Bangkok bombing: Karadag has confessed but gives no motive
Now that Adem Karadag's lawyer also confirms that he has indeed confessed to having committed the bomb attack at the Erawan Shrine, the case seems to have been resolved, although the motive remains a mystery.
Karadag turned out to be the 'man in the yellow shirt'. He disguised himself with a wig and glasses. Karadag also said that Abhullah Abdulrahman was his client, but why he was given the assignment is not clear.
Adem Karadag (photo) was born in Xinjiang, the habitat of the Uighurs in China. The Uyghurs are an ethnic Muslim minority group that is oppressed, a reason for many to flee to Turkey. Karadag's real name is Bilal Mohammed. He emigrated to Turkey, where he lived for eleven years. In Vietnam he met another suspect with whom he traveled to Bangkok via Laos. He arrived there on August 14. After his arrival, he rented an apartment in Nong Chok, where he was later arrested.
Karadag's motive for the attack is not yet clear. His lawyer will inquire about this. The lawyer calls Bilal's confession 'unusual'. “I think he'll withdraw that later in court. He has now confessed to being held by the army.”
Red shirt suspect
It seems that the police are using the bombing to make a link with the red shirt movement. One of the suspects, Odd Prayoonwong, is said to be a supporter of the 'redshirts'. He is also said to have been involved in two bomb attacks in 2010 and last year. According to the head of the Bangkok municipal police, an arrest warrant has been issued against him.
In addition to the hunt for the red shirt Odd, the police are also looking for the 'man in the blue shirt', who threw the bomb into the water at Sathon pier. According to the police, he would be staying at the border with Malaysia.
Source: Bangkok Post
Who else gets a big tip for doing their job…. haha
I think the motive behind the attack was clear from the start. However, this motive just did not fit the alley of the people in power in Thailand. They tried in every possible way to distort the relevant facts and have no desire to face the truth. One tries at all costs to avoid any possible loss of face.
The fact that more than 100 Uyghurs have been sent by Thailand on transport to China, where people know what to do with people who stand up for their freedom, is in my opinion the only logical reason why the attack in Bangkok was committed. In fact, what else was added is irrelevant. Thailand wanted to accommodate China in all its wishes as much as possible, but unfortunately had to reap the bitter fruits of this policy later.
In fact, I don't think it's appropriate for the victims and their families that the truth should be cheated like this.
I hope that a game is not played by, among others, this suspect and he supposedly takes the blame as a bomber. A statement under duress is not strong evidence and can easily be withdrawn. I'm curious about the (hard) evidence gathered. You can go either way with statements. I have experienced this many times and everything will have to be checked out. Were those wig and glasses ever found? If he does not provide perpetrator information, on which evidence can be gathered, I have yet to see how this goes. The trace investigation at the crime scene and the subsequent investigation sites are essential. What was shown on TV was not as it should have been due to the chaotic situation. We'll just have to wait and see how things go. We're not there yet, especially now that there seems to be another involvement with a red shirt.
In a state under the rule of law, a suspect, confronted with hard (offender) facts, will quickly come to a full confession or make use of his right to remain silent. Thailand does not seem to me to fit in the list of legal states. The suspect only comes to a "confession" after some time, which feeds the suspicion that the "confession" could not easily be obtained with (perpetrator) facts. It is therefore entirely questionable whether the “confession” contains the truth. After all, finding the truth does not always work out well for those in power.