BANGKOK — A senator in Thailand on Tuesday formally requested a parliamentary investigation into a veteran politician and former army chief who struck a television reporter on the head after she asked him a question.
Prawit Wongsuwon, 79, a lawmaker and former deputy premier who was involved in the last two coups in Thailand, hit the female reporter on Friday while surrounded by journalists, video footage of which was widely circulated.
A notorious political dealmaker and a central figure in Thailand's two decades of political strife... Читать дальше...