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Thai government Rangers raided a possible training camp of suspected
Aknun Hami and Hubaidila Romuelee, suspects identified earlier in relation to several security cases, are believed to have been staying at the base, which was used as a training camp. The Rangers seized six tents, gas cylinders, uncooked rice, clothing and flashlights as they searched the site, which contained both housing and kitchen areas.
In nearby province of Narathiwat, men on a motorcycle and a pick-up truck scattered pamphlets on the roads, in community areas and outside mosques in 13 districts. The pamphlets showed photos of six Buddhists and Muslims with a message stating they were involved in the shootings at Aipayae mosque in Cho Ai Rong district on June 8.
Ten people including an Imam, or religious leader, and Muslim worshippers were killed during evening prayers, while 13 others were injured. Bounty on each of the six men said to be implicated in the killings was set at 500,000 to one million baht.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said during his weekly television programme on Sunday that extending the Emergency Decree in the three southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani for an added three months will allow officials to work flexibly. Asked about rumours on possible abuse of power, he said the government will set up a committee at the ministerial level to oversee any complaints lodged by local residents and to ensure that they work with transparency.
The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to extend the emergency decree effective from October 20, 2009 through January 19, 2010. The Cabinet is preparing to revoke martial law in four districts of Songkla province, adjacent to the three southernmost provinces, replace it with the Internal Securty Act (ISA), while setting up a complaint centre in the four provinces supervised by Minister to Prime Minister's Office Sathit Wongnongteoy, to receive complaints from local residents and give an opportunity for