MPs from all sides seek to meet Prayut over resurging violence in deep South 

The group, led by Phalang Pracharat’s Yala MP Alidan Alihashoh, held a press conference at Parliament on Wednesday to call on Prayut, who is also defence minister, to meet them to urgently review measures enforced under two security laws. 
Also present at the press conference were Bhumjaithai party-list MP Phetdao Tohmeena, opposition Prachachart Party’s Yala MP Sugarno Matha and Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamoh. 
Alidan told the press that he and MPs from other parties in the southern border provinces were seeking to meet Prayut, so they can inform him of the ongoing problem in the South and encourage him to review measures for dealing with problems in the region. 
He said MPs had found that the martial and emergency laws enforced to deal with violence in the deep South had become the reason for a resurgence in violence. Alidan said violent incidents have heightened over the past week, and the MPs believe the insurgents have stepped up these attacks as a retaliation against authorities. 
The latest attack on a security checkpoint in Yala resulted in two deaths and two people getting injured. 
Alidan said all MPs from the southern border provinces and senior opposition politicians had agreed that the South border issue should be addressed with cooperation from all sides. Hence, he said, a special House committee should be formed to review the enforcement of the two security laws and seek new measures to bring the violence to an end. 
Kamolsak also called on the Army chief in the South to appoint set up a panel to investigate the alleged beating up of insurgent suspect, Abdulloh Esormusor, inside the Ingkhayuth military camp in Pattani.
Abdulloh, 34, was apprehended by security officers at 4pm on Saturday and taken to camp, where he was found unconscious at 3am the following day and rushed to hospital. 
Kamolsak said he hopes Abdulloh is the last suspect to be beaten up in custody.