A troop of 100 monkeys kicked up a storm in Thailand on Sunday, ravaging a voter list for the upcoming constitution referendum at a temple in the northern province of Phichit. Local media reported that about 100 pig-tailed macaques stormed the open hall of Wat Hat Mun Krabue temple, a designated voting station for the upcoming referendum on Aug 7. According to the Bangkok Post, investigators were dispatched to the scene upon receiving a report on the incident. After reaching the temple, Pol Lt Col Banchob Uthayo, one of the investigators sent from the Tambon Yanyao police station, found five out of 15 voter list pages ripped apart. The macaques also tore up seven pages of guidelines on voting which were also pinned on a notice board.
Witnesses of the incident said they attempted to chase away the primates after seeing them raid the papers, but failed to save the documents. Villagers said the monkeys responsible for the damage lived in nearby bushes.
Banchob said the incident has been reported to his superiors and the provincial election committee had been notified.
The incident comes as two 8-year-old girls faced legal action for vandalism after tearing a voter registration list off a wall last week because they liked the pink paper it was printed on.
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