Bangkok Post
Former MP blames debt dispute for shooting of PAO president
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Former MP Chalong Riewraeng cited a debt dispute as prompting him to fatally shoot Nonthaburi Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chief Thongchai Yenprasert on Monday, a senior officer said.
Key facts
- Pol Lt Gen Wattana Yeejeen, commander of Provincial Police Region 1, said Mr Chalong claimed Thongchai had refused to repay an outstanding debt.
- Former MP Chalong Riewraeng cited a debt dispute as prompting him to fatally shoot Nonthaburi Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chief Thongchai Yenprasert on Monday, a senior officer said.
- The officer did not specify the amount, but earlier reports said the sum was 11 million baht.
- Thongchai, 71, a former police officer with the rank of police colonel, was pronounced dead at Phranangklao Hospital about four and a half hours after the shooting, which occurred at about 11am in the PAO office in Nonthaburi's Muang
Summary
Pol Lt Gen Wattana Yeejeen, commander of Provincial Police Region 1, said Mr Chalong claimed Thongchai had refused to repay an outstanding debt.
The officer did not specify the amount, but earlier reports said the sum was 11 million baht.