Court issues arrest warrants against 17 bomb suspects
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A military court Thursday issued arrest warrants of 17 male and female suspects in connection with a spate of bomb and arson attacks in seven southern provinces last week.
Of the 17 suspects, ten have already been detained in the 11th Military Circle in the capital while the rest of the suspects are on the run, an official said.
Maj General Wicharn Jodtaeng, the National Council for Peace and Order’s chief of legal division, earlier lodged a petition with Crime Suppression Bureau accusing them of making secret society and criminal association.
Col Burin Thongprapai, the National Council for Peace and Order’s legal team, Thursday submitted more information and evidence to police to back up the warrants.
But the authorities appeared to provide conflicting information related to identities of suspects and information about their detention. Burin told reporters that the military has arrested all 17 suspects earlier but later freed two of them.
National Police Chief Chakthip Chaijingda said he was not aware of the detention and arrest warrant of the 17 suspects. He assigned only his deputy Pol General Sriwara Rangsiphrammanakul to handle every cases relating to the southern attacks.
A spate of blasts and fires rocked seven provinces in the upper south region including resort island of Phuket, Surat Thani’s Sumui island and Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin beach. The attacks killed four people and injured more than 30 others including foreign tourists.
