Thai Examiner
Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo
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Key facts
- Conservatives punch and kick Burmese migrant leader Weera Saengthong, striking him with a helmet
- Burmese migrant workers demand closure of identity centres as two royalist groups confront protesters
- Royalist protesters punch and kick Burmese migrant leader as police witness violent Bangkok confrontation
- Police escort attacked migrant leader to safety as royalist chief questions his immigration status
- Royalist leader demands Burmese protest organiser’s deportation but denies involvement in violent assault
- People’s Party condemns attack on Burmese migrant leader and demands police prosecute attackers
Summary
### Bangkok UN protest turns violent. Conservatives punch and kick Burmese migrant leader Weera Saengthong, striking him with a helmet. Police step in. Royalist leaders demand deportation and warn against fresh protests. People’s Party demands prosecutions.
A Burmese migrant leader was beaten by Thai conservatives outside the United Nations office in Bangkok on Sunday. Weera Saengthong was punched, kicked and struck with a motorcycle helmet during a protest against migrant identity centres. Police intervened as attackers accused Burmese workers of causing trouble. Meanwhile, royalist leader Anon Klinkaew denied involvement but demanded Weera’s deportation. Another leader warned against further protests.
Two Thai royalist groups attacked a Burmese migrant workers’ leader outside the United Nations office in Bangkok on Sunday, November 1. Several men punched, slapped and kicked the protest organiser.