Mueang district, Chonburi —
Several Thai vendors were injured, reportedly after brawling with members of the Chonburi City Council over selling spot rearrangements at a local market.
Mueang police rushed to halt a violent fight between Thai vendors and what appeared to be members of Chonburi City Council, according to the vendors’ claims, at a local market in front of Chonburi City Hall on Wednesday, October 5th.
Two vendors, Mr. Weera Nakacharoonsit, 73, and his relative Mr. Sukij Nakacharoonsit, 43, were found at the scene. They both sustained non-life-threatening injuries, claiming they were physically assaulted by a group of Chonburi City Council members who fled after the incident.
Sukij told Mueang police he was a street vendor at this market for a long time. However, the council members came up to him on Wednesday, telling him to move to a new spot at the market, which enraged him because he did not like the new spot. He then quarreled with the officials, which ultimately escalated into a brawl.
Mueang police said they would summon both sides for questioning to be fair and examine CCTV footage to find who exactly started the brawl.
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