Thai diplomat called back to Bangkok
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The Foreign Ministry has called back a female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel - as a precaution for her safety, after she was reported to have been threatened.
Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said yesterday the ministry ordered First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt Kakanang Amaranand back to provide extra information about what happened and for her safety, because there were threatening messages towards the Thai diplomat.
Jakkrit commented on Monday that the diplomat acted in self-defence and that Thai Ambassador to Egypt Chalit Manittayakul had defended Kakanang’s character.
Kakanang was accused by Egyptian woman Rana Ashraf and her lawyer husband of being drunk and assaulting her at the Kempinski Hotel in Cairo last Thursday.
