Second shooting in Thailand as former MP opens fire in government building
A former Thai MP, Chalong Reawraeng, confessed to shooting a man during a live-streamed phone conversation with a journalist. The suspect claimed the victim owed him money and refused to take responsibility.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the intersection of high-profile political figures and violent crime, further amplified by the use of social media in the aftermath.
Thanyarat Doksone Producer, BBC News Bangkok
We've trawled through the recording of Anchalee Paireerak's YouTube programme and her livestreamed phone conversation with Chalong, during which he confessed to shooting Thongchai.
"Please wait… It’s Brother Chalong Reawraeng," Anchalee says as she answers a call on her mobile phone. Chalong cannot be heard in the first part of the conversation.
"Brother Chalong Reawraeng, wait up - I’ll call you back, I’m on air" Anchalee says. "What’s the big story? What? What did you say? Why did you shoot him? And where are you? You shot him just now? And did he die? Did he die? You shot him in the head?
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