Warrant request for Sakarin rejected

Warrant request for Sakarin rejected

The Military Court in Nakhon Si Thammarat has rejected a police request for it to approve a warrant to arrest Sakarin Kharuehas, a Tesco Lotus superstore arson suspect, deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahamanakul said on Tuesday.

The Military Court in Nakhon Si Thammarat has rejected police's request for a warrant to arrest Sakarin Kharuehas, a Tesco Lotus superstore arson suspect, deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahamanakul said on Tuesday.

Pol Gen Srivara, chief of police investigators probing the Aug 11-12 arson and bombings in six southern provinces and bombings in in Prachuap Khiri Khan in the lower Central region, earlier submitted the request with the Military Court of the 41st Military Circle.

The court turned down the request on the ground that Mr Sakarin had made it clear to all that he did not have an intention to escape and that the authorities could find other ways to get him for questioning such as by issuing a summons, he said.

Pol Gen Srivara said he would call a meeting of the investigators to decide what to do with Mr Sakarin.

The deputy police chief said that according to information from Nakhon Si Thammarat police, Mr Sakarin went back to his home province of Chiang Mai after being released and was still there.

The investigators would decide later whether to summon him for questioning.

Pol Gen Srivara said apart from Mr Sakarin, there were additional suspects in the Tesco Lotus arson case.

Based on evidence on hand, he said he gave the new suspects more weight, but did not elaborate.

Mr Sakarin, 32, was apprehended on Aug 13 on an oil platform off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat where he worked. He was initially charged with committing arson at the store on Aug 12 under a warrant issued by the provincial court.

Police later asked the provincial court to withdraw the warrant as an investigation by EOD officers found explosive devices were involved in the attack. 

Under an NCPO directive, suspects in such offences must stand trial in the Military Court. 

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