‘Karadag was tortured into confession’

epa05039362 (FILE) A file picture dated 05 September 2015 shows Erawan Shrine bomb suspect who Thai police identified as Adem Karadag (C) escorted by Thai police officers as he arrives at Min Buri court, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. A military court in Thailand on 24 November 2015, charged two men accused of carrying out a deadly explosion in central Bangkok in August. The bomb attack at a Hindu shrine killed 20 people, mostly tourists, and injured more than 120. Adem Karadag and Yusufu Mieraili each face 10 charges, including premeditated murder, but not terrorism, Thai media reported. The two suspects arrived at the military court in Bangkok this morning in handcuffs and escorted by the police. Neither defendant entered a plea during the hearing, the reports said. Karadag, identified initially by the name Bilal Muhammed, and Mieraili have been detained at an army base since they were arrested in August and September, respectively. Karadag, 28, was carrying a fake Turkish passport, and told his

BANGKOK: A Chinese ethnic Uighur man arrested in Thailand over a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year has denied charges of murder or involvement in the attack, retracting an earlier confession his lawyer said he was tortured into making.

Adem Karadag (pic), also known as Bilal Mohammed, is due to appear at a military court today, along with a second suspect, Yusufu Mieraili, to formally hear the charges. Police said both men had confessed to having a role in the Aug 17 explosion.