Six defendants in the shooting case of MP Kamonsak, representing Narathiwat District 5 of the Prachachart Party, appeared at Narathiwat Court where the evidence review was postponed to 18 September 2026. Meanwhile, the vehicle workshop owner admitted guilt and agreed to compensate the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC). The tags are ["court case", "shooting", "Narathiwat", "MP Kamonsak", "postponement", "defendants"]
At 09:00 on 4 Aug 2026 at courtroom 12 of Narathiwat Provincial Court, a hearing was scheduled to review evidence and examine defendants’ statements to allow for rebuttal before setting the trial date. The case involves a group of military and former Narathiwat Marine officers who used a vehicle owned by ISOC Narathiwat and government firearms to shoot MP Kamonsak Leevamo, Narathiwat District 5, Prachachart Party, in the early hours of 20 March 2026. The attack also severely injured police officers Uchalam Kolah and Police Sergeant Harirak Himmi. Present at the hearing were Abdullah Haji Abu, chairman of the Yala Muslim Lawyers Foundation and legal counsel for MP Kamonsak, along with the defendants’ human rights defenders. MP Kamonsak, the victim, did not attend due to business abroad. The tags are ["court hearing", "Narathiwat", "MP Kamonsak", "attack", "legal counsel"]
There are six accused in the case brought before the court: five detainees brought from Narathiwat Prison—1. Lieutenant Colonel Wirot Ketumanee, the shooter; 2. Thanaphat Watthanaphinyo, also a shooter; 3. Somporn Langdet, coordinator and spotter; 4. Alawi Awae, the driver; and 5. Sunthorn Phromphakdee, the workshop owner responsible for dismantling the vehicle used in the crime. Lieutenant Commander Montri Tobprasert is out on bail, while Lieutenant Detcho Rattanapan was previously acquitted by the court. The tags are ["defendants", "Narathiwat", "military", "court", "shooting case"]
The entire investigation file has been forwarded by the provincial prosecutor to the Royal Thai Police for review to decide whether to proceed with charges or not, which prevents the court from reviewing the evidence and defendants’ statements at this time. The tags are ["investigation", "prosecutor", "Royal Thai Police", "legal process"]
Furthermore, some defendants have yet to appoint legal counsel—namely Alawi Awae, Somporn Langdet, and Lieutenant Colonel Wirot Ketumanee—so the court has postponed the evidence and statement review to 09:00 on 18 September 2026. The tags are ["legal representation", "defendants", "court postponement"]
Today, Sunthorn Phromphakdee, the workshop owner who dismantled the vehicle used in the crime and is charged with evidence destruction causing property damage, along with his lawyer, confessed fully to the charges and agreed to compensate ISOC over 240,000 baht as requested by ISOC. The court will schedule the verdict and payment hearing on 14 August 2026. Defendants Alawi and Thanaphat confessed during the investigation despite lacking legal counsel, with the court to schedule further questioning later. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Wirot Ketumanee and Lieutenant Commander Montri Tobprasert continue to deny the charges. The tags are ["confession", "compensation", "ISOC", "court verdict", "defendants"]