Police arrest 11 suspects after Tak Bai clash

Matichon•Society•9d ago

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Provincial Police Region 9 has arrested 11 individuals following a clash in Tak Bai district that left two police officers dead.

•Two police officers from Tak Bai Police Station died and four were injured during a clash on August 2 in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province.
•Provincial Police Region 9 has detained 11 out of 14 identified suspects, with 3 still at large.
•Forensic evidence links the Tak Bai attackers to a previous shooting of rangers at the Bukeh Sami checkpoint on July 22.
•Security forces seized weapons, including an HK firearm, and various ammunition casings at the scene.

•On August 2, at approximately 11:48 AM, six investigation officers from Tak Bai Police Station encountered suspects at a hut in a palm plantation in Phrai Wan Subdistrict, Tak Bai District.
•Police Senior Sergeant Major Wittaya Chaipromkaew and Police Senior Sergeant Major Amran Ha were killed during the clash, while four other officers were injured.
•Security forces from the military, police, and administration departments cordoned off the forest area and seized an HK firearm and various ammunition casings.
•Pol. Lt. Gen. Piyawat Chaloemsri reported that 11 suspects have been detained for questioning, while 3 suspects, including Abdulmukhlis and Saman, remain fugitives.
•Pol. Lt. Gen. Piyawat Chaloemsri stated that pressure from security operations in Chanae and Ra-ngae districts caused the suspects to flee and seek refuge in the Tak Bai palm plantation.
•The attackers are identified as a violent group operating from mountainous areas and are the same group responsible for the July 22 shooting at the Bukeh Sami checkpoint.
•Pol. Lt. Gen. Piyawat Chaloemsri warned the public that anyone providing shelter or assistance to violent offenders will be legally prosecuted.
•Anutin Charnvirakul, Kitrat Phanphet, and Samran Nualma implemented a policy to increase proactive operations to pressure violent groups.

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Pol. Lt. Gen. Piyawat Chaloemsri(พล.ต.ท.ปิยะวัฒน์ เฉลิมศรี)

Commander of Provincial Police Region 9.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who set policies to increase proactive security operations.

Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet(พล.ต.อ.กิตติ์รัฐ พันธุ์เพ็ชร์)

Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police.

Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma(พล.ต.อ.สำราญ นวลมา)

Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and commander of the Royal Thai Police Forward Command Center.

Pol. Sr. Sgt. Maj. Wittaya Chaipromkaew(ด.ต.วิทยา ชายพรมแก้ว)

An officer from Tak Bai Police Station who was killed in the August 2 clash.

Pol. Lt. Kittipong Srikham(ร.ต.ท.กิตติพงษ์ ศรีขำ)

Head of the investigation team from Tak Bai Police Station.

Pol. Sgt. Maj. Amran Ha(จ.ส.ต.อัมราน ฮะ)

An officer from Tak Bai Police Station who was killed in the August 2 clash.

Mr. Abdulmukhlis(นายอับดุลมูคลีส)

A wounded suspect injured in the right finger who is currently a fugitive.

Mr. Saman(นายสะหมาน)

A wounded suspect injured in the back, right arm, and ankle who is currently a fugitive.

Provincial Police Region 9(ผู้บัญชาการตำรวจภูธรภาค 9)

The police regional command overseeing the operation in the southern border provinces.

Tak Bai Police Station(สภ.ตากใบ)

The police station whose officers were involved in the clash in Tak Bai District.

ISOC Region 4 Forward Command(กอ.รมน.ภาค 4 ส่วนหน้า)

The organization that conducted operations in mountain forest areas to pressure violent groups.

Phrai Wan Subdistrict, Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province(ต.ไพรวัน อ.ตากใบ จ.นราธิวาส)

The location of the clash in a palm plantation on August 2.

Chanae District, Narathiwat Province(อ.จะแนะ จ.นราธิวาส)

The area where the violent group is active and where fugitives were reportedly seen.

Bukeh Sami Checkpoint, Ra-ngae District(จุดตรวจบูเก๊ะซามี อ.ระแงะ)

The site of a shooting involving ranger officers on July 22.

Cho-airong District(อ.เจาะไอร้อง)ℹ️

The area where wounded suspects initially sought medical treatment before fleeing to Chanae District.