Senior police commander under fire for inappropriate remark about a female reporter.
Description
On 9 February 2023, the commander of the Immigration Police Bureau responded to a question from a female reporter at a news conference about an investigation into a criminal syndicate by abruptly changing the subject and asking her if she has a husband, and what kind of man she was looking for. His bizarre comment, captured on many livestreams and TV news reports, was widely criticized as inappropriate and misogynist, prompting him to publicly apologize on the following day.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Reporter
Status of journalists
Full time
Gender
Female
Age
Unknown
Country
Bangkok
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan (??.?.?.?????????????? ??????????)
Background (state actor or non state actor)
State actor (Police officer, Military officer, Government, public institution, etc)
Gender
Male
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
Yes
Date of incident
Year of incident
2023
Type of incident
Verbal Intimidation
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