Bangkok Bombings: Suspects Identified

[Jai Dee]

DSI identifies a BKK bombings suspect

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) disclosed that an additional suspect of the bombings in Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi on New Year’s Eve has been identified, thanks to the state-of-the-art photographic technology.

The officials got hold of the footage where the suspect was at the parking lot in Seacon Square Shopping Center. However, the DSI has not invited the suspect to the department for interrogation yet.

Mr. Sunai Manomai-udom, the DSI director-general, however stated that the images from the security camera could not yet confirm whether the suspect was directly involved with the incident, and more evidence and witnesses have to be gathered.

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha revealed that the DSI has spotted three suspects from the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), and two of them are men and the other is a woman. However, the images have clearly captured the facial appearance on one suspect.

He further stated that the suspect is a civilian with heavy criminal records, and the person is also trying to get away from the police at the moment.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

[kmart]

*yawn* So we have a patsy now that the police chief's arse is in a sling?

Civilian, my left nut.

[sriracha john]

However, the DSI has not invited the suspect to the department for interrogation yet.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

God luv ya, TNNBPRD.... you guys are plucky.. I give you that.

"invited" is something you do when you do over the teen-chat line when you have a slumber party or a flowery card you send for an anniversary dinner...

[naka]

What a wierd report.

We got em ... well we got someone ... well not really.

You would'nt know these people were stupid if they kept their mouths shut.

Naka.

[terryp]

“thanks to the state-of-the-art photographic technology. ^(CCTV)

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha revealed that the DSI has spotted three suspects from the Closed Circuit Television ^(CCTV), and two of them are men and the other is a woman ^{(What No Katoy).} However, the images have clearly captured the facial appearance on one suspect.” ^{(Somchai Lockmeupfortengrand ???)}

What another load of Borrocks

[Jai Dee]

However, the DSI has not invited the suspect to the department for interrogation yet.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

God luv ya, TNNBPRD.... you guys are plucky.. I give you that.

"invited" is something you do when you do over the teen-chat line when you have a slumber party or a flowery card you send for an anniversary dinner...

It could have something to do with the translation SJ... you know only too well that the Thais do not like to offend people, so maybe the original wording meant something slightly different?

"Invited" vs "summoned"?

Teen chat line invites vs dragging the suspect by the short and curlys kicking and screaming across the jailhouse floor... ???

[baabaabobo]

So this report warns the person that he has been identified (heavy criminal record) and is about to be arrested. He is waiting at home right now. NOT.

[Jai Dee]

Video may show 3 bombing suspects

Department of Special Investigation found three new suspects behind Bangkok bombings from tapes taken from closed circuit television networks monitoring the areas struck on New Year's Eve, Justice Ministry said Thursday.

Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjitta said two of the three are male and one is female. One already has a criminal record and has been on the run, Mr Charnchai said.

The information released by Mr Charnchai matched an earlier briefing by DSI chief Sunai Manomai-udom in a radio interview Thursday morning.

More from the Bangkok Post here.

[Jai Dee]

DSI hones in on suspects from security camera tapes

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has singled out images of three suspects in the New Year bombings in Bangkok using security camera footage taken at CentralWorld Plaza that police had already analysed. Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjitta said the DSI spotted two suspicious men and one woman on footage from a security camera.

After sketching one of the men and cross-checking the picture with criminal records, the DSI found he had been charged in a criminal case before but had escaped.

Sketches of the other two suspects will be sent overseas for identification using equipment unavailable in Thailand. He said the tapes the DSI team examined were the same as those previously analysed by the police. He denied the DSI had a secret security camera.

More from the Bangkok Post here.

[fxm88]

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) disclosed that an additional suspect of the bombings in Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi on New Year’s Eve has been identified, thanks to the state-of-the-art photographic technology:

[asd]

The CCTV at Seacon Square has led to three possible suspects.

Mr.Thavalsak Paenae is a suspect of the bombings in Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi on New Year’s Eve.

[thai_narak]

Why don't the police arrest the suspects for interrogation? Before the knew it the suspect have already fled to bordering Lao or Cambodia.

[STEELINOX]

DSI identifies a BKK bombings suspect

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) disclosed that an additional suspect of the bombings in Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi on New Year’s Eve has been identified, thanks to the state-of-the-art photographic technology.

The officials got hold of the footage where the suspect was at the parking lot in Seacon Square Shopping Center. However, the DSI has not invited the suspect to the department for interrogation yet.

Mr. Sunai Manomai-udom, the DSI director-general, however stated that the images from the security camera could not yet confirm whether the suspect was directly involved with the incident, and more evidence and witnesses have to be gathered.

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha revealed that the DSI has spotted three suspects from the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), and two of them are men and the other is a woman. However, the images have clearly captured the facial appearance on one suspect.

He further stated that the suspect is a civilian with heavy criminal records, and the person is also trying to get away from the police at the moment.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

DSI - that stands for Dumber Silly and Incompetent services. What a frakking load of cow dung !

[sriracha john]

However, the DSI has not invited the suspect to the department for interrogation yet.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

God luv ya, TNNBPRD.... you guys are plucky.. I give you that.

"invited" is something you do when you do over the teen-chat line when you have a slumber party or a flowery card you send for an anniversary dinner...

It could have something to do with the translation SJ... you know only too well that the Thais do not like to offend people, so maybe the original wording meant something slightly different?

"Invited" vs "summoned"?

Teen chat line invites vs dragging the suspect by the short and curlys kicking and screaming across the jailhouse floor... ???

indeed...

Even when the topic covered can be deadly serious, their reports so often provide chuckles to me.

Keep it up, guys... you do a terrific job of "lightening up" the news.

[sriracha john]

I see ASD is at the cutting edge on a topic once again.

Terrific job, ASD. Well done.

[slimdog]

DSI: New suspect relates to South unrest

The Department of Special Investigation confirmed Friday that the man caught on a surveillance camera as a Bangkok bombing suspect was the same person whom police had wanted on a case related to southern unrest.

DSI director-general Sunai Manomai-udom said in a morning television program that the suspect was Thawansak Pae-nae. He has been charged in a criminal case before but had escaped.

Full story: http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=116495

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[Scott]

The word "invite" is a rather ominous word in Thailand. Our Thai boss once "invited" some of us to do something. A few declined the "invitation" and were promptly dismissed!

I learned a valuable lesson that day. When someone "invites" you, you better say yes! (Unless your someone important--which I am not).

[John K]

DSI: New suspect relates to South unrest

The Department of Special Investigation confirmed Friday that the man caught on a surveillance camera as a Bangkok bombing suspect was the same person whom police had wanted on a case related to southern unrest.

DSI director-general Sunai Manomai-udom said in a morning television program that the suspect was Thawansak Pae-nae. He has been charged in a criminal case before but had escaped.

Full story: http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=116495

And the thread was going so good too.......

[Jai Dee]

DSI Director General affirms his agents did not distribute images of bomb suspects to press members

The Director General of the Department of Special Investigations affirms that circulated pictures of the suspects in the Bangkok and Nonthaburi bombings were not leaked by DSI agents.

The Director General of the Department of Special Investigations, Mr. Sunai Manomai-adul (สุนัย มโนมัยอุดม), revealed that the pictures of the Bangkok and Nonthaburi bomber suspects printed on the front page of major newspapers today (February 2) were not circulated by DSI agents. Mr. Sunai said he had questioned the agents investigating the case and none are likely to have passed on the picture to the press.

He said that DSI officials required sophisticated software to further clarify the surveillance camera images of suspects obtained from Seacon Square Department Store and would have the images ready within 1 week. The director-general said that the Crime Suppression Police Division also possessed pictures of the bomber suspects.

Mr. Sunai said that the Bangkok and Nonthaburi bombing case should be classified as a Special Investigation case so that DSI agents can utilize their full investigative capabilities in the matter.

The Director-General added that if police apprehended the suspects first there were obliged to share investigative information with the Department of Special Investigations according to a prior agreement.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 February 2007

[cclub75]

Little news on BKK Post.... Nothing on Nation...

I mean, they must be really "annoyed" with this news... It's a xxxx scoop !

It's huge.

I love : "When asked if he was worried about this case, Mr Sunai said, "I'm not worried.""

What a slap on the face of Sonthi. Remember the man ? "It can't be the south rebells, because if they come to Bangkok they couldn't find their way... they couldn't escape" !

[pumpuiman]

Little news on BKK Post.... Nothing on Nation...

I mean, they must be really "annoyed" with this news... It's a xxxx scoop !

It's huge.

I love : "When asked if he was worried about this case, Mr Sunai said, "I'm not worried.""

What a slap on the face of Sonthi. Remember the man ? "It can't be the south rebells, because if they come to Bangkok they couldn't find their way... they couldn't escape" !

Yeah, he must still be in the immediate area.....those people from the south cant find their way out of a paper bag...Right?

What mind boggling incompetence.

[Jai Dee]

Off-topic posts deleted.

[Jai Dee]

Thailand sees possible Muslim role in Bangkok bombs

Thai investigators are reopening the possibility Muslim militants from the far south might have planted bombs in Bangkok that killed three people on New Year's Eve, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday.

Sunai Manomai-udom, head of the mnistry's Department of Special Investigation (DSI), said a man caught on a security camera near one of the places hit was also a suspect in a series of bank bombs in the three southernmost provinces.

"We think it's him," Sunai told Channel 3 television.

He named the man as Thawansak Jehna, for whom an arrest warrant was issued in October in connection with bombs in the Muslim-majority southern province of Yala.

Sunai said police and DSI investigators had spotted Thawansak, along with another man and a woman, on security video from a mall where a bomb hidden in a tube of potato chips had been defused.

In the immediate aftermath of the blasts, the army-installed government ruled out militants from the far south, where 2,000 people have died in a three-year separatist campaign of shootings and bombings.

Instead, they inferred that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a Sept. 19 military coup, or elements in the police and army still loyal to him were behind the attacks.

Thaksin, a former police officer, has denied any links to the bombs, which also wounded 38 people and sent shockwaves through the country.

Sunai also told a Bangkok radio station the DSI had asked Interpol for help in identifying the other two suspects on the tape.

Last week, police released without charge a group of 19 people -- a mixture of police, military and civilians -- detained seven days earlier on suspicion of involvement.

Source: Reuters - 2 February 2007

[John K]

Thailand sees possible Muslim role in Bangkok bombs

Thai investigators are reopening the possibility Muslim militants from the far south might have planted bombs in Bangkok that killed three people on New Year's Eve, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday.

Sunai Manomai-udom, head of the mnistry's Department of Special Investigation (DSI), said a man caught on a security camera near one of the places hit was also a suspect in a series of bank bombs in the three southernmost provinces.

"We think it's him," Sunai told Channel 3 television.

He named the man as Thawansak Jehna, for whom an arrest warrant was issued in October in connection with bombs in the Muslim-majority southern province of Yala.

Sunai said police and DSI investigators had spotted Thawansak, along with another man and a woman, on security video from a mall where a bomb hidden in a tube of potato chips had been defused.

In the immediate aftermath of the blasts, the army-installed government ruled out militants from the far south, where 2,000 people have died in a three-year separatist campaign of shootings and bombings.

Instead, they inferred that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a Sept. 19 military coup, or elements in the police and army still loyal to him were behind the attacks.

Thaksin, a former police officer, has denied any links to the bombs, which also wounded 38 people and sent shockwaves through the country.

Sunai also told a Bangkok radio station the DSI had asked Interpol for help in identifying the other two suspects on the tape.

Last week, police released without charge a group of 19 people -- a mixture of police, military and civilians -- detained seven days earlier on suspicion of involvement.

Source: Reuters - 2 February 2007

If it is this guy he sounds like a mercenary for hire. Not to rehash an old thread but it does not make sense. What Provence is he from and what religion should lend a clue.

[Tony Clifton]

Oh boy, this investigation is getting funnier by the day, like watching a dog chasing it's own tail. ( pity for the victms and families though)

And still nothing from them about the "car bomb" at Thaksin's house. They couldn't catch you if you picked the brown hat right off their head.

[Tony Clifton]

Blasts: conflicting accounts by agencies

The investigation into the New Year's Eve bombings has become complicated and the public confused by conflicting accounts and rivalry among the three law enforcement agencies involved.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/03...es_30025852.php

The total incompetence of the police and them pretending they are conducting serious investigations have finally led to this. These investigations are intentionally messed up, just like the pre-coup investigations, all handled to please Thaksin.

PUUUUURGE the boys in brown, PUUUURGE!

[wintermute]

Little news on BKK Post.... Nothing on Nation...

I mean, they must be really "annoyed" with this news... It's a xxxx scoop !

It's huge.

I love : "When asked if he was worried about this case, Mr Sunai said, "I'm not worried.""

What a slap on the face of Sonthi. Remember the man ? "It can't be the south rebells, because if they come to Bangkok they couldn't find their way... they couldn't escape" !

Yeah, he must still be in the immediate area.....those people from the south cant find their way out of a paper bag...Right?

What mind boggling incompetence.

Haha yeah some of the reasoning is downright hilarious. "They can build somewhat sophisticated bombs with timing devices but they can't read maps!!"

[asd]

Thursday, August 31, 2006

23 Yala banks hit by bomb blasts

The bombs, mostly left on bank counters and some in ATM booths at the banks, were detonated mostly by clocks. Twenty six people suffered minor injuries. The militants, disguised as students, planted the home-made bombs inside the banks hours before the blasts.

Thawansak Paenae was allegedly caught in security footage by a CCTV system at the Bangkok Bank (BBL) in Betong district. He carried bomb hidden in handbag.

At least 1,300 people have been killed since unrest broke out in January 2004 in Yala , Pattani and Narathiwat provinces. After ousting Thaksin in a coup last September, junta leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin and Surayud Chulanont launched a raft of peace efforts in southern Thailand.

Surayud Chulanont said. "Don't make a too quick judgement before the investigation concludes on whether the southern unrest has intensified and moved to Bangkok."

[asd]

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Earlier in the evening, bombs had gone off at six locations across the city, from about 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Twenty-five people were injured and three later died at hospitals from their injuries.

The biggest toll was at Victory Monument, where 17 people were injured, two of them dying from their injuries. Other targets were a police booth at Saphan Kwai intersection, where two people were injured, and a market in Khlong Toei, where three people were injured, one fatally.

At Seacon Square shopping mall, a bomb was found in a trash can inside the mall and taken to the parking lot, where it exploded without injuring anyone. Police booths on Sukhumvit Soi 62 and in suburban Nonthaburi were also hit, but there were no injuries.

The bombs used in Bangkok, like those in the South, comprised high-powered explosives and ammonium nitrate stuffed in body spray cans and wired to 9V batteries and Casio watches.

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Footage from security camera at a shopping complex showed that Thawansak was key suspect for placing time bomb in Bangkok.

Mr Thawansak Paenae was allegedly caught in security footage by a CCTV system at mobile phone shop in Seacon Square shopping mall.

He was among the three suspects whom DSI believe could be involved in the deadly bombing waves in Bangkok. He has been charged in a criminal case but had escaped.

Thawansak'house

13/5 Moo 2 , Betong district ,Yala province, PO Box 95110

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Seacon Square shopping mall

Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet District, Bangkok. The shopping center covers a total area of 500,000m2 and houses more than 400 stores. The building is 500 meters long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand.

Seacon Square is located on the Srinakarin road, the main thoroughfare of Bangkok East.

The center, having a total leasable area of 180,000 square meters, is landlord to 15 major tenants and more than 400 specialty shops. Approximate more than 2 millions. visitors patronize the center monthly.

Seacon Square is a 7-level building with carpark in 5 levels B2, B1, outdoor on ground, L5 and rooftop. The mall is a single corridor configuration with 400 specialty shops and various major tenants flanking the walk-way.

Here's the link : http://www.seaconsquare.com/eng/about.html

Edited February 4, 2007 by asd