Another justice system failure to deal with terrorists.they'll be back.
Bruce http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/06/01/4_thai_muslims_acq uited_in_terror_case/ 4 Thai Muslims acquitted in terror case By Rungrawee C. Pinyorat, Associated Press Writer | June 1, 2005 BANGKOK, Thailand --Four Thai Muslims were acquitted Wednesday of belonging to an al-Qaida linked terrorist organization and plotting to bomb the U.S. Embassy and tourist destinations in Thailand. The Criminal Court ruled there was insufficient evidence and witness testimony to convict the suspects of belonging to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked extremist group, or of planning attacks in the Thai capital and southern Thailand two years ago, said Judge Peng Pengniti. The suspects were arrested in southern Thailand in June 2003 and accused of plotting to bomb the embassies of the United States, Britain, Israel, Singapore and Australia as well as targets in the tourist hotspots of Pattaya and Phuket. "There is no evidence to convict the four defendants," said the judge, adding that no explosive materials were found with the suspects. The accused men -- Dr. Waemahadi Wae-dao, school owner Maisuru Haji Abdulloh and his son Muyahid, and a manual laborer, Samarn Wae-kaji -- also allegedly discussed plans to kidnap and possibly kill foreign ambassadors in Thailand, according to police testimony. If convicted, they could have faced a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. One of the suspects, Waemahadi, said he felt "indifferent" about Wednesday's decision "because I did not do anything wrong in the first place." The suspects were arrested after police in Bangkok detained Singaporean Arifin bin Ali, allegedly a senior Jemaah Islamiyah member, in May 2003. Arifin implicated three of the four suspects as his conspirators in the planned strikes. Defense lawyer Sittiphong Chantharawiroj said prosecutors have 30 days to file an appeal The arrest of the four suspects has provoked outrage among Muslims in Thailand's restive Muslim-dominated south, where more than 860 people have been killed in attacks authorities have blamed on the resurgence of a decades-old insurgency. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
