Yongyuth to question Chalong about 'threats' on clip

The law prohibits MPs from interfering in a government official’s work. If found guilty, the MP can be disqualified.
Chalong, a Pheu Thai MP for Nonthaburi, had earlier admitted that the clip was indeed a recording of his conversation with Charoen Jaichon, but denied that he was threatening him.
Charoen was recently transferred from his post in Kanchanaburi.
National Parks chief Damrong Phidet said yesterday that Charoen’s transfer had nothing to do with the conflict with Chalong but was a regular move to prevent corruption or moves to build a network among national park officers. He said the transfer had been scheduled since late last year and that he heard about the clip in January.
House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said he had not received a report about the matter.
Yongyuth, meanwhile, declined to say whether Chalong had damaged his party’s reputation, saying he would need to hear the MP’s side of the story first.
He could not say whether Chalong’s behaviour had violated any laws.
At Government House yesterday, in response to reporter’s questions about Chalong’s case, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said: “Which Chalong? I don’t know.”
On Tuesday, Chalong told the press that he wanted to arbitrate a conflict between Charoen and a friend who was unfairly accused of encroaching on 70 rai of land in the national park.