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‘Rambo Isan’ resigns over audio clip scandal to save Prayut

Seksakol “Rambo Isan” Atthawong (centre) walks behind Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to a meeting in Government House on April 5, 2022 to discuss the high price of lottery tickets. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Seksakol Atthawong has quit his post as an assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office minister after a leaked audio recording appeared to suggest he was offering lottery ticket quotas in exchange for a loan for a political campaign.

Mr Seksakol, known as “Rambo Isan”, said the clip could damage the “image and credibility” of people working for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, and his resignation would take effect on Tuesday.

“I don’t want to be a malfunctioning cog which disrupts the progress of the government mechanism,” he…

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