PM urged to probe alleged insult to King

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012
PM urged to probe alleged insult to King

The Rak Phuket Club yesterday urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung to investigate claims that Thitinant Kaewchantranont, 63, a New Zealandresident Thai woman, made an improper gesture toward an image of His

Chalerm meanwhile dismissed speculation that Immigration Police had allowed Thitinant to leave the country, saying there was no record of that happening. Insisting that anyone found guilty would be punished without his intervention, he also said it was up to a psychiatrist to assess a claim that Thitinant suffers from mental health problems.