaint, Police Lieutenant Thanongsak Sawatdigomol, Deputy Chief of Bang Hang Police Station in Nakhon Si Thammarat, filed a report of assault. The case has been assigned to Deputy Commander Pornchai Kanjorklin of Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Police, along with Region 8 Provincial Police Command investigators, who have already gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses at the incident location in Hua Khuan Village, Pariik Subdistrict, Thung Yai District, Nakhon Si Thammarat.
The incident occurred at 11:30 p.m. during a Buddhist merit-making ceremony for the mother of the Pariik Subdistrict Mayor. After the service ended, an argument broke out between Police Lieutenant Thanongsak and Chaichangwit Detchdetcho, a Member of Parliament and deputy leader of the Democrat Party, which escalated into a physical altercation involving a punch to the ear.
Police will call additional witnesses and summon Chaichangwit Detchdetcho for formal questioning. Investigators will examine all aspects of the incident, including whether the injured officer was dragged away from the scene. The commander emphasized that all persons involved will face prosecution regardless of rank, status, or political position, as everyone must be subject to the same law. He noted that such conduct is considered an affront to police honour and cited that Chaichangwit has faced prosecution and court judgement previously.
