Four suspects in Thaksin car-bomb plot
The Crime Suppression Division will today conclude its investigation into the alleged car bomb plot against deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Four suspects might face five charges while Army Sgt-Major Chakrit Chantra may be kept as a key witness. Following a long investigation - believed to have been stalled by the September 19 coup - into the alleged plot, CSD officers have completed their task, a source said yesterday. This morning Police Lt-General Montri Chamroon, who headed the investigation, is due to conclude the case, which was approaching the 84-day custody limit for the suspects. The source said it was likely charges would be filed against four Army officers - Lieutenant Thawatchai Klinchana, Maj-General Phairoj Theerapharb, Colonel Surapol Supradit and Lt-Colonel Manas Sukprasert. The charges include: attempting to murder Thaksin, his officials and bystanders; unlawful possession of explosives and weapons; using forged official documents; and conducting a criminal conspiracy. Chakrit, who was the only one of the suspects to confess to the charges and revealed many details of the alleged plot, would be kept as a key witness, the source said. On August 24, Thawatchai was arrested in a Daewoo sedan loaded with explosives, parked under Bang Plad bridge not far from the prime minister's home.
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