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<div>An insurgent umbrella organisation in Thailand’s restive Deep South has insisted it was not involved in a recent bomb attack that killed a 4-year-old girl and her father.</div>
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<div>On 9 July 2016, the Mara Patani group posted on its official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mara-Patani-OfficialPage-209905189404553/?fref=nf">Facebook page</a> a statement condemning the bomb attacks. The bombing occurred three days earlier at a school in Tak Bai District, in the Deep South province of Narathiwat.
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<div>The junta head has said insurgents in Thailand’s restive Deep South must stop all violence and merge into one group before initiating peace talks with the Thai government.</div>
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<div>On Monday, 29 August 2016, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta head and Prime Minister, spoke to the media about discussions on the Terms of Reference (ToR) for talks between the Thai government and Mara Patani, representing insurgent groups in Thailand’s restive Deep South, which will be held on 2 July in Malaysia.
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By Human Rights Watch |
<p>Separatist insurgents in southern <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c86%3e8-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=4432086&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=82666&Action=Follow+Link">Thailand</a> should immediately stop their attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilians in an armed conflict are violations of the laws of war and may be war crimes.<br /></p>
<p>Khaosod English: A former separatist leader recently freed from prison has vowed to assist the Thai government's effort to quell the secessionist movement in Thailand's southern border provinces. </p>
<p>Activists from Thailand’s restive Deep South voiced concerns that the security measures in which a whole village was surrounded and villagers detained could lead to further violence after reported confrontations between security officers and alleged southern insurgents.</p>
<p>A confrontation between the security forces and about eight members of an alleged insurgent group reportedly started around Thursday noon in Saba Yoi District of Songkhla. The 20-minute skirmish left two police officers injured.</p>
By Human Rights Watch |
<p><span>(New York, October 29, 2014) – The Thai government should immediately investigate and prosecute security personnel found responsible for the killing of an ethnic Malay Muslim child in southern </span><a href="http://www.hrw.org/asia/thailand" target="_blank">Thailand,</a><span> Human Rights Watch said today.</span></p>
By Isra News |
<p>‘I’ve always said that there are no bad troops, only bad commanders. During the past 5 months, there have been 3 car bombs in Narathiwat. The provincial police commander must take responsibility. Between 2005 and 2008, the situation was under control, but why it is not now? Police commanders cannot stay aloof. They have to stay on the ground, cordoning off areas, attacking and going in. From now on, I will follow this up myself,’ said Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkaew, Deputy Police Chief in charge of handling the unrest in the Southern border areas. </p>