Nonthaburi: Anchalee reveals the moment Chalong Riangrang called her first after the incident, recounting the issue of demanding 11 million baht. He tried to calm her down before calling the police to control the situation.
According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Anchalee Pairirak revealed after visiting Mr. Chalong Riangrang, the former MP who shot the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization chairman, that she was the first person to answer Mr. Chalong's phone call after the incident. She stated that Mr. Chalong called her during the call and recounted what had happened. She could only try to calm him down and ask his location. However, since she was hosting a live broadcast at the time, she lowered the microphone volume to prevent viewers from knowing his whereabouts.
Mr. Chalong recounted that after the shooting, he left and discussed the 11 million baht debt, but the other party remained silent, acting as if he weren't human. He then vented his feelings. Meanwhile, he had his news editor call the police. When the police arrived, he heard the entire conversation because he was still on the phone. At that time, the police asked for the gun from Mr. Chalong, and he said, "Give the gun to the police." After the bullets were removed, he asked again, "Do you still want to talk to me, Mr. Chalong?" When Mr. Chalong said yes, he continued the conversation. After that, the police invited Mr. Chalong into the car, and he told him to get in the car with the police, and that he would come to see them after the job was done.
Normally, they don't discuss politics within Nonthaburi province, but they have talked about politics at the national level. They've never discussed his illness either. Just a moment ago, inside the interrogation room, Mr. Chalong ate chicken basil rice with a fried egg, took medication for a blood disorder, and then had iced coffee. The police are currently formally questioning him.
As for myself, I came today because the police called me in to ask why Mr. Chalong called me first. At that time, I didn't want to interview Mr. Chalong live, and there had just been a mass shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi. I was scared, so I tried to calm Mr. Chalong down, saying, "It's good that you called me. Otherwise, you might have lost your temper, more people might have been harmed, and the situation could have escalated even more."