Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host - a political pundit - of what he had done.
Former Thai MP Chalong Reawraeng is alleged to have shot and killed former police official Thongchai Yenprasert in the southern province of Nonthaburi. After the incident, Chalong called a political pundit named Anchalee Paireerak, who was hosting a live YouTube stream, to confess to the killing. Thongchai, a retired police colonel and PAO president, died in the hospital from a neck wound.
His driver was also shot and injured in the arm and hand. Chalong was arrested but allowed to hold a press conference at a police station, where he claimed Thongchai had been furious with him over a personal dispute. Chalong said he had intended to talk to Thongchai, but when the latter pushed him and said he didn't want to talk, Chalong pulled out his gun. However, Thongchai's driver also pulled out a gun and pointed it at Chalong, prompting him to fire.
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