Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng is accused of shooting former police official Thongchai Yenprasert, who later died in hospital. He called a political commentator on a YouTube livestream to confess the killing and was subsequently arrested. The incident, occurring days after a mass school shooting, has intensified discussion on Thailand’s gun‑control policies.
- ▪Chalong Reawraeng allegedly shot Thongchai Yenprasert outside his office, causing the victim’s death and injuring his driver.
- ▪He informed a YouTube livestream host of the act during the broadcast, after which he was arrested.
- ▪Chalong held a press conference at a police station, claiming the shooting was unintentional and stemmed from a personal dispute.
- ▪The shooting follows a recent school massacre that prompted the Thai prime minister to tighten gun‑law enforcement.
- ▪The case has revived debate over Thailand’s high rate of civilian gun ownership.
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Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTubeImage source, ReutersByThanyarat Doksone, Reporting fromBangkok and Joel Guinto, Reporting fromSingaporePublished9 minutes agoA 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 police official, outside Thongchai's office.Thongchai, who was hit in the neck died in hospital.
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