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| Thai prison riot blamed on disrespecting the Koran |
| 2011-06-20 |
| The chief coordinator of the Network of Youth Organistions in southern Thailand, Artef Sohko, urged the authorities to investigate allegations that certain officials had disrespected the Koran by tossing it on the floor, igniting Saturday's riot that left 20 police and five defense volunteers wounded. Artef, the former head of the Student Federation of Thailand, said he has been informed by an inmate inside the Narathiwat prison that some of the guards conducting the search in the dorm had done the deed in question. Narathiwat governor Thanon Vejkornkanont set up a committee to investigate the riot on Saturday, but there were no mention of the disrespecting of the Koran. The chaos began at about 7 a.m. when Deputy Narathiwat Governor Dejrat Simsiri led a 150-strong team of police, military and civilians to search the male prisoners' dormitory, while the thousand or so male inmates were gathered in the yard. According to the officials, the investigators were seizing methamphetamine, crystal meth and cell phones hidden in the dormitory when several inmates jailed for national security violations, got upset and suddenly urged others to stop the search. The inmates hurled metal pipes, wooden sticks and stones at the officials. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Crystal meth is the new Koran. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2011-06-20 09:18 |