தாய்லாந்தில் 300க்கும் அதிகமான இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் கைது

தாய்லாந்தில் 300க்கும் அதிகமான இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

இதுவரை 2400க்கும் அதிகமான பொதுமக்கள் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளால் கொல்லப்பட்டுள்ள்னர். 954 பெண்கள் விதவைகளாக ஆகியிருக்கிறார்கள். 1,789 குழந்தைகள் அனாதிகளாக ஆகியிருக்கின்றனர்

இந்த பயங்கரவாதிகள் வன்முறை மார்க்கத்தை விட்டு அமைதி வழி திரும்ப ஆன்மீக வழி திரும்ப விரும்புவோம்.

Hundreds of Suspected Insurgents in Custody in Thai South
By Sai Silp
July 9, 2007



More than 300 suspects thought to be involved in o­ngoing violence in Thailand’s southernmost provinces have been arrested, a Thai army spokesperson said o­n Monday.

Col Akkara Tipparote said o­n Monday that 356 suspects have been detained in military camps in Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala and Songkhla, where the majority of Thailand’s Muslim population lives.

“About 80 in this group have been identified as members of killing teams, and others are supporters. However, their families could ask to visit them by the law,” Akkara said.

Thai security forces have also set up blockades in areas believed to be used by militants and have conducted searches in an effort to prevent separatist leaders and their supporters from committing violence and staging protests that have killed dozens in the last several months.

“The success of the investigations in each area was the result of information from militants who were arrested previously and forensic science evidence collected from previous attacks,” Akkara said.

Thai officials say they have identified militants arrested in the past as being members of Runda Kumpulan Kecil, o­ne of the Thai South’s several insurgent groups.

Akkara also warned local people to protect their children from becoming involved with separatist groups and moved to strengthen cooperation between security forces and local communities.

Army chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, who is Muslim, has urged local Muslim residents to help authorities find a solution to the o­ngoing violence.

Following recent arrests of militants, who regularly target the military, government officials and teachers, many local residents have staged protests for their release.

About 2,400 Buddhists and Muslims have been killed in the southern insurgency since violence rekindled in 2004.

Wallop Ploytaptim, the permanent secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security said the violence in the region has affected people in all aspects of their lives, especially since many families have lost their leaders, according to a report o­n Saturday o­n the Thai news Website Prachatai.

In late May, the ministry reported that number of widows in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla had risen to 954, while 1,789 children had been orphaned by the violence.