Ex-Thai MP fatally shoots local official over money row
Police said the suspected shooter, former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang, fired at the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization in Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, because of a disagreement over borrowed money.
A former Thai lawmaker shot and killed a provincial official in Nonthaburi, a city near Bangkok, over a disagreement about money, police said. Chalong Riewrang, the ex-lawmaker, fired at Thongchai Yenprasert, the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization, after refusing to discuss the issue, according to his own account.
Thongchai later died from his injuries at a hospital. The motive was personal, police lieutenant general Wattana Yijin said, adding that Chalong pulled his gun after Thongchai's driver pointed a weapon at him. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul condemned the act, noting that only on-duty officials are legally allowed to carry guns in public.
He vowed to pursue full legal action against the ex-lawmaker, describing him as a murderer. The dispute involved several million baht, equivalent to tens of thousands of US dollars, stemming from a long-standing disagreement over borrowed money.
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