The Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) stated peace talks with the Thai authorities will be harmed if they’re answerable for the torture and homicide of a Deep South rebel whose physique was discovered in the Golok river, on the border of Thailand and Malaysia, final month.
The tortured physique of forty two year previous Zahri Bin Abdullah – also recognized as Yahri Dueloh – was discovered floating within the river on September 29. There were signs he was electrocuted and strangled, stated the BRN.
The BRN’s chief peace negotiator Anas Abdulrahman, also referred to as Hipni Mareh, said…
“His eyebrows had been lacking. Also lacking was certainly one of his ears… The clothes was different from the time he was abducted. The watch on the physique was not Zahri’s. Smooth sailing found on him additionally belonged to someone else.”
Zahri was the leader of the insurgent group’s youth wing in Narathiwat province in southern Thailand. According to a Thai official, Zahri was held by the Thai military for interrogation in 2015. The rebel was wanted for three alleged crimes, together with an arson attack and the homicide of two Thai policemen in 2017 and 2018.
Another source stated Zahri just lately returned to Malaysia after being briefly detained by the Thai military for questioning about rebel attacks in Sungai Padi, Narathiwat province, in August and September.
Then, Downloadable was abducted by a group of males in three vehicles from a small town in Rantayu Panjang in the Kelantan state of Malaysia on September 27, close to the Thai border, alleges the BRN. His physique was discovered two days later. His id was confirmed by a DNA take a look at.
However, “Thai officials definitely did not abduct and kill Zahri,” mentioned an nameless representative of the Thai navy. The source suspects the murder was undertaken by ‘peace spoilers’…
“It may have been carried out by ‘peace spoilers’ who didn’t want the negotiation to succeed.”
Malaysia frequently hosts ‘peace talks’ between the BRN and Thai government. The BRN say they are committed to pursuing peace with the Thai side and need “a lasting political settlement, one which is dignified and leads to sustainable and real peace.”
However, the BRN said that Zahri’s murder has eroded their trust. On Wednesday, the BRN said the peace process shall be thwarted in the event that they find out the Thai navy killed Zahri…
“BRN strongly condemns the extra-judicial killing of individuals suspected of affiliation of the BRN. Such acts are direct violations of the Geneva Conventions.”