On Saturday the pair of eight-year-olds and other children came to play near the board on which the voter lists were attached. The two girls tore the lists from the board without knowing they were state assets.Police say they questioned the two girls and their parents in a relaxed manner. ReferendumPol Maj-General Damrong Petpong, chief of Kamphaeng Phet provincial police, said the voter lists were destroyed on Saturday during a monk-ordination ceremony at Hong Thong temple, which is near Wachirasarnsuksa School, where the polling station for the upcoming charter referendum is located. The girls were released without being charged for the destruction of state property.Damrong said the children were young and had no intention to commit a crime. A number of people were seen at the polling station, including some intoxicated adults, but also children.The police investigation into the incident found that the two girls, who lived not far away, normally came to the school every day to play with other children.
Source: The Nation Bangkok July 19, 2016 07:07 UTC