Thailand Seeks Handover Of Iranian Bomb Suspect From Malaysia

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BOMB SUSPECTS

Malaysia asked to hand over Iranian

SUPARAT IAMTAN

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Thai govt 'confident evidence enough' for KL to send back suspected bomber

A written request has been submitted to Malaysian authorities to hand over an Iranian man suspected of being part of a terror cell involved in the three blasts in Bangkok last week, a senior public prosecutor said yesterday.

The document requesting that Masoud Sedaghatzadeh be handed over to Thai authorities was dispatched through the Foreign Ministry yesterday afternoon.

"We are confident that there is sufficient evidence to support the hand-over, but additional details would be supplied upon request," said Wanchai Rujjanawong, director-general of the Office of Attorney General's Foreign Affairs Department.

MALAYSIAN COURT TO DECIDE

Foreign Ministry spokesman Thanee Thongphakdee said the hand-over could be done under a 1911 extradition agreement between Thailand and Malaysia. A Malaysian court must first review the evidence supplied by Thai police and make a judgement on whether to hand over the suspect.

Intensive crime-scene investigation found residues of explosives in a room used by the Iranian suspects at the Nasa Vegas condo building, said police explosive-ordnance disposal (EOD) sources. The room was rented by Leila Rohani, a suspect who is believed to have returned to Iran. The three suspects also rented a house near Soi Pridi Banomyong 31, where the three blasts occurred.

Another suspect, Mohammad Khazaei, was questioned for seven hours yesterday. He reportedly did not answer questions about stickers bearing the word "SEJEAL" that were found posted along a Bangkok street. According to police, the street is regularly used by Israeli diplomats allegedly targeted by the suspects.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha said Israeli diplomats who met him on Monday praised Thai authorities for conducting a thorough investigation into the explosions and for the swift identification and arrest of the suspects.

"The suspects' preparations were not known by Israeli intelligence services before the explosions occurred, and the incidents indicate that Israeli diplomats are also targets of terror attacks, not just Israeli tourists as widely believed," Yuthasak quoted the diplomats as saying.

The diplomats thanked Thai authorities on behalf of the Israeli government, and urged Thai authorities and intelligence services to stay alert and not underestimate terrorists' potential, or overlook details that could point to potential major incidents, Yuthasak said.

National police chief Pol General Priewpan Damapong has forbidden police investigators from giving interviews or commenting on the ongoing probes, assigning a deputy, Pol General Pansiri Praphawat, as the only spokesman in the case.

BOMBERS 'MADE MISTAKES'

Before the gag order took effect, a senior EOD officer, Pol Lt-Colonel Kamthorn Ui-jaroen, said the first explosion at the rented house was accidental, possibly resulting from mistakes made while setting a fuse and five-second timer, sending the suspects running for cover.

Suspect Saeid Moradi, who lost his legs in two attempted grenade attacks following the blast at the house, may have sustained his head wounds in the initial blast, rather than from grenade shrapnel, he said.

He said bombs found in the house would have been very effective because they were to be detonated by hand grenades placed inside, which he said was a better method than using a mobile phone or two-way radio signal.

"After removing the safety pins from the grenade, the attackers have five seconds to attach [the bomb] to the targeted vehicle using magnets, before speeding away," he said, describing the likely method used by motorcycle-borne attackers.

-- The Nation 2012-02-22

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Malaysia asked to hand over Iranian?

Maybe Thailand should hand over these Iranian to Malaysia. Malaysia is a Islamic country, and the trial can go on un-bias. In Thailand, they are already judged guilty by the public.

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Malaysia asked to hand over Iranian?

Maybe Thailand should hand over these Iranian to Malaysia. Malaysia is a Islamic country, and the trial can go on un-bias. In Thailand, they are already judged guilty by the public.

Thailand is actually unbiased on the Iran-Israel conflict while Malaysia is obviously pro Iran.