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Military stays mum on rumour that ‘Ko Tee’ abducted and killed

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Ko Tee

 

BANGKOK: -- Top military officers and other senior security officials yesterday could not confirm a report that a fugitive red-shirt leader who took refuge in Laos has been abducted and possibly killed.

 

Army commander-in-chief General Chalermchai Sitthisad said he had talked with Supreme Commander General Surapong Suwana-at and National Security Council chief Tawip Netniyom about the report.

 

“We all agreed that we did not have [sufficient] information about the report about Wutthipong Kotchathamkhun. The only information we have is from the media,” he said.

 

Chalermchai added that he was not sure if Wutthipong, who is also known as “Koh Tee”, was arrested in the neighbouring country because Lao territory was not under his jurisdiction.

 

“We do not know whether the report is false or not,” he said.

 

Thai authorities have asked Laos to help capture Wutthipong, who is wanted in Thailand on 21 charges, including lese majeste.

 

Since the military coup in May 2014, Wutthipong has been living in exile in Laos, where he has regularly hosted a programme broadcast on YouTube. In the programme, he has talked about preparations for an armed “liberation” to form a so-called “federation of Thailand”. 

 

“We do not have enough information on the matter, so we will avoid giving an opinion as it could possibly impact the relationship [with Laos],” Chalermchai said.

 

Meanwhile, deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said police would verify the accuracy of the report.

 

A rumour that Wutthipong was captured in Laos, brought back to Thai soil and killed was first propagated by another fugitive red-shirt supporter, Jom Phetpradab, who is taking refuge in the United States.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30322350

 
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Govt has no information about ‘Koh Tee’s’ reported abduction

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities can not confirm reports that fugitive red-shirt leader, who reportedly took refuge in Laos, has been abducted, said Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Tuesday.

 

Don suspects the abduction reports about lese majeste violator Wutthipong Kotchathamkhun, better known as “Koh Tee”, are a hoax to stir social currents.

 

Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Sitabutr said it was possible the reports stemmed from a certain objective, given that several Pheu Thai figures will her verdicts this month in politically charged cases.

 

“[Wutthipong] is actually not a top-list person,” Udomdej said “The police are responsible to track those who have been found guilty and fled [from the country]. If there’s a report that he disappeared, those who are in charge should follow up whether that is true.”

 

National Security Council secretary general Taweep Netniyom said senior officials agreed that the supposed abduction was hard to believe.

But he said the authorities will try verifying if it had happened. 

 

The government has been in contact with Lao officials and has not received confirmation Wutthipong is living in exile in Laos, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30322452

 
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Authorities unable to confirm ‘Ko Tee’ is dead

By The Nation

 

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File photo: Fugitive red-shirt leader Wutthipong Kachathamakul

 

General Thawip Netniyom, secretary-general of the National Security Council, says he cannot confirm speculation fugitive red-shirt leader Wutthipong Kachathamakul is dead, after previous reports he had been abducted.

 

Wutthipong, or “Ko Tee”, is a firebrand self-styled, anti-junta militant leader and critic of the monarchy. 

He fled Thailand after the 2014 coup and settled in Laos - from where he berated the junta in a series of videos and radio broadcasts, often dressed in camouflage outfits.

 

Thawip said the authorities have not received confirmation Wutthipong is dead, and they have not received updates from Lao authorities on the matter.

 

He said security authorities are investigating.

 

Thawip said he personally believes that Wutthipong is still in hiding.

 

Photos purportedly of Wutthipong’s body have gone viral on social media. 

 

Thawip said people should be cautious about jumping to conclusions as photos can be doctored.

 

He said the authorities have been in contact with Lao authorities regarding the matter.

 

He said they will continue to keep tabs on Wutthipong’s network as it is uncertain how reports of his death will affect them.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30323185

 
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