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Police seek warrants for more M-79 attack suspects
BANGKOK, Nov 25 -- The Thai authorities are seeking warrants for the arrest of several additional suspects in connection with M-79 grenade attacks in the northern province of Chiang Mai and the capital of Bangkok, according to National Police Chief Gen Wichean Potephosree.
Gen Wichean said that police are now collecting evidence in order to ask the Court to issue arrest warrants for two or three more suspects implicated in the M-79 grenade incidents and believe that the group of suspects are also involved in the powerful blast at Samanmettha Mansion in Bang Bua Thong district in Nonthaburi province in October that killed four people.
The police chief declined to give more details on the planned warrants as it could affect carrying out the investigation.
Gen Wichean said that police have strong evidence to arrest Wallop Phitheeprom, a suspect who was allegedly involved in a grenade attack at Chiang Mai Construction company in the provincial seat on Sept 12, and three other grenade attacks in this northern province. The company is owned by the father-in-law of Newin Chidchob, de facto leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Mr Wallop was definitely not 'scapegoat' in the case as he has confessed to the police for the crimes he has acted, said the national police chief.
The suspect was arrested at a gas station in Bangkok’s Saimai district on an arrest warrant from the Chiang Mai provincial court on charges of causing an explosion to damage other’s property and possessing an unlicensed gun and ammunition.
Mr Wallop confessed to firing RPG projectiles eight times in Bangkok and its adjacent provinces including the attacks at a house in Soi Ladprao 23, buildings in the Government House compound, at Lumpini Park, and on expressways on May 16, 18 and 19 this year during the turmoil and security force operations to end the March-May Red Shirt protest. He was also apparently involved in M79 grenade attacks on Bangkok Bank branches.
After his arrest, the police seized evidence from a room he rented in Ladkrabang district.
Mr Wallop said he did what he did because of his political ideology and said he was angry over the security operations to disperse the Red Shirt protesters at Din Daeng in April 2009. (MCOT online news)
Gen Wichean said that police are now collecting evidence in order to ask the Court to issue arrest warrants for two or three more suspects implicated in the M-79 grenade incidents and believe that the group of suspects are also involved in the powerful blast at Samanmettha Mansion in Bang Bua Thong district in Nonthaburi province in October that killed four people.
The police chief declined to give more details on the planned warrants as it could affect carrying out the investigation.
Gen Wichean said that police have strong evidence to arrest Wallop Phitheeprom, a suspect who was allegedly involved in a grenade attack at Chiang Mai Construction company in the provincial seat on Sept 12, and three other grenade attacks in this northern province. The company is owned by the father-in-law of Newin Chidchob, de facto leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Mr Wallop was definitely not 'scapegoat' in the case as he has confessed to the police for the crimes he has acted, said the national police chief.
The suspect was arrested at a gas station in Bangkok’s Saimai district on an arrest warrant from the Chiang Mai provincial court on charges of causing an explosion to damage other’s property and possessing an unlicensed gun and ammunition.
Mr Wallop confessed to firing RPG projectiles eight times in Bangkok and its adjacent provinces including the attacks at a house in Soi Ladprao 23, buildings in the Government House compound, at Lumpini Park, and on expressways on May 16, 18 and 19 this year during the turmoil and security force operations to end the March-May Red Shirt protest. He was also apparently involved in M79 grenade attacks on Bangkok Bank branches.
After his arrest, the police seized evidence from a room he rented in Ladkrabang district.
Mr Wallop said he did what he did because of his political ideology and said he was angry over the security operations to disperse the Red Shirt protesters at Din Daeng in April 2009. (MCOT online news)
