Prime Minister's residence attacker jailed for five days

BANGKOK, Feb 12 (TNA) - The man who thew bags of human waste and fermented fish over the wall into the home of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva earlier this month was sentenced to jail for five days.

Wiwitwin Teosawat, 42-year-old junk trader was arrested by Metropolitan Police Division 5 police on Friday at his house in the Nawamin area of Bangkok.

He confessed that he was the person who tossed the bags of foul-smelling excrement and fermented fish into the grounds of the premier’s home in Bangkok’s upscale Sukhumvit area.

Mr Wiwitwin said he did it because he was frustrated with the police and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials who ignored his complaints about group of people who who always smoke cigarettes near his house. He said the smoke affected his daughter's health.

He said that he did it alone and that it had nothing to do with politics.

Mr Wiwitwin said he also used silimar action at residence of Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra.

The police said they believed Mr Wiwitwin was the only assailant and targeted the prime minister's house because the premier is an important figure. He said he is not a man with mental problems as police had earlier suggested.

Police also asked the court to issue an order barring him from the prime minister's residence to prevent him from repeating his attack.

The Court finally sentenced Mr Wiwitwin to jail for 10 days but his jail term was halved to five days because he confessed to the wrongdoing.

He will be jailed at Thong Lor Police Station for five days.(TNA)