Thai PM:Extradition of DKBA chief will be abided by laws

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday that her government's plan to seek extradition of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) Commander-in-Chief Major General Saw Ler Pwe, also known as Na Kham Mwe, will be abided by the laws. Yingluck insisted that strict legal procedures are also be applied to keep order along the border; while sound relations between Thailand and neighbouring countries are to be maintained as well. Major General Na Kham Mwe was listed by Thailand's Narcotics Control Board as one of its 25 most-wanted drug trafficking suspects. He recently threatened to bar Thai nationals and traders from entering his areas near the border on the Myanmar soil, saying that their safety could not be guaranteed. (TNA)