Thai PM says no Islamic State ties to Thailand as Egypt arrests student

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives before delivering the policy statement of the council of ministers to parliament in Bangkok, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s prime minister said on Tuesday Islamic State (IS) had no links to his country, after Egypt arrested a Thai student over suspected ties to the Middle East-based militant group.

 

The Thai student, who has not been identified, was taken into custody by Egyptian authorities on Sept 24 in Cairo after a video clip circulated online that showed him voicing support for an “Islamic revolution” in an interview.

 

Photos allegedly linked to IS were also discovered on his mobile phone, the Thai embassy in Cairo said on its official Facebook page.

 

However, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha played down any IS links and said he had instructed relevant agencies to follow the case and provide assistance to the student.

 

“There has been constant monitoring and there are no links here with any foreign group,” Prayuth told reporters.

 

“The Thai ambassador in Cairo has met with the Egyptian deputy foreign minister asking for help and the Egyptian promised to follow up the case and cooperate with Thailand, we will not leave anyone behind,” he said.

 

The arrested student has previously been detained in Sudan and had moved to Egypt because he could not continue his studies in Sudan, said deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees security and intelligence agencies. Prawit added that there are currently no IS activities in Thailand.

 

Thailand is predominantly Buddhist except in the three southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, which are 80 percent Muslim. There are also pockets of Muslim communities in large Thai cities.

 

The three provinces, and a small part of neighboring Songkhla province, were historically part of a Malay Muslim sultanate annexed by Thailand in 1909 and a separatist tensions have simmered since then.

 

Almost 7,000 people have been killed in the last round of insurgency that has raged since 2004, but those involved say the struggle has been mostly about separatism rather than a global Islamist movement.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-01

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26 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai PM says no Islamic State ties to Thailand

I am the fount of all wisdom and knowledge in Thailand. I know everything...so back in your boxes and shut up! 

I have been democratically elected to run this show in case you didn't notice.

The 2 proofs in life.

This always happens.

This never happens.

 

And the 2 proofs in politics.

Obfuscation.

Denial.

 

And in relationships there are 3.

Of course I will respect you in the morning.

Yes I love you also.

Phone you later.

"Hello, CIA black site? What did you find out from Thai student?"

"15 IS sleeper cells in Bangkok. And water flows up hill." 

Edited October 1, 20196 yr by NCC1701A

Heaps in Pattaya.......

He reminds me of the joke about the BLIND deer, no idea!

Hard to trust those who are always so emphatic about everything.  

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha played down any IS links and said he had instructed relevant agencies to follow the case and provide assistance to the student.

Squeaky clean of course.

"Thai PM says no Islamic State ties to Thailand as Egypt arrests student"

 

says the country that appoints convicted heroin smugglers as MP's

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TM 30 stops ISIS dead in its  tracks............Thailand invents way to stop ISIS marketed to world, Thailand hub of security

On 10/1/2019 at 2:25 PM, snoop1130 said:

The arrested student has previously been detained in Sudan and had moved to Egypt because he could not continue his studies in Sudan

Wonder what he was studying? Doesn't seem like a very popular student destination. Probably 'religious studies' ie the koran.

On 10/1/2019 at 8:25 PM, snoop1130 said:

The Thai student, who has not been identified, was taken into custody by Egyptian authorities on Sept 24 in Cairo after a video clip circulated online that showed him voicing support for an “Islamic revolution” in an interview.

 

Photos allegedly linked to IS were also discovered on his mobile phone, the Thai embassy in Cairo said on its official Facebook page.

 

However, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha played down any IS links and said he had instructed relevant agencies to follow the case and provide assistance to the student.

What relevant agencies? The Ambassador? The Thai spooks on the ground in Egypt? Or just more bluster from his good self?

This guys gets detained in Sudan as well as now in Egypt, What part of this story

is not being told?  Hmmmm. More to it than a simple news story. I am standing by for

better information.

Geezer

Thai student with suspected IS link released by Egypt

 

 

The Thai student, who has been held in custody in Egypt by the country’s security officials since his arrest on September 24th on suspicion of links to Islamic State, has been released and returned to his family in the southern Thai province of Yala.

 

A well-informed source said that the student, whose identity has not been disclosed, was released on Sunday and immediately flown back to Thailand, adding that he had expressed his thanks to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, the Thai Embassy in Cairo and the Fourth Army Region for their help.

 

The Thai student was apprehended by Egyptian security officials after they found several images on his mobile device which indicated possible links to the extremist group.  He had also reportedly confessed, through an online TV show, that he supported IS.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-student-with-suspected-is-link-released-by-egypt/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-10-07

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