ANN/THE NATION – A Thai soldier faces 21 days in jail, along with a raft of other penalties, for threatening a motorist with his gun.
The announcement by the Royal Thai Armed Forces yesterday came after a video clip published on the ‘Satisfied to fight’ Facebook page on Friday went viral.
The clip shows a soldier holding up his gun to threaten another motorist for overtaking.
In response, Chief of Defence Forces Ge neral Songwit Noonpackdee ordered the soldier’s detention on Saturday and the setting up of a committee to investigate the case.
Armed forces spokesman Lieutenant-General Teerapong Pattamasingh Na Ayuthaya said the soldier had violated several military regulations, including disobeying a commander’s order, failing to observe good manners, using rude language, threatening others and destroying the military’s image.
So far, disciplinary actions lined up for the accused include a 21-day detention, no pension contribution for this fiscal year, 15-day disciplinary training and no carrying of weapons.
Teerapong said the division the soldier has been assigned to has acknowledged his misdemeanour and apologised to the motorist.
