A woman complained to the Defense Minister that her husband, a sergeant, had physically abused her for years. She had complained to her superiors that he was just punished by making her do 50 push-ups and then the matter was hushed up. The Director-General of the Defense Ministry confirmed that an investigation committee would be set up. If it is found that she is guilty, she will be punished accordingly. There is absolutely no protection. Ms. Chalida Phalamatt (Ton Or Pen-Nung) along with the complainant, who is the wife of a sergeant major, traveled to submit a letter to the Minister of Defense to complain about the case in which the complainant was physically assaulted by her husband who claimed to be a sergeant major. Ms. Chalida said that she brought the victim to file a complaint today because the perpetrator was a sergeant in the military and a bus driver. The perpetrator, who was her husband, had changed his behavior and started using violence against his wife. Throughout the past, the victim tried to file a complaint with her superiors, but she never received justice. The most severe punishment the perpetrator received was to do 50 push-ups. More importantly, the perpetrator never felt remorseful and challenged the victim to file a complaint by claiming that he was not afraid because there were people helping him. This kind of statement 'I would like to ask the commanders to consider this matter carefully. Even though the commanders think that the subordinates are doing a good job, behind their backs they have been violent towards the family and even impersonating the commanders. I think this is highly inappropriate, so I would like them to consider this matter. I would also like government agencies to give importance to the families of their personnel and not to use violence.' Ms. A (pseudonym) said that her husband had physically abused her many times in the past and was addicted to gambling. Her husband's relatives had also physically abused her, while her husband just stood there without helping her in any way. In the past, she had tried to support her family so that they could continue living, but the violent behavior that occurred was excessive, especially the physical abuse of her while she was in the car and the physical abuse in front of her child. She had complained to her employer several times about this and had also filed a police report, but the process had not progressed and she was still looked down upon as a clown when she complained to her employer. 'In the past, I felt that people were always on the side of the perpetrators, even though I was the victim and had never received justice. Therefore, I would like to file a complaint on this issue and request the highest punishment, which is to be dismissed from the civil service because my husband was hired through a referral, not through education, which caused him to lack discipline and behave violently towards his family,' said Ms. A. Then, a letter was submitted to Lt. Col. Thapana Uraiwan, the officer on duty, to receive the complain t in order to proceed with the relevant matters. On the other hand, Lt. Gen. Nattapol Kerdchuchuen, Director-General of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Defence (Director-General of the Finance Department), said about the case that he had ordered the establishment of an investigation committee and asked for confidence that the matter would be handled straightforwardly without any favors. He will call the perpetrator in for an initial discussion. Today, he has already ordered the perpetrator to return the mobile phone to the victim and for the perpetrator to sleep at the Finance Department while the investigation is underway. He also ordered the victim to return to her residence. -313 - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency