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Ex-ISCO chief disbelieves 'unconditional ceasefire' news
BANGKOK, July 19 (TNA) - The so-called 'unconditional ceasefire' in
Thailand's Malaysian border provinces announced by self-proclaimed
insurgent leaders earlier this week is simply a hoax that another senior Thai military officer arranged, according to Gen. Pallop Pinmanee, a former deputy chief of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC).
The outspoken Gen. Pallop said the military officer who was behind the
scene wanted to make some personal political gain, but he said he still could not know for certain whether the unidentified officer wanted to have
a role in an upcoming major cabinet reshuffle.
Speaking on a Bangkok radio station, Gen. Pallop said it was impossible
for an insurgent group to make an announcement on the unconditional
ceasefire representing the other groups, and that he had learned that the
three men and their group simple did not exist in the troubled southern
provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
On Thursday, three men calling themselves the Thailand United Southern
Underground group representing 11 insurgent organisations announced via a
satellite television broadcast that they had agreed a ceasefire beginning
July 14.
The ceasefire was said to have been negotiated between the unknown
insurgent group antwith retired Army Gen. Chetta Thanajaro, leader of the Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana political party, whose credentials regarding a role in any negotiations have yet to be established.
One of the trio has since been identified as 57-year-old Mareepeng Khan or Areepeng Khan, a native of Yarang district of Pattani, and an elder brother of a former deputy secretary-general of the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO).
"According to my sources, Areepeng Khan was one of a group of 132 Thais who had emigrated to Malaysia (three years ago). If this group has good intentions, the names and positions (of the three men) should have been disclosed but they didn't reveal," said Gen. Pallop.
This group is just a small group and is insignificant, he said, adding
that no genuine insurgent leaders joined in the announcement.
To date, two major terrorist groups, the PULO and the Barisan Revolusi
Nasional Coordinate, had already announced that they did not accept the announcement, Gen. Pallop added.
Thailand's Malaysian border provinces announced by self-proclaimed
insurgent leaders earlier this week is simply a hoax that another senior Thai military officer arranged, according to Gen. Pallop Pinmanee, a former deputy chief of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC).
The outspoken Gen. Pallop said the military officer who was behind the
scene wanted to make some personal political gain, but he said he still could not know for certain whether the unidentified officer wanted to have
a role in an upcoming major cabinet reshuffle.
Speaking on a Bangkok radio station, Gen. Pallop said it was impossible
for an insurgent group to make an announcement on the unconditional
ceasefire representing the other groups, and that he had learned that the
three men and their group simple did not exist in the troubled southern
provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
On Thursday, three men calling themselves the Thailand United Southern
Underground group representing 11 insurgent organisations announced via a
satellite television broadcast that they had agreed a ceasefire beginning
July 14.
The ceasefire was said to have been negotiated between the unknown
insurgent group antwith retired Army Gen. Chetta Thanajaro, leader of the Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana political party, whose credentials regarding a role in any negotiations have yet to be established.
One of the trio has since been identified as 57-year-old Mareepeng Khan or Areepeng Khan, a native of Yarang district of Pattani, and an elder brother of a former deputy secretary-general of the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO).
"According to my sources, Areepeng Khan was one of a group of 132 Thais who had emigrated to Malaysia (three years ago). If this group has good intentions, the names and positions (of the three men) should have been disclosed but they didn't reveal," said Gen. Pallop.
This group is just a small group and is insignificant, he said, adding
that no genuine insurgent leaders joined in the announcement.
To date, two major terrorist groups, the PULO and the Barisan Revolusi
Nasional Coordinate, had already announced that they did not accept the announcement, Gen. Pallop added.
