Bangkok Police: Political motive behind grenades thrown at Criminal Court

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Police: Political motive behind grenades thrown at Criminal Court

BANGKOK, 4 March 2014 (NNT) – Police indicated political motive was behind another grenade attack at the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Rd., which is linked to the earlier M79 grenade attacks at the Civil Court and the Criminal Court.

It took the Explosives Ordnance Disposal officials over an hour to recover an unexploded M61 grenade from the parking lot for judges at the Criminal Court.

The area was then cordoned off. The recovered grenade was one of the two grenades lobbed into the Criminal Court on Monday. The other grenade fell onto the footpath beside the perimeter of the court's compound and exploded; slightly damaging the footpath.

According to Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner Ek Angsananon, soldiers guarding the entrance to the compound indicated the assailants were two men on a Yamaha Fino motorcycle.

The perpetrators are believed to have planned the attack extensively, and the attackers can likely be linked to the earlier M79 grenade attacks on the civil and criminal courts.

Thongchai Senamontri, Criminal Court chief judge, said such an attack should not have occurred now that the political crisis had begun to resolve.


-- NNT 2014-03-04

[Costas2008]

"Police: Political motive behind grenades thrown at Criminal Court"

I'm, so proud we have such intelligent police.

Didn't take them long enough to realise it was a political motive behind the attacks.

Keep up the good job boys.

Edited March 4, 2014 by Costas2008

[Tatsujin]

Political motive, no shit Sherlock.

Are they now also going to be able to leap to the next logical step in deductive reasoning? Asking who has the best motive in delaying or disrupting the Courts deliberations or verdicts ...

[Robby nz]

The next step in the investigation is to work out how to pin it on Suthep.

I am sure there are some posters on here who could help them.

[maxme]

The next step in the investigation is to work out how to pin it on Suthep.

I am sure there are some posters on here who could help them.

Well the motive won't become clear until the culprits have been captured. All people can do now is speculate.

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[chainarong]

Without stating the bleedin obvious, of course it was political motivated, the question is, which side , the criminal court is now getting weighed down with claims ,counter claims from all in sundry ,not being a betting man I'd still take a 10/I that the culprits were aligned to the red shirt brigade, I am not picking sides , it's just this seems to be the normal way to solve problems from the PTP/ support group, intimidate ,use of violence, abuse ,the list go's on, just ask a certain DJ in Chiang Mai .

[Patje]

Brilliant deduction !!! Word has it that "Sherlock " is approached by the local head-hunters from the CIA and FBI !!

[maxme]

Without stating the bleedin obvious, of course it was political motivated, the question is, which side , the criminal court is now getting weighed down with claims ,counter claims from all in sundry ,not being a betting man I'd still take a 10/I that the culprits were aligned to the red shirt brigade, I am not picking sides , it's just this seems to be the normal way to solve problems from the PTP/ support group, intimidate ,use of violence, abuse ,the list go's on, just ask a certain DJ in Chiang Mai .

I think you blew your chances of being objective. Violence is everywhere. Debating with a cab driver about the fare could have a dire or fatal result.

I've seen PDRC manhandling people because these didn't want to show IDs. I've seen a lot of violence in the south which also happens to be PAD's terratory. I've witnessed more violent acts int he south than I did during my stay in Issan. Do I judge the whole neighborhood because there are some bad neighbors? No but then again I never followed what was or is the cultural or political mainstream here.

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Edited March 4, 2014 by maxme

[Dogmatix]

The BiB are excelling themselves by deducing it was politically motivated. Of course it was. Pro-government terrorists, probably directly recruited by the square face family, wanted to intimidate the judges and provide an excuse to continue the SOE. Right on cue, if not a tad too fast, Cousin Suraphong announces that the SOE must be continued due to grenades being launched. He also oddly announced that the decree has no impact on tourism which is a blatant lie. Many tour groups, seminars are automatically cancelled in a state of emergency because insurance is invalidated. Get back to you cubby hole at the bottom of Loch Ness, Baldy.

Edited March 4, 2014 by Dogmatix

[ballpoint]

Brilliant deduction !!! Word has it that "Sherlock " is approached by the local head-hunters from the CIA and FBI !!

I heard the head hunters were also after Chalerm, but he renegued on the deal.

[Chang_paarp]

The next step in the investigation is to work out how to pin it on Suthep.

I am sure there are some posters on here who could help them.

Well the motive won't become clear until the culprits have been captured. All people can do now is speculate.

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I suspect that some suspects will be located. The suspects will protest their innocence until they go to court and and are decreed by the court to be the culprits.

Now whether this is the actual course of event depends on the constabulary showing some interest then some professionalism.

[americaninbangkok]

All people can do now is speculate.

Yes, speculate and vow

(Edited for brevity)

Edited March 4, 2014 by americaninbangkok

[SOTIRIOS]

..duhh...

[smovi57]

Without stating the bleedin obvious, of course it was political motivated, the question is, which side , the criminal court is now getting weighed down with claims ,counter claims from all in sundry ,not being a betting man I'd still take a 10/I that the culprits were aligned to the red shirt brigade, I am not picking sides , it's just this seems to be the normal way to solve problems from the PTP/ support group, intimidate ,use of violence, abuse ,the list go's on, just ask a certain DJ in Chiang Mai .

I think you blew your chances of being objective. Violence is everywhere. Debating with a cab driver about the fare could have a dire or fatal result.

I've seen PDRC manhandling people because these didn't want to show IDs. I've seen a lot of violence in the south which also happens to be PAD's terratory. I've witnessed more violent acts int he south than I did during my stay in Issan. Do I judge the whole neighborhood because there are some bad neighbors? No but then again I never followed what was or is the cultural or political mainstream here.

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Issan is more violent then anywhere in Thailand. read the news.

[HooHaa]

its always a fino, funny that

[maxme]

Without stating the bleedin obvious, of course it was political motivated, the question is, which side , the criminal court is now getting weighed down with claims ,counter claims from all in sundry ,not being a betting man I'd still take a 10/I that the culprits were aligned to the red shirt brigade, I am not picking sides , it's just this seems to be the normal way to solve problems from the PTP/ support group, intimidate ,use of violence, abuse ,the list go's on, just ask a certain DJ in Chiang Mai .

I think you blew your chances of being objective. Violence is everywhere. Debating with a cab driver about the fare could have a dire or fatal result.

I've seen PDRC manhandling people because these didn't want to show IDs. I've seen a lot of violence in the south which also happens to be PAD's terratory. I've witnessed more violent acts int he south than I did during my stay in Issan. Do I judge the whole neighborhood because there are some bad neighbors? No but then again I never followed what was or is the cultural or political mainstream here.

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Issan is more violent then anywhere in Thailand. read the news.

I read but as I said, I've also witnessed a lot of things, in Issan and the south. Now while sole perpetrators or gangs commit sporadic crimes up in the land of free walking buffalos, organized crime has turned the south into a shooting galley.

A lot of the problems in the NE are related to the social difficulties the Issan are facing.

As for the more exotic part of this country, I have lived full time and am now living part time in the south. There is a lot happening there thrat don't make the light of day. SichonSteves hometown is a prime example of how much worse the south is, but the southies don't face that many challenges as their north eastern counterparts, so it makes one wonder... What are their excuses

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[FredNL]

They should be happy that the quality of the grenades is so miserably poor that only one out of two explodes. It could have been worse, with more casualties.

Edited March 4, 2014 by FredNL