They were then taken for questioning in front of Phuket police chief Pol Maj General Wisan Panmanee. The men were charged by police with damaging, or rendering useless, property belongedto another person, threatening another person and illegal possession of a gun. The charges followed an attack on the ambulance with a knife and an axe as it was driving on Chalerm Phrakiat King Rama 9 road in Muang district on May 20. Damage estimated at Bt50,000 was caused to the back windshield of the ambulance, its two side windows and the hood cover. When he was asked why he didn’t just drive them off the road, Detnarong said he was trained to save people and it was inappropriate to use an ambulance to cause harm.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2019 14:02 UTC