“Police are still tracking Mr Odd, but it’s untrue that he went into hiding under protection by an influential figure in Kanchanaburi province as some media reports claimed,” said police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri yesterday (Oct 5). “It’s believed Mr Odd is still hiding somewhere in the country for sure and our teams are hunting him down.”
A police source earlier said Boonchaliew Dusadee, a lawyer for several Pheu Thai Party executives, once sought bail for Mr Odd who appealed against a one-year jail sentence handed down by the Criminal Court on May 21, 2010, for violating the emergency decree during the 2010 red-shirt protests. Mr Odd was granted bail five days later with a B40,000 surety placed by Mr Boonchaliew, the source said.
Police will summon Mr Boonchaliew for questioning about Mr Odd, said Pol Lt Gen Prawut.
He said the Metropolitan Police Bureau had received information Mr Odd was actually a security guard for the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) during the 2010 political rallies, but they still need to investigate his importance to the UDD and who else knew him then.
Police will issue arrest warrants for more suspects in the bomb case, mostly those found to have provided help with accommodation and travel to those already facing arrest warrants, said Pol Lt Gen Prawut.
Investigators have forwarded information to the Foreign Ministry about another key suspect, Abudureheman Abudusataer, or Ishan, who has reportedly fled to Turkey, said Pol Lt Gen Prawut.
The ministry is coordinating the manhunt for this suspect.
Police will also invite the Turkish ambassador to Thailand for a meeting to discuss Mr Abudusataer’s whereabouts, the spokesman said.
Pol Lt Gen Prawut said police have also received more information about the blue-shirt suspect sought in connection with the Sathon pier blast, now identified as Zubair Abdullah, but said he could not go into detail.
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