Police check on money sent from Turkey
Police are checking reports that money was transferred from Turkey to Thailand for the recent bombs in Bangkok.
They also expect to obtain an arrest warrant today for a tenth suspect in connection with the blast at the Erawan Shrine and another at Sathorn Pier in mid-August.
“But we can’t disclose details at the moment,” Pol Lt General Prawut Thavornsiri, assistant National Police chief and police spokesman, said yesterday.
One of two suspects already in detention, Yusufu Meiraili, will be handed over to police today after spending the past week in military custody. Meanwhile, the other suspect, Adem Karadag, has been sent to Min Buri Prison.
Two bomb blasts rocked the capital last month. The one at the famous Erawan Shrine on August 17 killed 20 people and wounded more than 100. The other near Sathorn Pier the following day did not cause any casualties.
Authorities have been investigating these incidents seriously in a bid to nail down the perpetrators.
In the wake of the bomb attacks, several police officers including Min Buri Police Station’s superintendent were transferred to inactive posts.
Yesterday, Pol Colonel Wattana Yeejeen, acting superintendent of Min Buri Police Station, led a joint police and military team in inspecting apartments in the Nimitmai area but came across nothing out of the ordinary.
“During the operation, we also advised locals to watch out for rooms that are rented but unoccupied,” he said.
Police have found bomb-making materiel in rented rooms in Min Buri district.
Of all the people wanted in connection with the Bangkok bomb attacks, one is a Thai woman named Wanna Suansan.
While she had communicated via social media that she intended to surrender, Prawut said she had not yet officially contacted Thai authorities.
“If she needs help with an air ticket, we can provide it for her. We are waiting for her to come forward,” he said.
Wanna may be in Turkey and was likely to need help with travel expenses, he said.
