Thai police sought help from Malaysia over a bomb suspect
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Thai police is planning to ask their Malaysian counterpart to look into the case involving a Thai national who they said has been released from custody after serving time for violation on immigration charges in Malaysia.
Mohamad Khairi is wanted by the Thai police for insurgency-related violence committed over the years, a source in the Thai police department said.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed The Nation that Thai authorities believe Mohamad is an ordinance expert and part of the separatist movement behind some of the ongoing violence in Southern Thailand.
Thai police he has been released from Malaysian detention centre and believe he is still at large in either Malaysia or Thailand.
The two countries have no extradition treaty but police on both sides of the said a standard operating procedure has been informally agreed upon with regards to handing over suspects.
