Media darling, murder suspect ‘Uncle Pol’ attacks reporter live on TV

A murder suspect-turned-media superstar lost his cool yesterday and assaulted a journalist, prompting calls for his prosecution.

Two journalists’ associations yesterday condemned Chaipol Vipra, who’s surfed across tabloid front pages for months as “Uncle Pol,” after he placed Amarin TV’s Napas Praneetpolkrang in a headlock live on the air.

“Such actions against a journalist being harassed while seeking facts in good faith is utterly unacceptable,” read a joint statement from the Thai Journalists and Thai Broadcast Journalists associations. “This is considered violent obstruction of the media conducting its business and a threat toward people’s rights and liberty.”

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The groups also demanded 44-year-old Chaipol be prosecuted for assault.

The incident was caught on…