Fallout from Ja New attack hurts govtSirawith Seritiwat is seen seriously hurt after being beaten by four men with baseball bats on Friday. Mr Sirawith suffered a broken nose, wounds to the head and optic nerve system injuries which left him unable to see. The attack on Mr Sirawith was politically motivated. As a matter of fact, Thailand has a long history of political violence under military dictatorship or democratic rule. And whistle-blower Ekkayuth Anchanbutr went missing without trace in 2013 during the government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Source: Bangkok Post June 30, 2019 22:48 UTC