Businessman detained under martial law after raid
Detention related to 'security issues'
A PATTANI-BASED businessman; Sahachai Jiansermsin, 44, is in military court's custody on charges related to security issues.
Military officer Senior Colonel Jatuporn Kalampasut, who heads a team under the Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 that suppresses additional threats, is co-ordinating with various authorities in an attempt to solve the case.
“I can’t disclose details because it’s related to security issues,” a source quoted Jatuporn as saying.
The officer was involved in the raid on Sahachai’s company at a Pattani industrial estate on Wednesday in which fake immigration stamps and cash, including foreign currencies, were found. Sahachai was arrested later that evening.
His name had previously been linked to suspicious activities.
At a press conference two years ago, Sahachai dismissed allegations that he was involved in illegal logging and smuggled oil. He also insisted that he had never sponsored an insurgency group.