Assault suspect to do time
A drug convict who had been released early will have to serve his remaining prison term of 347 days after he was found to have broken the terms of his parole by engaging in a scuffle with anti-government protesters last month, the Corrections Department said in a statement yesterday.
"Charan Chong-on is expected to report to his parole office and go back to his cell in Pak Phanang Prison in Nakhon Si Thammarat," the statement said. The department yesterday revoked Charan's probation and required that he serve the rest of his jail term. Charan stepped into the limelight after he dressed up like an undercover policeman and beat up protesters at CentralWorld. The incident triggered criticism about the government's efforts to intimidate its opponents. It also prompted police to check Charan's records, leading to the discovery of his parole violation. Charan is presently a suspect in the police investigation into possible assault and disturbing the peace.
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