Scandal at TV Channel 7 – Bangkok
The news highlighting today’s press in Thailand is the resignation of Mr.Yongsak N.Songkhla, technical director of Channel 7 referee team.
Mr. Songkhla presented official letter of resignation following the suspension of 2 officials accused of ‘not paying attention in the scoring’ during one particular bout during last sunday’s broadcast, stating he took the decision to support the 2 colleagues that in his opinion got punished without substantial reasons.
This is quite an exceptional event, and shows on more time the enourmous amount of pressure muay thai judges/referees have to cope with: we remember that not long ago one official working the same position of Mr. Songkhla at Lumpinee got seriously harmed during an ambush at the stadium’s gate, that left a security guard shot dead.
Many important names from muay thai world are now pointing at the spreading corruption caused by the gambling , even mentioning the era ruled with iron fist by Klaew Thanikul as a better and cleaner time.
