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PM orders killer former MP in cuffs after rebuking police for allowing him to talk with reporters without restraint
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Furious Anutin demands answers after ex-MP Chalong Riengrang gives interviews without handcuffs following the fatal PAO shooting. PM brands him a murderer, orders no special treatment and launches gun checkpoints nationwide.
Key facts
- Furious Anutin demands answers after ex-MP Chalong Riengrang gives interviews without handcuffs following the fatal PAO shooting
- Anutin demands no special treatment as police face criticism over Chalong’s conduct after fatal shooting
- Anutin says firearm carrying permits have expired as Chalong’s possession of a gun draws scrutiny
- PM pushes tougher gun laws as welfare firearms programme and Chalong’s party status face review
- Governors ordered to establish gun checkpoints nationwide as police face action over suspect’s treatment
- Nonthaburi officials ordered to accelerate murder case as nationwide firearm enforcement is tightened
Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has blasted police after former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riengrang appeared to hold a relaxed press conference just hours after allegedly gunning down PAO President Pol Col Thongchai Yenprasert. Anutin branded Chalong a murderer and demanded to know why he was neither handcuffed nor treated like a murder suspect. He ordered police to move decisively, with no leniency or political favouritism.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered decisive action against former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riengrang following a fatal political shooting. He demanded swift action without leniency, favouritism or special treatment for the former lawmaker.