Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.
Former Thai MP Chalong Reawraeng is accused of shooting dead a local official, Thongchai Yenprasert, outside Thongchai's office near Bangkok. Chalong then called a YouTube livestream to inform the host, political pundit Anchalee Paireerak, of his actions. Thongchai, a former police colonel and president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation, died from a neck wound.
His driver was also injured. Chalong was arrested but allowed to hold a press conference at a police station, where he briefly explained his actions while smoking. He claimed Thongchai had pushed him and said he did not intend to shoot, but later admitted to killing Thongchai after the victim's driver pointed a gun at him. Chalong and Thongchai had a personal dispute.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expressed shock at the treatment of Chalong by police and vowed to pursue full legal action against him. The incident occurred a day after a 14-year-old boy killed eight people in a mass shooting, adding to concerns over gun control in Thailand.
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