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Woman accuses PM’s security team of assault

A former election candidate has filed a complaint against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s security detail, accusing them of assaulting her during the premier’s visit to Ratchaburi on Monday.

Wanthana Othong, 62, was accompanied by her lawyer in lodging the complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau on Tuesday.

Wanthana Othong, 62, a former Puea Chart Party election candidate, is dragged from the roadside where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha passed by during his visit to Ratchaburi on Monday. TV Screen Capture

Ms Wanthana said she was dragged away by uniformed and plain-clothed personnel from the roadside where she had been waiting to air complaints to Gen Prayut about her job as a vendor in Bang Pong district of Ratchaburi.

A video clip released on social media showed two female police officers in uniform pulling her away while another officer used…

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