Chuvit attacked by 'protester' (videos)
Chuvit Kamolvisit, leader of the Rak Thailand Party, was attacked by a man while on the way to vote at polling unit 84 in Din Daeng district, reports said. Mr Chuvit was walking to the polling station from his home in Soi Ratchadapisek 3 when a man clad in black with a whistle bearing the colours of the national flag charged at him and hit him on the left side of the head. The man, believed to be to be an anti-government protester, was immediately removed from the scene by Mr Chuvit's guards.
The attacker, who suffered a head injury, fled on motorcycle. Mr Chuvit reportedly said that he would not file a police complaint or hold any grudge against the man, adding that he only cared about exercising his right to vote. He said protesters are wrong to obstruct other people from voting, and asked asked the media to convey his message to People's Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban. Those who do not like the government can simply tick the "no vote" box, he said.
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