Officers helicopters were sent to find Chaowalit, but they only discovered one M4 rifle that was thought to belong to an inmate.
9 November 2023 at 13 :45 PUBLISHED
Following the fight on Wednesday, police surrounded rocky areas in four counties and sent three helicopters to the Banthad mountain range to look for escaped detainee Chaowalit Thongduang.
Chaowalit, also known as Sia Paeng Nanod, was involved in the police shootout on Wednesday in his shelter in Trang province’s hilly region, but he was able to escape. He reportedly fled toward the southeast side of the mountain range with his armed men, whose identities were unknown.
Initial reports in the media on Wednesday asserted that Chaowalit had died as a result of the officers and gunfire change. Top police officers insisted that this was untrue, though.
Chaowalit, 37, was currently incarcerated for attempted crime and was facing a number of other legal costs, including death. On October 22, he left Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital. For what reason had he been taken it. After collapsing and receiving medical remedy, he was later admitted and admitted to having excruciating leg pains. He escaped immediately despite being confined to the base and wearing calf chains.
Three guards faced arrest warrants for dereliction of duty in connection with Chaowalit’s leave, and seven people were detained for allegedly aiding in his leave.
In order to investigate the situation and develop plans to find the inmate, Pol Gen Thana Chuwong, acting assistant national police chief, met with police and anxious agencies on Thursday at Don Tae forest protection device in the Palian area of Trang.
The slave was thought to be hiding in the rock range, according to Pol Gen Thana, and he wanted him to turn himself in right away. According to the officers, there was a good chance the prisoner had access to powerful arms.
According to the standing deputy police chief, the prisoner was able to flee because a dog at his makeshift shelter barked on Wednesday when it saw police approaching. He thought that some individuals had helped him escape imprisonment.
A policeman activity is joined by the Hamuman specific task force to find prisoner Sia Paeng Nanod. Central Investigation Bureau image
To assist the police procedure, the Hahuman specific task force was sent out. Four southern counties of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Satun, and Trang were surrounded by police groups.  ,
To look for Chaowalit, three officers helicopters were sent to a wooded area, but he was nowhere to be found. Officials just discovered one M4 rifle that was thought to be the prisoner’s.
Chaowalit opened blaze initially when he saw police approaching his shelter, according to Pol Maj Gen Piyawat Chalermsri, deputy director of the Provincial Police Region 9. Before the slave could escape, both flanks opened fire.
According to Pol Maj Gen Piyawat, a power machine discovered in the house indicated that Chaowalit had been adequately prepared for his escape.
Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the head of the national authorities, urged Chaowalit’s family and close friends to convince him to turn himself in if he approached them on Thursday because officers did not want to use force because doing so would result in fatalities.
According to Pol Gen Torsak, the soldiers had to adhere to legal requirements if the prisoner started firing.
More than 600 rounds of ammunition and combat arms, according to him, were carried by the slave and his people.