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Accused murderer Chalong in court, denied bail

Forensic police at the crime scene after former lawmaker Chalong Riewraeng allegedly shot dead Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administration Organisation, in Nonthaburi, on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

Police have charged politician Chalong Riewraeng with premeditated murder and other serious offences in the shooting death of the Nonthaburi provincial administration chief, and he was denied release on bail by the provincial court on Tuesday.

The Royal Thai Police Office said police at Rattanathibet station officially filed four charges against the former MP before taking him to the Nonthaburi Provincial Court on Tuesday, where he was denied release on bail and his detention extended.

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