Bilal Mohammad aka Adem Karadag and other
names
admits to being the man in the yellow t-shirt, but now says
he was paid
by the mystery man Abdullah Abdulrahman
with a promise of free passage to
Turkey
(File photo by Patipat Janthong)
Suspected Erawan shrine bomber Bilal
Mohammad, also
known as Adem Karadag and Bilal Turk, says he planted the
deadly
bomb at the behest of another suspect, Abdullah
Abdulrahman, who promised him passage
to Turkey, according
to his lawyer.
Lawyer Choochart Khanpai was speaking after
he re-visited his
client at the 11th Army Circle Thursday after the court
on
Wednesday approved a police bid to have him detained
for another 12 days. The
explosion at the shrine killed 20 and
injured 130 on Aug 17, and another bomb
went off at the
Sathon pier a day later, injuring no one.
The lawyer said his client, who communicated
with him in
English, is aware his offence carries a severe punishment and
if he
pleads guilty, his punishment would be eased.
The
suspect said he did not know what happened in the
immediate aftermath of the
blast because his room did not
have any communication devices or television,
Mr
Choochart said.
But once he saw pictures of the attack, he
felt remorse
for what he had done, the lawyer said.
Mr Mohammad (Karadag) said he travelled from
China,
though he refused to reveal his hometown for fear that
Chinese authorities
could intimidate his friends and relatives
there, Mr Choochart said.
He
crossed into Thailand in the hope of traveling onwards
to Malaysia with a final
destination of Turkey, the lawyer
said. Mr Mohammad's (Karadag) family members
and
relatives are all in Turkey. The lawyer said he still did not
know the
motive behind the blast.
However, his client told him that the man he
identifies as
Mr Abdullah ordered him on Aug 16 to plant the bomb-laden
rucksack at the shrine. His client had asked Mr Abdullah why
the shrine was the
intended target, but did not get a reply.
Mr Abdullah had told his client that if the
mission was completed,
he would contact people in Malaysia to seek his
passage to
Turkey, Mr Choochart said.
Mr Karadag insisted that among the
suspects, he only knows
Mr Abdullah.
Mr Choochart said he will visit Mr Karadag
again in two weeks'
time and try to contact his relatives in Turkey.
Meanwhile, a police source said a foreign man
seen in CCTV
footage wandering around the Bangkok Military Court for
about 10
minutes on Sept 25 without a permit has nothing to
do with the bombings. The
source said the man, wearing
sunglasses and a backpack, is an American
freelance
photographer, adding he might have entered the building
looking for a
location to take pictures.
Sihanart Prayoonrat, head of the Anti-Money
Laundering Office,
said an investigation into the money trail of the suspects
behind
the blasts has found more people involved.
Details are being shared with
police and security officers,
Pol Col Sihanart said, without giving detail.
News,Security,Bangkok Post, 9 October 2015.
At this point the motive of the bombing case
still unclear
although the police believe that it involve
human trafficking
and who loss the benefit order it.
As the Mohammad said he was paid by the
mystery man
Abdullah Abdulrahman with a promise of free
passage to
Turkey so that the authorities should find and
arrest this man
so that we will have more clear picture
about the motive of
the bomb.
Sincerely Yours.
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