PATTAYA - Police arrested three men after a German tourist was beaten to the ground and kicked early on Tuesday morning by a gang on Beach Road.
The attack was caught on video. About 10 men were involved, police said. They were searching for the other offenders.
The video showed some of the men were dressed as motorcycle taxi drivers.
The victim of the assault was identified as David Lelonek, 40, a German national, by Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Muang Pattaya, a rescue volunteer unit. The attack was reported to the rescue team around 4am.
Mr Lelonek told Pattaya police via an interpreter that he did not know why they attacked him. He had managed to flee on a motorcycle to seek help. (continues below)
A gang of men attack German tourist David Lelonek on Beach Road early Tuesday morning. (Photo: Pattaya City Police Facebook account)
Police said the victim had declined to press charges against the attackers, but they would take legal action anyway because the incident had damaged the city's tourist image.
Police said they had arrested three men allegedly involved in the assault, using the information seen in the video. They were identified only as Bandit, 26, Thawatchai, 25 and Pichitchai, 18. They were tracking down the others.
The police investigation was ongoing.