Former sex tycoon who is leading Thailand's fight against corruption

As the super-pimp who once ran Thailand's biggest brothel empire and then exposed the police kickbacks he had to pay for it to flourish, Chuvit Kamolvisit feels uniquely qualified to lead the country's fight against corruption.

And in his quest to win a parliament seat in elections this Sunday, the 49-year-old one-time massage parlor king is betting a public tired of divisive, hypocritical leaders will agree.

Politicians "are like diapers - you have to change them," Chuvit said in an interview, referring to a campaign poster that features him cradling a toddler. "Otherwise it's too dirty."

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