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Reward offered for information on shooting of SAO election candidate in Nakhon Si Thammarat
14 Sept 12:39 Key points summarised by AI
- A 50,000 baht reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of two perpetrators who shot an SAO election candidate in Nakhon Si Tham Thammarat.
- Candidate Chaiyuth Kaewboonthong sustained serious injuries after being shot by two men on a motorcycle while campaigning for the upcoming sub-district administrative organization (SAO) chief election.
- Police are actively investigating the shooting, possessing clues about the perpetrators, and have also arrested two individuals on suspicion of vote-buying in the same province.
- The SAO elections, the first since the 2014 coup, are set to take place nationwide with a vast number of candidates vying for various local posts.
