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Southeast Asia |
Four killed as Thai Muslims celebrate Eid |
2007-10-13 |
Suspected Islamic Three Muslims were killed late Friday after Thailand's top security official, coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin, announced Friday that the government plans to extend emergency rule in the region for another three months. The decree -- up for formal renewal on October 19 -- gives security forces sweeping powers of search and seizure and broad immunity from prosecution. Suspects can be detained for up to 30 days without charge. Rights groups say emergency rule has created a climate of impunity in the region, which has also been under martial law since Sonthi led a coup last year. "The degree of violence in the attacks has decreased while the frequency of attacks has also lessened," army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Saturday in a weekly television interview. "However, the |
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