Thai political party deputy leader arrested for alleged murder
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested the deputy leader of the Thai Local Power Party, Prasopchoke Nimruang, today (Tuesday) in connection with the murder of a vice mayor of a Tambon Administrative Organisation (TAO) in Nakhon Nayok Province and a driver in February this year.
A group of gunmen opened fire at the car of the mayor of Bang Somboon TAO, Dr. Yannakorn Toprayoon, killing the vice mayor, Somchai Muangkart, and the mayor’s driver, Watchara Nutdaeng. The mayor was seriously injured.
The shooting took place on the Pak Tho-Bang Prang road in Mueang district of Nakhon Nayok Province on February 14th.
CSD police later arrested a number of suspected gunmen who, during their questioning, implicated Prasopchoke for allegedly ordering the murder of the mayor.
Prasopchoke was taken into police custody at the Centra by Centara Hotel at the Chaengwattana government complex. He has been charged with hiring gunmen to murder the mayor and aiding and abetting suspects in their escape.
