Sentences handed down for militants linked to truck theft and murder in Songkhla
One militant has been sentenced to death and another three handed down life sentences.
The sentences were handed down by the presiding judge at the Na Thawee provincial court yesterday in the southern province of Songkhla after being found guilty of murder, robbery and illegal detention.
A fifth defendant was sentenced to two years and eight months prison for being an accessory to the crimes committed by the four militants.
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The five were charged with robbing a used car dealership in Nathawee district of Songkhla province in August 2017. The perpetrators held the dealership owner and three employees hostage before shooting them, killing one and wounding another.
According to prosecutors, the five escaped with five stolen pickup trucks which were to be converted into car bombs. One of the stolen trucks was intercepted by security forces at a roadblock in Nong Chik district of the southernmost province of Pattani while a second vehicle exploded on a road, also in Nong Chik district. The third stolen truck was later found abandoned by the roadside in Kok Po district of Pattani.
A manhunt was launched for the gang and police managed to apprehend the five suspects.
SOURCE: Thai PBS
