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| Songkhla 'terrorist' gets jail time |
| 2024-11-13 |
It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything from the Thai insurgency. [BankokPost] Azman Porloh, a 29-year-old suspect in several terrorist attacks in Songkhla province, is facing more than five years' imprisonment for the illegal possession and accumulation of weapons.It is the first case he is facing that has gone to trial. Na Thawi Provincial Court in Songkhla on Thursday sentenced Azman to four years and 16 months in jail on charges of unlawful military and arms accumulation as well as unauthorised possession of arms. He was arrested with four associates on Sept 17 at a checkpoint on Highway 42 linking Pattani and Narathiwat. During the arrest, police discovered a flag with the logo of the BRN separatist movement …originally the usual 1960s Pan-Arab socialist separatist movement in southern Thailand, it evolved into the Al Qaeda-linked Salafist BRN-C Muslim terror campaign following 9/11. Their big thing is murdering non-Moslem teachers to encourage non-Moslems to flee the three southern Thai provinces, with occasional bombs thrown in just for funsies. The big turbans started a peace dialogue with the government in 2020, but there are always holdouts for the kind of thing… and evidence suggesting planned acts of violence in his vehicle.Azman is from Thepha district in Songkhla. His criminal background includes 18 outstanding warrants, 13 related to security and terrorism charges and five to vehicle theft. His alleged terrorist attacks include multiple attacks on public officials, bombings and infrastructure sabotage. He is also linked to a 2019 kaboom on a security patrol in Songkhla's Saba Yoi district, which injured six officers. In December 2022, he allegedly planted a bomb on the Hat Yai-Padang Besar railway line, causing a cargo train derailment, followed by an ambush on railway staff, resulting in three fatalities and four injuries. The court's latest judgement did not address these Related: Songkhla province: 2023-11-22 Thailand’s 4M Muslims to elect successor to nation’s top Islamic leader Songkhla province: 2023-02-10 Anwar: Malaysia won’t condone violence to resolve Thai Deep South conflict Songkhla province: 2022-12-16 Analysts: Malaysia’s Anwar may give Thai Deep South talks shot in arm Related: BRN-C: 2021-12-25 Thailand, BRN Rebels to Resume In-person Peace Talks Next Month BRN-C: 2021-10-05 Army Officer, Rebels Die in Firefight in Marshland in Thai Deep South BRN-C: 2021-02-26 Thailand: 2 Soldiers Killed, 1 Injured in Deep South Attack Related: Thepha district: 2019-08-10 Attackers kill former Thai insurgent leader Thepha district: 2019-01-09 Bombs hurt soldiers, student in southern Thailand Thepha district: 2018-11-28 Suspect detained in deadly Thai market bombing Related: Saba Yoi district: 2019-08-10 Attackers kill former Thai insurgent leader Saba Yoi district: 2017-04-22 Militants launch coordinated attacks across Thai south Saba Yoi district: 2017-04-08 31 attacks across Thai south target power grid |
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