Thai FM defends Thai diplomat in Cairo, saying she acted in self-defence
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A Thai diplomat in Egypt alleged to assault an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel acted in self-defence, Thai Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said Monday.
He quoted Kakanang Amaranand, first secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt as dismissing news reports in Egyptian media that she attacked and injured Rana Ashraf.
Ashraf was quoted as saying in a statement that “she pushed [Ashraf] on the couch, kicked her over five times in the face and head with her heels, pulled her hair out, bit her until she bled and through all of this my wife was not grabbing or attacking her.”
“Whenever we tried to pull her off, she would bite or pull harder. It was a completely one-sided fight.” He also alleged that Kakanang was drunken.
Jakkrit said Chalit Manittayakul, Thai ambassador to Egypt, said he has never saw that diplomat got so drunk that she has no self-control. However the embassy will investigate into the incident.
It is still not clear whether Ashraf has already filed compliant with police.
