Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Mayor Of Ban Pong In Phrao

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Arrest warrant issued for former Mayor of Ban Pong in Phrao

Chiang Mai Mail reporters

A nation-wide arrest warrant has been issued for former Ban Pong Mayor, Siroj Chompoorat for the murder of the Permanent Secretary of Ban Pong, Kritipong Srichai.

Police in Mae Faek were called to the report of a fire to find the body of Kritipong Srichai, 41 years old, inside a burning pickup truck on the outskirts of Phrao District on April 24. Mrs. Rosada Srichai informed police that her husband had called her to tell her he planned to have drinks with the former Mayor before he disappeared.

Chiang Mai Provincial Police Deputy Commander Pol Col Panudetch Boonruang worked with the investigative team to arrest two suspects in the murder; Pradit Sutha, 38, a former member of Tambon Ban Pong Municipality, and Sompetch Chaikham, 43, a former deputy mayor of Tambon Ban Pong. They confessed that they had worked together with the former Mayor to shoot Kritipong.

Tambon Ban Pong was upgraded to a Municipality in March of this year and new elections resulted in the new Mayor, Chak Wongkhamma, being elected. It is believed that the former Mayor was angry with the Permanent Secretary for not backing him in the new election.

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-- Chiang Mai Mail 2010/05/04

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