Flashermac Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 PATTAYA : Officials at the Immigration Department's Chon Buri office yesterday identified a Thai woman in Pattaya who had escorted the Iranian bomb suspects during their stay in the resort town. Her account, and photographs taken with her mobile phone, could help authorities confirm whether the suspects know one another. The woman, in her twenties, and identified only as Nan, told the immigration officers that she had escorted Mohammad Khazaei, who was detained at Suvarnabhumi airport late on Tuesday after a series of explosions on Sukhumvit Soi 71. Mr Khazaei met Ms Nan near the Balihai area in Pattaya. She said the Iranian asked her to escort him during his stay there because he was not good at speaking English. Ms Nan later asked two friends to escort Mr Khazaei's two companions. They were later identified from a group photo on Ms Nan's mobile phone as Saeid Moradi and Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh, the third bomb suspect who was arrested in Malaysia yesterday. During their stay in Pattaya, from Feb 8 to 13 according to their hotel's registration, Ms Nan and her friends hung out with the three men. In one group gathering, shown in a photo, they were winding down in a bar in a hotel. Ms Nan said they had drinks and played snooker together. Ms Nan was with Mr Khazaei in his room as well but didn't detect any irregularities except one time when he barred her from approaching a closet in the room. On the last day, Monday, Mr Khazaei told her that he would go home. So she phoned a taxi to pick him up. "What we got from Ms Nan is circumstantial evidence that helps confirm to us that they were here together in Pattaya," Pol Lt Gol Thawatchai Nongbua, inspector of Chon Buri Immigration Office, said. National police chief Priewpan Damapong said police took Ms Nan to the immigration bureau in Bangkok to make Mr Khazaei feel more at ease. Earlier, the suspect had showed signs of stress and refused to eat. After he met Ms Nan, he appeared more relaxed and agreed to eat some food, Pol Gen Priewpan said. BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Always after the event... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneSoup Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 The Thai Police investigators are trying to determine whether the three men knew one another? The three Iranians who traveled halfway around the world to converge in a house on a sub-soi of a nondescript road, where there just happened to be bomb factory? I wish the investigators well in their crack detective work. The Iranians will probably end up charged with littering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 The Iranians will probably end up charged with littering. You can bet that the US will pressure the Thai government that this is not going to happen. Like in other cases (Victor Bout etc.) with international exposure the juridical system in Thailand will do what is expected. This in opposite to domestic cases, where everything is possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Inspector Clouseau is hot on the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneSoup Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 You can bet that the US will pressure the Thai government that this is not going to happen. Like in other cases (Victor Bout etc.) with international exposure the juridical system in Thailand will do what is expected. This in opposite to domestic cases, where everything is possible No - in the Victor Bout case, the US had charges open against him, and he just happened to get picked up in Thailand - because he was here, and let his guard down. In this case the "Four Lions" have no connection to the USA - so the US has no direct claim to any aspect of the outcome. The "legless wonder" is screwed. The other two - not so much. They can (will) claim ignorance - and blame everything on the mad bomber. Much can be inferred - but - from the standpoint of irrefutable evidence: 1. The healthy two were in Thailand 2. They frequented a house rented by a woman they knew 3. They partied with girls in Pattaya. 4. They befriended another Iranian who arrived into Thailand on February 8th. 5. New arrival was evidently a "bad guy" - who knew? 6. Their temporary residence went "boom" - and they departed in fear, abandoning the new arrival. 7. They walked away, unarmed, and attempted to fly away - effectively self-deporting themselves from Thailand. 8. They didn't even skip out on a lease deposit - because they weren't the ones who rented the house. 9. They are embarrassed and very remorseful about what happened - and they wish they had exercised better care in choosing friends. 10.. They wouldn't harm a fly, and bear no ill will toward anyone. 11. They want to go home now. Anyone want to bet against that outcome (more or less)? Reality: Expendable agents recruited by Quds force. SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 your line of argument is typical for cases in US or Europe...not in Thailand! THEY have to prove their innocence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 In Thairath the girl 'Nan' is reported as saying she was hired as a 'bedmate' by Mohammad Hazaei (the one captured attempting to flee to Kuala Lumpar at Suwannaphum Airport) so there's a bit more information about what they got up to before the explosion. http://www.thairath.co.th/content/region/238960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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