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 Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng told the shocked host, Anchalee Paireerak, that he had shot Thongchai Yenprasert, a former [...] The post Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on…
A former Thai MP, Chalong Reawraeng, allegedly shot and killed a local official, Thongchai Yenprasert, in the southern province of Nonthaburi. After the incident, Chalong confessed to the act on a YouTube livestream, which was being hosted by political pundit Anchalee Paireerak. Thongchai, a retired police colonel and president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation, died in the hospital from a neck wound.
Chalong's driver was also injured, suffering a gunshot wound to the arm and hand. The two men were reportedly involved in a personal dispute, with Thongchai allegedly pushing Chalong and telling him he didn't want to talk. Chalong claimed he pulled his gun out, but Thongchai's driver had also drawn his weapon and pointed it at him, prompting Chalong to fire.
Chalong was initially arrested but later allowed to hold a press conference at a police station, where he tried to explain the events, describing Thongchai as a "good friend" and saying he did not intend to shoot him.
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