Pol. Lt. Gen. Rutthapol Nawarat, Justice Minister, confirmed that the detention of Chalerm Riewrang involves no special treatment despite his status as a politician, adhering strictly to prison regulations.
At 06:35 on 12 Aug 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Lt. Gen. Rutthapol Nawarat, Minister of Justice, spoke at Sanam Luang regarding the detention of Chalerm Riewrang, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nonthaburi, who is accused of shooting Pol. Col. Thongchai Yenprasert, the Chief Executive of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization, resulting in his death. He stated that the detention was carried out at Nonthaburi Provincial Prison as usual, following standard prison control procedures with nothing special.
When asked by reporters whether special care was needed because he is a politician, Pol. Lt. Gen. Rutthapol replied, "There is nothing special. The guards have their own management system in place. Inside the prison, there is no special directive because they have long had systems to care for inmates." ."