BANGKOK, Apr 11 (TNA) – Defence Minister Thammarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya today warned of a new shift in Thailand's southern
insurgency, saying that militants were now increasingly turning on fellow Muslims and killing indiscriminately.
Nonetheless, he provided some hope for
light at the end of the tunnel, saying that members of the public were increasingly cooperating with state security forces in providing information leading
to the arrest of those responsible for the violence.
And he promised justice for the insurgents, saying: “We must treat them with justice, and in the
cases of Tak Bai and Krue Se, the two cases last year of which security forces have been accused of heavy-handed tactics, we will pursue the matters in the
form of legal action”.
Interior Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya, meanwhile, acknowledged that the recent stepping up of attacks against security
personnel did not bode well for the southern situation, but stressed that the killings appeared to be revenge attacks against the government, as it captured
more and more militant ringleaders.
But he praised the public for cooperating with the government, and said that intelligence reports did not suggest
any major insurgent incidents.
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