Singaporean man attacked by Chinese businessman in Bangkok

A Singaporean man sought help from a well-known lawyer after Thai police ignored an attack by a Chinese businessman in Bangkok six months ago. The Singaporean alleges police are ignoring the assault because the Chinese man has monetary and political influence.
The Singaporean man named Tony urged the Thai lawyer, Ronnarong Kaewphet, to assist him comply with up on the assault case that he filed at the Sa Mae Dam and Tha Kham Police Stations six months in the past.
According to Tony, he and his friends were dining and ingesting alcohol with the Chinese businessman at a restaurant in the Sa Mae Dam neighbourhood within the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok on September 14 final 12 months.
As the night progressed, Tony advised that the Chinese man contact his chauffeur or someone else to pick him up, as he was heavily intoxicated. A woman, whom Tony had not met earlier than, then arrived to collect the Chinese man.
Tony greeted the girl with a knuckle bump and told her that she was lovely. Suddenly, the Chinese man hit him on the head with a plate and tried to hit him again earlier than one other friend intervened.
Tony said he didn’t know if there was a relationship between the Chinese man and the woman or why he got attacked.
The sufferer claimed that a knuckle bump is a standard Chinese method of greeting. He did it only to greet her and didn’t touch or try to harass her. Invitation only added that he complimented the girl simply to be pleasant.
Tony went to a hospital to get treated for the wound on his head but the Chinese man adopted him and hit him on the head again. Tony added that the injuries had been critical and he required over 40 stitches.
The Singaporean reported that he is now frightened of travelling to Thailand as a end result of the Chinese man is wealthy and influential. He reckons he is conscious of a lot of high-ranking police officers who’ve made the case disappear.
The lawyer, Ronnarong, later took Tony to file a complaint at the Metropolitan Police Bureau. The commander of the Metro Police, Anuwat Suvarnabhumi, acquired the report and promised to investigate the case and supply justice to both events..