Two election candidates filed separate complaints with police Sunday after their election posters were vandalised, as were many others around the country.
Chalong Khanlert, a candidate running in Kalasin's Constituency 1 under the banner of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), lodged a complaint with Muang Kalasin police after several of his campaign posters put up in central Kalasin were vandalised.
The posters feature him and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is the party's prime ministerial candidate for the March 24 general election.
He said the pictures of Gen Prayut on the posters were the target of vandalism with holes cut by sharp objects or by rubber bullets.
He believed such behaviour spoiled the election climate. (Story continues below)
Mr Chalong said the PPRP is focusing on presenting policies that benefit the people and the party's candidates are friendly to candidates from other parties.
Pol Maj Somsong Wiangpati said an initial check found that six campaign posters featuring Mr Chalong and Gen Prayut in Kalasin municipality were vandalised.
Police were checking footage from surveillance cameras and looking for clues from witnesses to track down the perpetrators.
In Phayao, Kadpol Urbsuksiri, a Democrat Party election candidate running in Phayao's Constituency 2, Sunday filed a complaint with the Chiang Kham district chief after his campaign poster was vandalised.
The pictures of him and Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on the poster were damaged by a sharp object, Mr Kadpol, a former Phayo deputy governor.
He added that vandalising posters was symbolic of violence.
Mr Kadpol said that he decided to run as an election candidate after retiring from the civil service because he wanted to make sure development projects he previously initiated would continue uninterrupted.
