Thread: Suthep: Assassination attempt still a rumor

I recall that Daily News is the second largest Thai newspaper by circulation. Thai Rath is number one.

DSI confirms Red Shirt arms training in Cambodia
วันจันทร์ ที่ 11 ต.ค. 2553



BANGKOK, Oct 11 - Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday said investigation found that 39 Thai men have been trained for arms use in Cambodia for a mission to assassinate this country's key public figures including Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Pol-Lt Col Payao Thongsen, chief of DSI investigators probing the terrorism charge-related activities, held a news conference on the 11 men detained in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

Local police last week arrested 11 men suspected of involvement in a movement to destabilise national security and plan to kill the country's very important persons as well as overthrow the monarchy in a resort in Mae On district.

Police said they are well-trained in using firearms. They are now under witness protection scheme in exchange for useful information which could lead to an arrest of other accomplices.

Col Payao affirmed Monday the suspects confessed to being members of the anti-government movement, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), and that they were 11 among the 39 men who were recruited and taken by Red Shirt leaders to Cambodia for arms training.

Some said they saw people using war weapons against troops in confrontation between both sides during April-May chaos, said the DSI chief investigator.

Red Shirt leaders in northern region, mainly Red Shirt disc jockeys at community radio stations, organised the meeting in three routes: the first group convened in Bangkok, leaving Thailand by way of the Chong Jom border crossing in Surin province, the second group gathered at Nakhon Ratchasima and left Thailand via Chong Jom, and the last group met at Sa Kaeo and crossed to Cambodia, according to Col Payao, adding all of them entered Cambodian territory without passing legal immigration processes.

Gen Payao elaborated that the eleven said their three-week training was held in a Cambodian army camp and they were trained by Cambodian soldiers.

The first week focused on political education but inciting anger and hatred on the monarchy while the second week was how to use military weapons and the third week was field operations training, said the DSI investigator.

The investigation also found that a map of routes leading to home of former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban who oversees national security had been used for the training of how to carry out the assassination plot and how to deal with his security guards, said Col Payao.

The investigators chief added the 11 disclosed 35 men returned to Thailand after the training was complete, while another four were chosen by Red Shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong to be his bodyguards while he remains in Cambodia with outstanding arrest warrants for terrorism.

Among the four men remaining in the neighbouring kingdom, one was identified as Mongkol Sarapan, with arrest warrant on terrorism charge.

Col Payao described the 35 armed men arrived Thailand August 16 and then went separate ways before reuniting again in Phufa Resort in Chiang Mai in September to be standby for the operation as asked by UDD leaders in the northern region.

For the operation plan, Col Payao said, the targets of assassination include the prime minister, deputy premier Suthep, de facto leader of coalition Bhumjaithai party Newin Chidchob and acting Police Inspector-General Pol Lt-Gen Somkid Boonthanom.

Col Payao said the arrest of the 11 men occurred as one of them, Kittichai Chansawas, escaped from the group as he was unwilling to continue in the operation anymore. Mr Kittichai sought help from local residents and then reported the matter to police.

The 11 however denied their involvement in the April-May chaos when an armed black-clad group fired at security forces during the Red Shirt protests, according to the investigator.

For the remaining armed men, Col Payao said, DSI will work with security agencies to tracking them and will seek coordination from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contact Cambodian authorities on the case.

When asked whether Samai Wongsuwan, suspected bomb-maker who was killed last week in an explosion at Bang Bua Thong apartment, is linked with the detained armed group, Col Payao said initial investigation did not find any connection, but the 11 men conceded there was a first arms training in Cambodia before they joined the second one.

In addition to the confessions of the 11 detainees, Col Payao said, police also have other solid evidence such as phone call details between these people and Red Shirt DJs group in Cambodia and that plastic chips similar to telephone SIM cards were given to persons who passed the training.

mcot.net

11 red-shirt warriors arrested while rehearsing to assassinate Suthep

An investigator said the 11 detained red-shirt warriors were arrested while they were rehearing to assassinate leading politicians, including former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban.

Pol Lt Col Payao Thongsen, an investigator in charge of terrorism case for the Department of Special Investigation, said the 11 men, who were arrested at a resort in Chiang Mai, had a map of Suthep's house.

They also had information about the normal route of Suthep and his motorcade.

Payao said the group of men had already selected a location for attempting to assassinate Suthep.

nationmultimedia.com

Foreign Ministry to be asked to lodge complaint against Cambodia

The Justice Ministry will seek help from the Foreign Ministry to lodge complaint against Cambodia for allegedly allowing arms training for red-shirt warriors to be held on its ground, a senior official said Monday.

Pol Lt Col Payao Thongsen, an investigator in charge of terrorism case for the Department of Special Investigation, said the Foreign Ministry would be asked to protest against Cambodia's alleged interference in Thailand's national security by training the dissidents to oppose against the Thai government.

Payao alleged that 39 red-shirt people had received arms training in Siem Reap for three weeks.

nationmultimedia.com

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

What's the 'Daily News'? Is it a Thai publication that they've translated?

This is a very bad article because it's quoting another souce that vaguely quotes a third party unnamed source...

I wouldn't be surprised if civil war does come, and these types of events are daily occurances, as I've said for years, that is what the junta wants; they are an army, they want a war (preferably a little one that they can contain) and the cash associated with it.

Regardless of my conjecture, this nation article is abysmal journalism, it's beyond awful. If there is some truth in it then they need to send out a reported and find out!

So let be sure I understand your objective, non biased analysis of the situation. We have regular grenade attacks on government and other “establishment” targets, we have had several IED type devices explode and found unexploded, several at government locations, i.e. Ministry office and a political party’s HQ, 3 innocent people have been killed by explosion apparently set off by a known UDD radical and now we have a group that apparently is admitting to having military training.

Your analysis is “that is what the junta wants; they are an army, they want a war”.

Sometimes you are simply amazing. For anyone with even a shred of objectivity, they might suspect that somebody besides the Army is looking for a fight and do not seem who they put at risk.
TH

Red shirt warriors? WTF are they talking about?

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

2000 was the beginning of the great awakening. Shame it took a pr+ck like Thaksin to do it, but eventually someone would have done it. What we're seeing now is the last desparate attempts of the amartyathipithai - an old leper colony - trying to save what skin it has left before it gets sidelined by the healthier masses who will demand their rights to self-determination. It's just a matter of time and several attempts, but it will come eventually. Always does.

And if the Thai people are really lucky, then they'll get a real democracy like America....

Then the top 2% will still own most of the wealth, the elected government will still do what it pleases, it will still own the media and pander to 'special interest' groups, human rights will still be infringed, draconian laws will still be passed that remove rights etc etc ad nauseam...

Yeah, that's some high ideals to aim for right there. Gotta love that there democracy. Yee haa!

shhtt, don't tell them, they keep confusing Democracy with Socialism

^I have lots of fucking (all with female though). Et tu?

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

^I have lots of fucking (all with female though). Et tu?

your word, no proof that you do actually

Originally Posted by Mid

BANGKOK, Oct 11 - Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday said investigation found that 39 Thai men have been trained for arms use in Cambodia for a mission to assassinate this country's key public figures including Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.................. !

^^
Well I wash before I fuck - unlike Naploean or his women - and I'm taller and better looking, so you do the blind judge test. (L'edit! Mon Dieu! have you no shame..)

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

^^
Well I wash before I fuck - unlike Naploean or his women - and I'm taller and better looking, so you do the blind judge test. (L'edit! Mon Dieu! have you no shame..)

whooa !!! where did that come from ? hellloo ? are you talking to your other self ?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

^I have lots of fucking (all with female though). Et tu?

your word, no proof that you do actually

I was responding to this. Do you have Alzheimers? You just posted it.