Woman arrested for coordinating Bangkok court attack

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Woman arrested for coordinating court attack
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A WOMAN was arrested yesterday for allegedly organising last week's hand-grenade attack on Criminal Court via the phone application LINE, a police source said.

The suspect, identified only as Dear, was nabbed near the border in Mukdahan province. She had allegedly conducted a LINE chat with suspect Mahahin Khunthong discussing details on how to carry out the attack. Mahahin had the bomb thrower on the back of his motorcycle at the time of the attack.

The LINE chat was discovered after the bomb suspects were nabbed at the scene and their mobile phones seized.

Police had earlier arrested Nares Intharasopha, a milk shop owner in Khon Kaen province, for allegedly holding a meeting to organise the attack. He was also allegedly paid Bt20,000 by Dear to fund the attack.

Meanwhile, the authorities will today hand over to the police the seven suspects arrested in relation to this attack for further investigation and prosecution. Two other suspects are still at large.

Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sriwara Ransibrahmanakul said "financiers unknown to police" were behind the grenade attack on the court and the double pipe bombs near Siam Paragon shopping mall. Though police have acquired solid evidence against those who coordinated the pipe-bomb attack, "police cannot identify them", he added.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Woman-arrested-for-coordinating-court-attack-30255914.html

-- The Nation 2015-03-13

[chooka]

Have acquired solid evidence against those who coordinated the attack, but can't identify them? The most solid and most critical piece of evidence is identity. Without this one little piece of evidence you have nothing. This is like the warrants they got for unidentified suspects in the shopping centre bomb thingy.

[96tehtarp]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

[chooka]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

maybe not a red but aligned to someone else.

[BSJ]

They have her in custody and still only know her as 'Dear'. A bit slow aren't they!

[MrWorldwide]

They have her in custody and still only know her as 'Dear'. A bit slow aren't they!

I saw that as the Thai version of 'Prisoner X' : I'm guessing that if they were able to find her via her phone records, they know her name.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

maybe not a red but aligned to someone else.

not likely, i have my money on the reds

[LuckyLew]

be interesting to see of good ol"dear" talks or keeps her mouth shut

follow the money trail

[Tatsujin]

Have acquired solid evidence against those who coordinated the attack, but can't identify them? The most solid and most critical piece of evidence is identity. Without this one little piece of evidence you have nothing. This is like the warrants they got for unidentified suspects in the shopping centre bomb thingy.

I read this a little differently from you ... i.e., they know who is behind it, they have the evidence, but they are not "naming" them publicly at the moment. The Police have certainly changed their modus operandi recently, by NOT naming suspects publicly BEFORE actually arresting them.

[halloween]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

maybe not a red but aligned to someone else.

Care to give us a list of likely, make that possible, candidates? Perhaps you should change that to a straw-clutching "anybody else".

[Robby nz]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

maybe not a red but aligned to someone else.

Care to give us a list of likely, make that possible, candidates? Perhaps you should change that to a straw-clutching "anybody else".

Probably the same "Third hand" Chalerm blamed for everything he predicted.

But these one were caught red (third) handed and now, Oh dear, Dear is helping police with their enquiries.

Could it possibly be that as we are talking about hired help here the loyalty factor may be a bit thin.

We await the next series of arrests.

[Fat Haggis]

She's a human rights activist according to last nights BP.

They have plenty of reasons to bomb criminal courts , the ongoing case in Koh Tao amongst many others are reasons enough to do what they did.

[otherstuff1957]

I believe that Dear is the nickname of the daughter of a Thai general who was very close to Thaksin. She is also a former PT MP. I wonder if this Dear and that Dear are one and the same.

Certainly bombing and shooting fit her late father's MO!

[AleG]

Have acquired solid evidence against those who coordinated the attack, but can't identify them? The most solid and most critical piece of evidence is identity. Without this one little piece of evidence you have nothing. This is like the warrants they got for unidentified suspects in the shopping centre bomb thingy.

You can have solid evidence without it being, currently, linked to a specific person. For example on a murder case fingerprints found in, let's say a knife sticking out of the victim, are solid evidence even if the owner of the fingerprints is not known at the time, it's evidence that can be used to prove a murder.

In this case if, for example they can trace the money as coming from a certain bank account, but the name on that bank account is fake, there is solid evidence from where the money came from, then they have to link the fake name with a real name to further link between the bombing > money > financier.

[siampolee]

otherstuff1957.

Uncanny.

You mirror my views that I was about to post hence I shall refrain from that post.

Suffice to say, ''Politicians make strange bedfellows.''

Especially when one is given as a pacifier a non elected seat in Parliament as an atonement for a family tragedy i.e. martyrdom in error.

Such debts are payable and can be called in when the donor feels the need or the end to do so.

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Criminal Court bomb attack mastermind suspect arrested



BANGKOK: -- Military officials have apprehended a woman implicated by the arrested bomb suspect as the mastermind in Mukdaharn province Thursday night.

The woman whom the bomb suspect, Mahahin Khunthong identified as “Dear” ordered him to throw the grenade on the car park area of the Criminal Court.

He said Dear lived in Australia and the order was made on the Line application.

Dear or identified as Supaporn Mit-arak, 49, was questioned by military investigators last night before handed over to the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on Friday morning.

According to police, the arrest came after interrogation of Wichai Yoosuk, the suspect who lobbed the hand grenade to the court’s compound and was injured in brief exchange of fire with security officials, revealed that Dear was not likely living in Australia but in the country.

Further investigation showed Dear lived in Mukdaharn and traveled frequently to Laos from Mukdaharn.

Police had evidence which showed the woman talking with Mahahin’s wife Nathapach On-ming about the plot on the Line chat.

They also had Nathapach’s Line talks with Yutthana saying “Dear” would pay him after he threw the grenades at the court.

Meanwhile Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Somyot Phumphanmuang today escorted three of nine bomb suspects to the metropolitan police command for press conference after the military handed over them to the police for further questioning.

The three are Mahahin, his wife Nathapach On-ming, and Yuthana’s wife Tachapan Pokkrong, 20.

Yuthana is still under close monitoring at Mongkhut hospital for shot wounds treatment.

The motorcycle used by the two bomb suspects, Mahahin and Yuthana, was also brought to display at the conference.

So far warrants for the arrest of seven suspects were issued. Five had been arrested with only two still at large. They are Virasak Towangchorn, 36, and Charnvit Jariyanukul.

Both were reported to turn themselves in to security officials.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/criminal-court-bomb-attack-mastermind-suspect-arrested


-- Thai PBS 2015-03-13

[otherstuff1957]

otherstuff1957.

Uncanny.

You mirror my views that I was about to post hence I shall refrain from that post.

Suffice to say, ''Politicians make strange bedfellows.''

Especially when one is given as a pacifier a non elected seat in Parliament as an atonement for a family tragedy i.e. martyrdom in error.

Such debts are payable and can be called in when the donor feels the need or the end to do so.

It looks like we are both wrong though, ^ the latest report shows a different Dear!

[djjamie]

And that is how the authorities are working now days. It is also good they have identified the women called dear. It is very refreshing and reassuring for the majority that these terrorists are being held to account. Such a far cry from pre May 22nd when 25 odd unarmed innocent people with their most dangerous weapon being a whistle were killed and over 600 injured by the red shirts and not one suspect arrested let alone an arrest.

Lets hope this is the dawning of a new age for justice in Thailand.

Some will hate the progress that is made. Hate it because it shows the Junta in a good light. They will denounce it, ignore it or they will use my favorite excuse "blame the flooding" for it! Some even said the investigation is going no where or hollow because they didn't identify "Dear". Now they have the excuses will evolve.

Well done for some swift action. It does not take a brian surgeon to work out the reds are behind this. Court houses were never their favorite buildings because that is where they are held accountable when they run out of excuses.

Edited March 13, 2015 by djjamie

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Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

maybe not a red but aligned to someone else.

Keeping your post count up?

[djjamie]

She's a human rights activist according to last nights BP.

They have plenty of reasons to bomb criminal courts , the ongoing case in Koh Tao amongst many others are reasons enough to do what they did.

A red shirt human rights activist!

That's an oxymoron.

[jaidam]

Strange they are not releasing Dear's full name. I do wonder if it could be Sae Deng's daughter - also called Dear? If so, I could fully understand her motives. Revenge for her father getting his head blown off in public.

Having observed the red elite's operations over the years, the mastermind will likely be someone without ideals or morals, just a desire to swallow large amounts of corruptly earned money from an overseas bank account, with no regards for human collateral damage. We will soon see.

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And that is how the authorities are working now days. It is also good they have identified the women called dear. It is very refreshing and reassuring for the majority that these terrorists are being held to account. Such a far cry from pre May 22nd when 25 odd unarmed innocent people with their most dangerous weapon being a whistle were killed and over 600 injured by the red shirts and not one suspect arrested let alone an arrest.

Lets hope this is the dawning of a new age for justice in Thailand.

Some will hate the progress that is made. Hate it because it shows the Junta in a good light. They will denounce it, ignore it or they will use my favorite excuse "blame the flooding" for it! Some even said the investigation is going no where or hollow because they didn't identify "Dear". Now they have the excuses will evolve.

Well done for some swift action. It does not take a brian surgeon to work out the reds are behind this. Court houses were never their favorite buildings because that is where they are held accountable when they run out of excuses.

Well said!

[Baerboxer]

She's a human rights activist according to last nights BP.

They have plenty of reasons to bomb criminal courts , the ongoing case in Koh Tao amongst many others are reasons enough to do what they did.

Are you suggesting a Thai HR activist would suddenly bomb a court? With no previous HR activist ever doing such a thing here? With no previous or post announcement to claim responsibility and get the publicity for the points they were trying to make?

Or that anyone has a justifiable reason to bomb a court?

As others have said - "clutching at straws".

Is there an organization that has a track record at throwing bombs at courts, judges, protesters, especially at times when a certain family members are facing court trials? Much too obvious, must false flag, conspiracy, or some never before violent anonymous fringe group. Anyone but the Shin gang - their non elected leader have denied it and they wouldn't lie would they........... Oops that's another track record - lying.

[than]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

Nobody has proved that the red shirts were a sign of intelligence

[than]

Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sriwara Ransibrahmanakul said "financiers unknown to police" were behind the grenade attack on the court and the double pipe bombs near Siam Paragon shopping mall. Though police have acquired solid evidence against those who coordinated the pipe-bomb attack, "police cannot identify them", he added.

Maybe near Dubai ?

[Fat Haggis]

I'm not suggesting anything, other than having an open mind.

So, by your flawed logic if such groups have never done this before, without ever having checked out if it's a possibility?

Are you so naive that grenades can and have often been found in day to day criminal gangs and networks, drugs gangs, serious criminal elements have the capabilities to stage such attacks, sure it's so easy to point fingers and state categorically it's the Reds, but unlike you and several other members here. I'm quite partial to entertainingl other possibilities of who was behind this latest attack, and why.

The HRW angle isn't so far fetched if you studied the proposal of what should happen to them, and they've not fallen into the kool aid drinkers club either.

But you keep your views, I'll keep mine, isn't it great that we can have such views without rsomeone making silly comments

Etc? Oh wait silly me, it's already happened ?

I don't suppose there has every been copy cat crimes in Thailand? It must be the only country in the world where everything is black and White or in this case red and yellow ?

[Wilsonandson]

The strangest part of this particular act of terrorism is that the perpetrator took his mobile phone with him. This is a vital piece of information to the police, or to anyone really. When I get home at night my wife looks at my recent calls, dialed numbers, emails sent, internet sites recently visited. It's a treasure trove of information even the suspicious wife.

[mango66]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

they withholding the name because:

it is a figure , her husband propably, which they fear to name !!!

[mango66]

The strangest part of this particular act of terrorism is that the perpetrator took his mobile phone with him. This is a vital piece of information to the police, or to anyone really. When I get home at night my wife looks at my recent calls, dialed numbers, emails sent, internet sites recently visited. It's a treasure trove of information even the suspicious wife.

my wife check my ones only to be sure, how many times a called her this day ,

but she missed to pick up my calls;

she never look to any other things :-)))

[Robby nz]

Planning terrorist attacks using online services like LINE is just plain stupid. I assume the authorities are withholding this woman's name as it involves national security.

they withholding the name because:

it is a figure , her husband propably, which they fear to name !!!

They haven't withheld her name, if you lot actually bothered to read the topic before posting.... but what the heck.

Dear or identified as Supaporn Mit-arak, 49