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Thailand to help investigate terror links
Thailand is ready to cooperate with agencies concerned to clarify the accusation that Thailand is part of the courier network system in funding terrorist groups in the Southeast Asian region, Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said here Wednesday.Col. Petrus Reinhard Golose of Indonesia's counterterrorism task force said the al-Qaeda terror network helped fund suicide bombings in Indonesia over the past four years through a courier system, and suggested that Thailand was linked to the network. Col. Golose said that under the system, the money was carried from Thailand to Malaysia and finally to Indonesia. Dr. Thanong said he wanted Indonesian authorities to provide details of such information to the Thai government and stated that the kingdom is ready to cooperate in checking the courier network system. "The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) can be involved in the investigation," he said. The Bank of Thailand can inspect money transfers on a case by case basis, he added. Golose said the courier system was set up by former al-Qaeda No. 3 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who was captured in 2003. He was one of the planners, "a mastermind" behind the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Golose said the money was used to help the regional militant group Jemaah Islamiyah launch attacks in Indonesia including at the resort island of Bali from 2002-2005. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-03-02 |
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