Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
Summary
A former Thai member of parliament, Chalong Reawraeng, allegedly shot and killed Thongchai Yenprasert, a local official, in Nonthaburi province. Chalong called into a YouTube livestream to confess the shooting before he was arrested.Key Facts
- Chalong Reawraeng is a former MP of Nonthaburi province in southern Thailand.
- Thongchai Yenprasert was a retired police colonel and head of Nonthaburi’s local government body.
- Thongchai was shot in the neck and died in the hospital; his driver was also injured.
- Chalong called a political commentator’s YouTube livestream to admit the shooting.
- Chalong said he did not intend to shoot but fired when Thongchai’s driver pointed a gun at him.
- The shooting followed a recent mass shooting by a 14-year-old boy, but the two incidents are not connected.
- The event has led to more calls for stricter gun control in Thailand, which has high gun ownership rates.
- The Thai Prime Minister has ordered tighter gun law enforcement after recent shootings.
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