BANGKOK: Thai police arrested a local politician in southern Satun province over his alleged involvement in human trafficking, while two other suspects who are his aides are among 49 wanted suspects.
Abu Ha-ura is among four politicians in custody, who also include the mayor and deputy mayor of Padang Besar municipality in Songkhla. Two other unnamed suspects were also arrested, bringing the total number of people detained to 15.
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Abu, 54, a councillor with the provincial assembly representing Khuan Don district, had allegedly confessed to the crimes, after he was charged with human trafficking, abduction and restraint of others’ freedom.
He re-enacted his crimes on Sunday at several locations in Khuan Don. Five women from the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar took part in the re-enactment by indicating the route they had been smuggled along between Khuan Don and Satun’s Langu district.
