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| Red shirt aide linked to Thai mosque bombing? |
| 2010-08-22 |
| A redshirt protester arrested for violating the Thai emergency decree might be the same man wanted for a Narathiwat mosque massacre, according to investigators. Tharit Pengdit, Director General of the Department of Special Investigation said "Judging from the information we have received, he is most likely the very same person. We are looking into the suspect's history." Tharit was referring to Jakchalat Kongsuwan, a close aide to Army specialist Maj. General Khattiya Sawasdiphol, who oversaw the red shirts' security measures before his death in May. The latest information suggests that Jakchalat might have previously been known as Suttirak Kongswan and reported himself to the Crime Suppression Bureau in January to face charges related to the fatal attack on al Furqon Mosque last year. Ten people were killed in the attack. Suttirak, a former Army ranger, was then released on bail. "But two months ago, his guarantor withdrew the bond," Tharit said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |