Yusufu Mierili, the suspect in Bangkok bombing has not yet been formally charged. It was not clear whether the apparent confession would carry legal weight in a court.
Security officials escort the bombing suspect arrested last week at the Cambodian border, who Thai authorities have identified as Yusufu Meerailee and Mieraili Yusufu Center, and whose nationality remains unconfirmed, as they transfer him from military to police custody at metropolitan police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Thai police continue to seek other suspects in the Aug. 17 bombing at Bangkok's popular Erawan Shrine, which also injured more than 120 people. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing has been transferred to police custody after a week of military interrogation and was asked to acknowledge the charge against him before police and the media.
As flashbulbs went off Monday, police introduced an unusual twist by asking him whether or not he was guilty of the charge of co-possession of illegal explosives, as stated in his arrest warrant.
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