"Two soldiers of Pattani Task Force 24 were injured in an explosion at at a market in Khok Pho district on Monday morning after a GT200 detector was used to scan the area but found no explosive.It was the latest proof of the GT200's ineffectiveness.
The bomb was remotely detonated at the fresh market in Khok Pho district after soldiers used the GT200 to scour the area and left. The blast injured two soldiers who were assigned stay on security duty at the market. . .
The incident prompted Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit to come out and call for the prime minister to order all units to stop using the GT200 immediately.
"Will army chief Anupong Paojinda resign to show responsibility over what happened? Will PM Abhisit dare to set up a committee to investigate irregularities surrounding the purchases of the detector? If Mr Abhisit does not do not this but continues to allow soldiers and police to risk losing their lives, he should resign," he said.Mr Prompong said the Puea Thai Party would on Tuesday submit a petition to the National Anti-Corruption Commission asking for an investigation into the purchases of the GT200 to see if corruption was involved."
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Bomb explodes in area cleared by GT200 black box
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 07:28 AM
"Too quick to comment on a bomb attack in the deep South yesterday in which two soldiers were wounded, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said military units still using the controversial GT200 explosive scanner did so "at their own risk" and "would face the conse�quences". . .
The premier's statement signified his unspoken stance against ongoing use of the device by the Army, after a scientific test proved it was inefficient. He made no public statement after news reports that yesterday's bomb attack was not linked to use of the GT200.
Speaking shortly after the blast - before it was confirmed that the GT200 was not used in the Pattani bomb attack yesterday - Abhisit said: "We repeat that the risk remains for any military units using the device, as they face consequences over their responsibilities if still using it."
Asked if Four Army Region chief Lt General Phichet Wisaijorn would be held responsible for the bomb and use of the device, Abhisit appeared lenient, saying: "I don't think what happened was an act of defiance [by the military]. It's just familiarity and morale-related incentive that the soldiers have been used to. We still need to help them understand that the scanner does not operate on a scientific basis."
Meanwhile, Jessada Denduangborriphan, a Chulalongkorn University lecturer who was part of the team of scien�tists that conducted the government test on the GT200 scanner, has resigned, reportedly out of stress that his role as a scientist might spur a conflict with the military, who insist on using the device."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/...k-30123182.html
The premier's statement signified his unspoken stance against ongoing use of the device by the Army, after a scientific test proved it was inefficient. He made no public statement after news reports that yesterday's bomb attack was not linked to use of the GT200.
Speaking shortly after the blast - before it was confirmed that the GT200 was not used in the Pattani bomb attack yesterday - Abhisit said: "We repeat that the risk remains for any military units using the device, as they face consequences over their responsibilities if still using it."
Asked if Four Army Region chief Lt General Phichet Wisaijorn would be held responsible for the bomb and use of the device, Abhisit appeared lenient, saying: "I don't think what happened was an act of defiance [by the military]. It's just familiarity and morale-related incentive that the soldiers have been used to. We still need to help them understand that the scanner does not operate on a scientific basis."
Meanwhile, Jessada Denduangborriphan, a Chulalongkorn University lecturer who was part of the team of scien�tists that conducted the government test on the GT200 scanner, has resigned, reportedly out of stress that his role as a scientist might spur a conflict with the military, who insist on using the device."
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