Bangkok bombing: New Thai police chief orders extensive dragnet for 'Aod'

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New police chief orders extensive dragnet for Aod, the key link to political motive in deadly bombing



BANGKOK: -- Thai police are now seeking help from Interpol, and using diplomatic channels to help in the hunting for and the extradition of the 15 suspects in the deadly bomb attack at Erawan Shrine which killed 20 people and injured over 120 others on August 17.

Among the 15 fugitive suspect are two Thais, Mrs Wanna Suansom, whose Thai passport has been revoked already, as she was said to be living with her Turkish husband in Turkey, and Yongyut Pobkaew, alias ‘Aod’ Payungwong, a former guard of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).

The rest are foreigners.

The new commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Chakthip Chaichinda today ordered police investigators to hunt down Aod as he is a key suspect in the bombing conspiracy.

He ordered police to comb two places in Chonburi and Ayutthaya where Aod was believed to be still hiding.

He was confident that the police would get him very soon.

Aod is the key link into several bombing incidents in the country during anti-government protests a few year ago, notably the Samarn mansion bomb explosion that killed four persons in 2010 and Minburi bomb explosion that killed two persons last year.

In the two explosions, materials used in making the bombs were same as the materials used in the bombing at Erawan shrine and Sathorn pier. This finding prompted the police investigators to believe political motive was behind.

An investigative team today prepared a set of photographs of Aod to be verified by his aged mother who is at present in an old people’s home in Bang Lamung district in Chonburi province.

The investigative team has also ascertained that Aod was married but apparently his wife has passed away.

They however had a female child together. They have also managed to discover that he has in the past been charged with 9 offences which include violation of the 2010 State of Emergency Decree after becoming involved with the UDD.

On top of this, police investigators are also in the process of coordinating with the military and the Corrections Department for more information on the man.

They are also trying to get in touch with his bondsman as on every occasion that he has been arrested, the bondsman always state that Aod was staying at a house in Sena district in Ayutthaya province.

Initial inquiries have found that the home is question houses no less than 27 individuals. Authorities are preparing to send a team to the house to make a physical inspection.

The manhunt for Aod who is among the 15 wanted suspects have become an urgent matter and authorities throughout the nation have been put on high alert.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/new-police-chief-orders-extensive-dragnet-for-aod-the-key-link-to-political-motive-in-deadly-bombing

-- Thai PBS 2015-10-01

[worgeordie]

If Aod is linked with other bombings in 2010,why have they not arrested him

before, police will get him very soon, its already been nearly 5 years.

regards worgeordie

[clockman]

But due to third world law. first you ask somebody to appear. Then you you get the arrest warrant! By this this time the criminal has already left the country. Paying the corrupt immigration. official.

[DavisH]

But due to third world law. first you ask somebody to appear. Then you you get the arrest warrant! By this this time the criminal has already left the country. Paying the corrupt immigration. official.

Yep. This guy was given a heads up a few days ago. I'd be surprised if he was still in Thailand, or has gone into hiding elsewhere.

[Borzandy]

I thought that the case was solved....

[IamNoone88]

This what happens when a bunch of known bad guys are left running around a country.

[MockingJay]

If there's an "organisation" that will never fail to surprize us, it's the RTP...

Edited October 1, 2015 by MockingJay

[prk888]

like you Borzandy I thought the case was closed and substantial rewards duly given .................. to the police.

[DM07]

Wait...What?

I thought that other guy "confessed" already and there are approx. 35 other arrest warrants issued!

Now they have a new guy, who -as I read it- should have been on the list from the beginning?

I hope, someone gives them some money to file pictures, this time!

[whatproblem]

Sorry can't give a reward ,spent it already

[outsider]

Case closed? No? These bumbling brown clowns really, really know no shame at all!!! I'm surprised they still have any foot left to shoot at.

[Thai at Heart]

But due to third world law. first you ask somebody to appear. Then you you get the arrest warrant! By this this time the criminal has already left the country. Paying the corrupt immigration. official.

Then u tell him where u are going to look for him....

[anon467367354]

when they get that guy it will be time to celebrate, maybe with another reward!

[Muirton]

Has the public been informed yet what language the primary suspect speaks? If he has been "interrogated", by whom? Torture doesn't need language but a consequent confession does. As has been mentioned last week, if the Primary Suspect confessed to the appointed lawyer, what language did the PS use. His appointed lawyer never informed us, did he? How many suspects are we up to now in how many countries?

[upena]

Still waiting for the two Burmese lads in lock-up on Koh Samui to be charged.

[easybullet3]

Didn't the chief of Police very recently say that this 'case is closed' and they awarded themselves a 2nd batch of reward money?

how can they be on the hunt for someone if the case is closed?

- Sounds like a 'welcome to thailand' type of response.

[Nemesis7]

I thought that the case was solved....

Yeah its solved only to get reward money.... ( reward for doing their job as police..???!!!???

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

But due to third world law. first you ask somebody to appear. Then you you get the arrest warrant! By this this time the criminal has already left the country. Paying the corrupt immigration. official.

Yep. This guy was given a heads up a few days ago. I'd be surprised if he was still in Thailand, or has gone into hiding elsewhere.

Sounds like he was given the heads up about 5 years ago, what a farce.

[phycokiller]

Has the public been informed yet what language the primary suspect speaks? If he has been "interrogated", by whom? Torture doesn't need language but a consequent confession does. As has been mentioned last week, if the Primary Suspect confessed to the appointed lawyer, what language did the PS use. His appointed lawyer never informed us, did he? How many suspects are we up to now in how many countries?

the primary suspect is the guy that dropped the bomb off, from all accounts he didnt trigger it and it seems he didnt organize it either, he just did it for the money it seems. who knows but Im not sure why the police are making him the media focus

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

so at least 15 more suspects to be rounded up?

That means plenty more opportunities to declare the case closed and hand out more reward money to the BIB (AKA the greatest police force on the planet)

[bander]

Aod, the missing link to Mr. T ??

[PilotEd]

They will get the red shirts involved no matter how many gyrations they need to do to make the shoe fit.

Explosive chemicals used are very circumstantial evidence as there are many resources for explosives.

That they are similar to ones used in other explosions could be coincidental.

[kannot]

Whats the reward this time 20 million?

[Alwyn]

Mind-boggling

[gandalf12]

But hold on, how can this be so? They said the case was closed and congratulated themselves with nice bonuses for doing the job they get paid to do anyway. On that basis this cant be right or if it is I am sure all the bonuses will be returned until every person associated with the bombing is caught.

[Rykbanlor]

Thai police are now seeking help from Interpol, and using diplomatic channels to help in the hunting for and the extradition of the 15 suspects in the deadly bomb attack

Or are they?? They said this weeks ago, and the statement was denied by Turkish embassy officials and interpol officers in other countries.

Clusterfudge.

[SOTIRIOS]

....and they said it wasn't political way back when....

...let's hope they have it right this time...

...and please be careful of using the term 'foreigners'....we get enough sh*t already....

[Muirton]

Has the public been informed yet what language the primary suspect speaks? If he has been "interrogated", by whom? Torture doesn't need language but a consequent confession does. As has been mentioned last week, if the Primary Suspect confessed to the appointed lawyer, what language did the PS use. His appointed lawyer never informed us, did he? How many suspects are we up to now in how many countries?

the primary suspect is the guy that dropped the bomb off, from all accounts he didnt trigger it and it seems he didnt organize it either, he just did it for the money it seems. who knows but Im not sure why the police are making him the media focus

If what you say has been stated by Thai Police, do we know how Thai Police know? What language did he use, who in the Thai Police knew his language. Have Thai Police made clear how he communicated?

[Oziex1]

If a bomb is detonated in a public place anywhere in the world the first people to get a knock on the door would be known bombers and or bomb makers, one would think. Not here though things are done differently or not at all.

As for the case being closed well the new chief just opened it again, just in case a new reward is on offer.

This is about the murder of 20 innocent people and the wounding of many, this lot just don't give a damn.

[silent]

New Thai police chief orders extensive dragnet

Dragnet, Elliot Ness and the Green Hornet rolled into one show for Thailand

"In the two explosions, materials used in making the bombs were same as the materials used in the bombing at Erawan shrine and Sathorn pier. This finding prompted the police investigators to believe political motive was behind."

Apparently more determined to differentiate between politics and different reasons for terrorism than anything else for some reason.

I guess in Thailand it's better to die from a politically activated terrorist than over religion. (If only foreigners can be convinced of that too).

Edited October 1, 2015 by silent