Thai police have arrested a fourth key suspect allegedly involved in a Jemaah Islamiah plot to blow up Western targets, including the Australian embassy in Bangkok. The suspect surrendered voluntarily to police but denies any part in the plots.
Three Thai Muslims accused of belonging to JI were arrested last month over a plot to bomb five Western embassies as well as popular holiday sites during the upcoming APEC summit. The fourth suspect Samarn Wakaji, today surrendered to police in southern Thailand where there has been widespread criticism of the arrests. Muslim groups say the men have been falsely targeted.
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Wakaji denies membership to JI and says he has turned himself in to prove his innocence. However Thai police say two of the arrested suspects have already admitted to JI membership and confessed to involvement in the planned attacks. |