Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn said she should take legal action for what he described as a violation of Icelandic law.
Thai netizens, however, are split on the incident, with some supporting the irate chef and others calling his behaviour distasteful.
A Thai man claiming to be the owner of the restaurant live-streamed himself driving Pornthip out of the venue while criticising her work in the Upper house. Somchai, however, confirmed that the man who chased Pornthip out of the restaurant was its chef, not its owner.
The chef had no right to claim to be the restaurant’s owner or to chase someone out of it, Somchai said.
Somchai said the incident was a violation of Pornthip’s rights. The owner of a restaurant has the right not to serve a customer food, but chasing a customer away and live-streaming the incident on social media is a clear violation of computer-related laws, Somchai…
