BANGKOK, Dec 14 (TNA) - A Bangkok court approved a further 12-day detention of five foreign men charged with illegal arms possession after their Russian-built Georgian aircraft carrying 35 tonnes of weapons from North Korea was impounded at Don Mueang airport on Saturday.
Five-man crew of arms loaded aircraft transferred to Bangkok remand prison for further detention
Police initially rejected bail for five crew members of the plane--four men from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus--as they were detained with tonnes of military weaponry and might attempt escape if they were granted bail.
The Kazakh embassy will submit a bail request for them Monday afternoon.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban is due to meet officials from Thailand's security agencies Monday after to discuss the issue. He is the government's security chief.
The five were arrested Saturday when their plane made an emergency landing at Don Mueang airport for refuelling.
The cache, including missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, was impounded and transported in military trucks to a depot in Nakhon Sawan province. (TNA)
General News : Last Update : 14:29:18 14 December 2009 (GMT+7:00)
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