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PM Anutin orders full action in fatal PAO shooting despite ex-MP status
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called for police to pursue the case fully and without exception on Monday (August 10, 2026), after former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewrang allegedly shot Pol Col Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation ( PAO ), at the organisation’s office at about 11am.
Key facts
- Thongchai died, while his driver was injured.
- Chalong claimed that the shooting stemmed from a THB11 million dispute.
- According to Chalong, Thongchai had borrowed the money to fund an election campaign in 2008 and had also received his help on several occasions as a friend, without previously being asked for repayment or anything in return.
- Anutin told reporters at 3pm that investigators had opposed bail and that the case should be pursued fully, including a charge of carrying a firearm.
Summary
Thongchai died, while his driver was injured.
Anutin told reporters at 3pm that investigators had opposed bail and that the case should be pursued fully, including a charge of carrying a firearm.