Former MP gunman fined for smoking in police custody
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has fined former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewraeng 5,000 baht for smoking inside Rattanathibet Police Station, while the station itself was fined 3,000 baht for allowing the violation. DDC officials visited the station today, August 11, after images emerged of Chalong smoking inside a meeting room while in police custody. … The story Former MP gunman…
Chalong Riewraeng, a former member of Parliament, has been fined 5,000 baht for smoking inside Rattanathibet Police Station, where he was in police custody. The police station, which is a government building, is subject to a smoke-free policy under the 2017 Tobacco Products Control Act. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) issued the fine after images surfaced showing Chalong smoking without handcuffs while in police custody.
The DDC also fined the station 3,000 baht for allowing the violation. Chalong is currently accused of fatally shooting Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation chairman Police Colonel Thongchai Yenprasert, and faces charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, firing a gun without reasonable cause in a public area, and carrying a firearm without reasonable cause.
Critics have expressed concern over the fine, as Chalong was not handcuffed during the incident. Nonthaburi Governor Chetsada Mosigrat has dismissed allegations that Chalong received special treatment in police custody.
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