Inquiry into insurgent suspect's death 'inconclusive'

Inquiry into insurgent suspect's death 'inconclusive'

The cause of death of a suspected insurgent on Dec 4 at a military interrogation centre in Pattani province was still unknown, and the family had refused to allow a full autopsy, the investigating committee reported on Wednesday.

The committee was set up after Kurosamoh Tuwabuesae, the wife of Abdullahyib Dorloh, and other family members asked why the man had died while detained in the army camp .   

According to the southern forward command of the Internal Security Operations Command, Abdullahyib Dorloh died at Ingkayuthaborihan military camp in Pattani's Nong Chik district while being held for  interrogated by security authorities.

Ms Korosamoh said her husband was healthy before he was confined and showed no signs of poor health when she last saw him in the detention area inside the camp.

The investigating committee, led by Lt Gen Manee Chanthip, deputy chief of the Region 4 Internal Security Operations Command, and including Dr Thanarat Boonruang, director of Songkhlanagarind Hospital, and Dr Kittisak Sripong, of the Prince of Songkla University's forensic science department, revealed the result of its inquiries at a media conference at Ingkhayuthaborihan camp on Wednesday.

Also present were Songkhla deputy governor Thakerngsak Yoksiri, representatives of the Pattani Lawyers Foundation and  the National Human Rights Commission, relatives of the dead man, chairman of the group of Imams of Pattani, and forensic science doctors of the Prince of Songkla University.

Dr Kittisak, a committee member, said doctors did not cut open the body of Abdullayib for examination, because the relatives refused permission .

An x-ray scan of the body and physical examination revealed no wounds to the head, abdomen, pelvis, arms or elsewhere, he said.

There were no traces of alcohol, amphetamine, hypnotic drugs, cocaine, opium, morphine or pesticide in the blood, urine and eye liquid.

Dr Kittisak said it could be concluded that he had not been physically harmed. Laboratory tests also revealed no traces of poisonous or narcotic substances.

Therefore, the cause of Abdullayib's death remains unknown, Dr Kittisak said.

Dr Kittisak said the results of DNA tests on substances found on his body, including under the nails, will be available soon. If the test results could not be matched with the DNA of any other person, the cause of death would remain inconclusive, he added.

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