Wednesday, May 02, 2007

THAILAND: GOVT. PROPOSES AMNESTY FOR ISLAMIC REBELS


Bangkok, 2 May (AKI) - In a gesture aimed at ending the violence in Thailand's Muslim south, Bangkok has announced a proposed amnesty for Islamic militants who have been involved in attacks that have killed more than 2,100 people since January 2004. The offer of amnesty which was made on Tuesday, coincided with the first official visit to Thailand of the president of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).

"An amnesty will be granted to all people who have been involved in the ongoing violence in the southern border provinces, provided they did not commit an offence under the country's criminal code," the Thai foreign ministry said in a statement.


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