Erawan Shrine investigation further progresses

BANGKOK, 4 October 2015 (NNT) - The Thai police continues to track down the Erawan Shrine suspects with arrest warrants. An investigation into their transactions has found that some parts of the money have been transferred from other countries but most of it has been transferred between the suspects.

Acting Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police Pol.Gen.Prawut Thawonsiri said police officers had not yet arrested Yongyut Phopkaeo, a.k.a. Od Phayungwong who was another suspect, but they had already met with Od’s mother. It was still not confirmed whether two other suspects detained by the Malaysian police had really taken part in the Erawan Shrine explosion, said the acting police chief.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Gen.Prawit Wongsuwan ensured the public of the national security units’ measures to prevent bomb attacks, saying they worked together in observing the situation.

-- NNT 2015-10-04

There must be more bonuses availible to pursue ...maybe a few million baht more if they can link this to the people they want to be guilty ...

<deleted> me, is 10 million not enough already...

What countries was the money transferred from or is that work in progress while they decide which location best suits their purpose in terms of where they can obtain the most financial benefit?

Edited October 4, 201510 yr by Artisi

More arrested suspects means more rewards I suppose.... Guilty of not.. Who cares anyway

from the OP:

"It was still not confirmed whether two other suspects detained by the Malaysian police had really taken part in the Erawan Shrine explosion, said the acting police chief."

Note to police: you don't have to confirm whether the two are guilty in order to arrest them. You're allowed to arrest them under suspicion of committing a crime, ....and then confirm later, at a criminal trial, whether or not they're guilty as charged.

Also: the new police chief, similar to the recently retired police chief have both been actively involved in skewing evidence in the KT murder trial at Samui, in order to shield the real perps from any scrutiny. For no other reason than that, both former and current police chiefs should recuse themselves from being involved with any criminal investigations - as they've both proven how wrong they can be.

from the OP:

"It was still not confirmed whether two other suspects detained by the Malaysian police had really taken part in the Erawan Shrine explosion, said the acting police chief."

Note to police: you don't have to confirm whether the two are guilty in order to arrest them. You're allowed to arrest them under suspicion of committing a crime, ....and then confirm later, at a criminal trial, whether or not they're guilty as charged.

Also: the new police chief, similar to the recently retired police chief have both been actively involved in skewing evidence in the KT murder trial at Samui, in order to shield the real perps from any scrutiny. For no other reason than that, both former and current police chiefs should recuse themselves from being involved with any criminal investigations - as they've both proven how wrong they can be.

Can you support this statement with fact or tell in what country "You're allowed to arrest them under suspicion of committing a crime, ....and then confirm later, at a criminal trial, whether or not they're guilty as charged."?

The standard to arrest as I know it is "probable cause " which is a must higher standard than 'suspicion". You need a credible reason based on facts and evidence to support the charge. If you have the 'probable cause', first seeking a warrant is the preferred action to take; as the Thai police seem to be doing. If a special time constraint or other exigent circumstance exists, a probable cause arrest may be made, a warrant then sought as soon as possible. Arresting for "Suspicion of.........?" was denied decades ago.

At least this is how it is where I worked, You may be totally correct as it applies elsewhere and why I ask where you get, and how you support, your information for your "Note to police:" ?

from the OP:

"It was still not confirmed whether two other suspects detained by the Malaysian police had really taken part in the Erawan Shrine explosion, said the acting police chief."

Note to police: you don't have to confirm whether the two are guilty in order to arrest them. You're allowed to arrest them under suspicion of committing a crime, ....and then confirm later, at a criminal trial, whether or not they're guilty as charged.

Also: the new police chief, similar to the recently retired police chief have both been actively involved in skewing evidence in the KT murder trial at Samui, in order to shield the real perps from any scrutiny. For no other reason than that, both former and current police chiefs should recuse themselves from being involved with any criminal investigations - as they've both proven how wrong they can be.

Can you support this statement with fact or tell in what country "You're allowed to arrest them under suspicion of committing a crime, ....and then confirm later, at a criminal trial, whether or not they're guilty as charged."?

The standard to arrest as I know it is "probable cause " which is a must higher standard than 'suspicion". You need a credible reason based on facts and evidence to support the charge. If you have the 'probable cause', first seeking a warrant is the preferred action to take; as the Thai police seem to be doing. If a special time constraint or other exigent circumstance exists, a probable cause arrest may be made, a warrant then sought as soon as possible. Arresting for "Suspicion of.........?" was denied decades ago.

At least this is how it is where I worked, You may be totally correct as it applies elsewhere and why I ask where you get, and how you support, your information for your "Note to police:" ?

You don't need all that <deleted> when you can arrest them, torture the living daylights out of them and them. Confirm to the media they have 'confessed to everything' etc

Is there a higher authority that can end this farce, OMG it just goes on and on .

Can the CIA intervene, how about the KGB, FBI, ISIS, The Thunderbirds, Batman, Spiderman somebody anybody make them stop.

This "case" will be wrapped up about the same time as the "Saudi Gem" case, which is to say, never.

Watch this space, the government will turn this terrorist act into a political act requiring further domestic security surveillance.

THB 13 million has now paid to these goons as "rewards".....and they have produced almost zilch!

Thailand is rapidly progressing back to the 50s!!.......Time to move???

There is a complete disconnect between the headline and the text.

Evidently, progress consists of:

- no suspects arrested

- not determining if men in Malaysia are suspects

- talking to a suspect's mother

- preventing future bombings by "observing the situation"

We can all sleep soundly tonight.

THB 13 million has now paid to these goons as "rewards".....and they have produced almost zilch!

Thailand is rapidly progressing back to the 50s!!.......Time to move???

Surely you meant regressing, as progressing would imply progress, and I guess we're not seeing a lot of such

Time to move? Naah - let's just see how this pans out, and hope we don't meet our makers in the progress too soon

Meanwhile, it's back to the card game until someone can pony up some cash for new evidence

"Erawan Shrine investigation further progresses"

Yep, we get it!!!!! The legendary "Who's the next scapegoat victim" game continues, in the name of public image image image....

The case would have been solved long ago if there was just more reward money!

...dizzying....

If the reward money gets much higher I'll think about confessing to it myself....

13 million already paid out and still no bomber ?