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Thu, 10/14/2010 - 17:08
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4 detained Pakistanis in Yala may be linked to UN financial terrorism watch list
YALA, Oct 14 - Four of the 15 Pakistan nationals detained by Thai police in this restive southern province for working without work permits while collecting money for suspicious purposes have been found to carry names similar to those on the United Nations' watch list of persons making suspicious financial transactions, a senior Thai military officer said on Thursday.
Spokesman Col Banpot Poolpian for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4, reported an initial investigation following the police detention of 15 Pakistani men in a Yala hotel on Tuesday after a local bank reported to the authorities regarding their money transfer to an overseas recipient whose name is linked with a terrorism group.
The spokesman said the detained men organised a door-to-door fundraising activity in the province, claiming that donations from local residents will be used for construction of a religious school. The Yala Provincial Islamic Committee told investigators that the fundraising activity of the men was not a Muslim activity and had not been endorsed by the organisation.
Col Banpot said the detainees were initially charged of working without legal permission as they are migrants, while investigators found that four among the 15 names are on the watch list of suspicious financial transaction of the United Nations.
The four men are identified as Imran Muhammad, Nadeem Muhammad, Ilyas Muhammad and Jahangir Muhummad.
Col Banpot said the Anti-Money Laundering Office has been asked to send more details of the suspects' financial accounts and the authorities are now verifying whether the four men are the same persons as those listed by the UN.
Local police earlier said the men may be linked to an overseas terrorist organisation due to their suspicious statements during the investigation, but said if no evidence is found, the detainees will be released. (MCOT online news)
Spokesman Col Banpot Poolpian for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4, reported an initial investigation following the police detention of 15 Pakistani men in a Yala hotel on Tuesday after a local bank reported to the authorities regarding their money transfer to an overseas recipient whose name is linked with a terrorism group.
The spokesman said the detained men organised a door-to-door fundraising activity in the province, claiming that donations from local residents will be used for construction of a religious school. The Yala Provincial Islamic Committee told investigators that the fundraising activity of the men was not a Muslim activity and had not been endorsed by the organisation.
Col Banpot said the detainees were initially charged of working without legal permission as they are migrants, while investigators found that four among the 15 names are on the watch list of suspicious financial transaction of the United Nations.
The four men are identified as Imran Muhammad, Nadeem Muhammad, Ilyas Muhammad and Jahangir Muhummad.
Col Banpot said the Anti-Money Laundering Office has been asked to send more details of the suspects' financial accounts and the authorities are now verifying whether the four men are the same persons as those listed by the UN.
Local police earlier said the men may be linked to an overseas terrorist organisation due to their suspicious statements during the investigation, but said if no evidence is found, the detainees will be released. (MCOT online news)
