PUBLISHED : 31 Dec 2023 at 20:56
Police have pressed four charges against a police officer who allegedly shot dead a 30-year-old businessman who hired him as a driver on an expressway in Wang Thonglang district late on Friday night.
Pol Col Jessada Yangnok, commander of Wang Thong Lang police station, said investigators on Sunday sent Pol Lt Narongwat Thachata, former deputy inspector of Hua Mak station, to be remanded in custody at the Criminal Court, the start of his 12-day detention period.
Pol Lt Narongwat is charged with premeditated murder, shooting a firearm in a public area, carrying a gun and owning a gun without permission.
The Criminal Court approved his detention and the investigation is now being expanded.
Police have…
