Thais To Arrest 200 Suspects Under Emergency Law

[george]

Thailand plans to arrest 200 suspects under emergency law

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities, armed with tough new emergency powers to fight an Islamic insurgency, plan to detain some 200 suspected rebels without charge in the coming days for up to 30 days of questioning, a senior security official said Wednesday."As the emergency decree is now effective, we will call an estimated 200 people, including suspected ringleaders and members of Muslim militant groups, in for interrogation," the official told "We hope that the information we obtain could be used in suppressing the unrest."

After their interrogation the suspects will be sent to "retraining camps" to help them reintegrate into society, the official added.The cabinet Tuesday imposed the highest state of emergency across three Muslim-majority provinces along the southern border with Malaysia.Under stiff emergency measures approved by decree Friday, authorities can detain suspects for up to 30 days without charge, search and arrest without warrant and tap phones among other actions.

Police can also seize controlled substances such as explosives and other weapons, and arrest and prosecute anyone who refuses to cooperate. "We are confident that within 30 days we can extract a significant amount

of information," the security official added.The authorities' list of suspects includes 120 "core members" of militant groups and some 80 people accused of inciting unrest, the official said, without naming any groups or persons.

--The Nation 2005-07-21

[IconIII]

Ooh...that's REALLY gonna make them mad!

[Pattayaman]

Yeh probably everyone who has spoken out against the glorious leader will be arrested

[dereklev]

After their interrogation the suspects will be sent to "retraining camps" to help them reintegrate into society, the official added

:D

Yes, that will really work well..........

[The_Other_Mac]

After their interrogation the suspects will be sent to "retraining camps" to help them reintegrate into society

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Isn't it a bit odd to tell them in advance? Makes you think the real purpose is to scare the guilty parties into suddenly making a run for the border, thus revealing themselves.

On another subject, who's doing a visa run this weekend?

Edited July 20, 2005 by The_Other_Mac

[Nam Kao]

They should institute the same policy they had with the war on drugs

Edited July 20, 2005 by Nam Kao

[johnboi]

They should institute the same policy they had with the war on drugs

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Yeah that worked really well to

[bkkmadness]

After their interrogation the suspects will be sent to "retraining camps" to help them reintegrate into society

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Isn't it a bit odd to tell them in advance? Makes you think the real purpose is to scare the guilty parties into suddenly making a run for the border, thus revealing themselves.

On another subject, who's doing a visa run this weekend?

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Am I getting any royalty payments for the use of my avatar in your post?

[shakezilla]

Under stiff emergency measures approved by decree Friday, authorities can detain suspects for up to 30 days without charge, search and arrest without warrant and tap phones among other actions.

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over here we call this the patriot act

perhaps Thailand could call it the freedom act.

[Nam Kao]

Dont worry, worse come to worse, the call the Calvary (US)

[Crossy]

Dont worry, worse come to worse, the call the Calvary (US)

I know it's a typo. but:-

You mean the US CAVALRY (men on horses killing or being killed by Indians -- sorry "Native Americans").

CALVARY was the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans, 2000 odd years ago.

Edited July 21, 2005 by Crossy

[Sphere]

[CALVARY was the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans, 2000 odd years ago.

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Wasn't that 1900 odd years ago?

[JimGant]

After their interrogation the suspects will be sent to "retraining camps" to help them reintegrate into society,

Guantanamo's lovely this time of year.....and it will give them ample time to brush up on their Arabic and bomb making skills.

[Rinrada]

[CALVARY was the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans, 2000 odd years ago.

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Wasn't that 1900 odd years ago?

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about that ....Friday after noon if i remember........the old pub closing times....

(now resurected in LOS)

wonder what ever happened to him

[The_Other_Mac]

He got out after a few days, then overstayed for a while before heading home. Don't think he's been back since. Someone said they saw him hanging around in the Gulf, and that he'd given up the booze, but chasing women more than ever.

[Kido]

The law is good for everyone, in Malaysiaand Singapore they have this law too to enforce to protect multi races and religions, they can detain everybody if they suspect they do harm to the government but sometimes it misued in politican who oppose the government, so it have to becareful in handling it.

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[Amethyst]

Yes Kido you are Correct....In Singapore and Malaysia they have this called Internal Security Department....If you remember there was 1 incident in Singapore happens 3 years ago when a 10 members of JI members who happens to be a Singaporean and malaysian all of them tried to bomb the US Army Pick up point...

It took the ISD Department only 1 day to stop the bomming plans...It was all over singapore...The best part is that The Goverment get hold of the Terorrist Video Recording tape of the plan....It was all over the News...

When the Singapore goverment caught up this people they will bring them to an Internal Security JAil..And will be confine under the Internal Security Act..They are not allowed to meet any lawyers or Family members during the confiment....And it might took several years for them to get a trial....

Even Politition or big Goverment officiall,will also be sent to ISD if they do something wrong interms of Terror or Bribe

Thailand should should follows this kind of system...Once they caught the suspect do not let them go till you got the right answer...

And in Singapore if the goverment says A and it should be A no other party will say B..Coz the govermet is very strict....But in Thailand its a different story....

Edited July 22, 2005 by tytus

[deepdiver]

how do they transport these 200 suspects, not in containers again i hope ...

[Scott]

Re-training? Is that anything like the old communist concept of re-education?

[Amethyst]

LOL :) heheh yeah I think they will ship all these 200 suspect out of the country to deserted island using a ship containers...Maybe PAT willhave big assignment

[Sphere]

[CALVARY was the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans, 2000 odd years ago.

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Wasn't that 1900 odd years ago?

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about that ....Friday after noon if i remember........the old pub closing times....

(now resurected in LOS)

wonder what ever happened to him

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Dunno, last I heard of him was that he operates a travel agency and has several branches in LOS. Cheap tickets for paradise and all. Passed one of those in Soi Ruamrudee the other day!

[WhiteShiva]

Thailand plans to arrest 200 suspects under emergency law

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities, armed with tough new emergency powers to fight an Islamic insurgency, plan to detain some 200 suspected rebels without charge in the coming days for up to 30 days of questioning, a senior security official said Wednesday."As the emergency decree is now effective, we will call an estimated 200 people, including suspected ringleaders and members of Muslim militant groups, in for interrogation," the official told "We hope that the information we obtain could be used in suppressing the unrest."

--The Nation 2005-07-21

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I guess they will be "interrogated" until they confess......

And it is going to be pretty difficult to find a laywer who can represent them, since the police has a history of making them "disappear"......

I am afraid Thaksin is just adding fuel to the fire here.