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EXPLAINED: Hurt journos want riot cops probed | Rare Historical Photos

Riot police block Din So Road to prevent demonstrators from marching to the Apec summit venue on Nov 18. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

A representative of four photojournalists injured in a clash between riot police and anti-government protesters on Din So Road during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit filed a petition on day to probe allegations of police brutality.

Pongpiphat Banchanont, a senior editor of the online news outlet The Matter, filed a petition with the House Committee on Political Development, Mass Communications and Public Participation seeking a probe into the incident where riot-control police allegedly assaulted journalists on Nov 18.

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