Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.
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"I didn't intend to shoot him."
— Chalong Riewrang , Politician
"He [Thongchai] then pushed me, saying 'I don't want to talk, I don't want to talk.'"
— Chalong Riewrang , Politician
"Did he die? Did he die? You shot him in the head? You need to wait there for the cops."
— Anchalee Paireerak , Influencer
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Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.
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