Phuket police confirm 63 arrested in connection with Thalang riots

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Phuket police confirm 63 arrested in connection with Thalang riots

Supatra Sutham

 

Thalang Police Chief Col Somphong Thiparpakul. Photo: Supatra Sutham

 

PHUKET: -- An officer from Thalang Police Station has confirmed to The Phuket News that a total of 63 people have been arrested in connection with last year’s Thalang riots. He also confirmed that a further 23 suspects are still at large.

 

During a face-to-face interview with The Phuket News reporters yesterday (Nov 16), Thalang Police Chief Col Somphong Thiparpakul said that so far police had arrested 63 suspects wanted in connection with the riots in Thalang in October last year.

 

Half a dozen police officers were treated for injuries while over twenty vehicles were vandalised by angry rioters who had encircled the Thalang Police Station in retaliation for the death of two teenagers on Oct 15 last year. 

 

During the interview yesterday, Col Somphong explained, “A total of 86 arrest warrants were issued for suspects involved in the riot. To this day we have arrested 63 of them. Most of these were arrested on separate warrants issued for drug charges. Their cases have been handed over to the Office of Phuket Public Prosecution.”

 

Col Somphong said those who have been arrested are either out on bail, being held at Phuket Provincial Prison or at the Phuket Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection (DJOP).

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-confirm-63-arrested-in-connection-with-thalang-riots-59880.php

 

“Most of the arrested suspects have been arrested before on drug or other charges so we have a record about them already.

“However, we believe that most of the 23 wanted suspects who are still at large have already left the island and gone to other provinces. We have informed police in other provinces to keep eye out for these wanted men and bring them in,” Col Somphong said.

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-11-17

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Only a year and after all, they were only attaching a police station. No progress through the courts and 23 outstanding arrest warrants. Sounds like a cock and bull story to give the appearance that the police arent just sitting on their <deleted>.