Former MP arrested after PAO president slain
Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewraeng was arrested after a man stormed into the provincial administration organisation office and shot dead the PAO president, Thongchai Yenprasert, on Monday morning.
Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewraeng was arrested on Monday morning after allegedly shooting and killing PAO president Thongchai Yenprasert at the provincial administration organisation office in Muang district. The incident occurred around 11am when Chalong forced his way into the office and fired several shots at the PAO president.
Police report that Chalong made a phone call to Anchalee Paireerak, a TV anchor, during the incident, telling her he had fired five shots at Pol Col Thongchai. Anchalee instructed him to drop the weapon and wait for the police at the PAO office as local staff called Rattanathibet police station. Chalong reportedly claimed he shot the PAO chief after Thongchai refused to repay 11 million baht he believed the president owed him.
Chalong, a well-known politician in Nonthaburi, previously served as an MP for the Thai Citizen Party and later the Pheu Thai Party, before being defeated in the 2023 election under the Bhumjaithai banner. He was subsequently arrested and taken to Rattanathibet police station.
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