ISOC Chonburi Deputy Director
Maj. Gen. Ronakorn Dulyarat presides over the latest recruitment meeting.
Thanachot Anuwan
The Chonburi Internal Security Operations Command enlisted 53 people to
work as informants, passing on intelligence on drugs, aliens, illegal
immigrations, terrorists and transitional criminals to protect national
security.
Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Ronakorn Dulyarat chaired the March 27 meeting
which drew members of the public and government officials from Banglamung
District.
Director Wattanpong Mahiphan said the ISOC has invited residents to have a
role in preventing and solving various issues affecting the stability and
peace within the country. The agency’s own intelligence, he said, has proved
insufficient to the challenge and the organization needs to establish a
network of informants to pass on information.
The meeting served as a training session for the 53 who attended, offering
them background on threats posed by illegal aliens. Officials stressed the
importance of collaboration in accumulating information to be passed on the
officers.
Founded as part of the Thai military in the 1970s to suppress leftist
groups, the ISOC was given sweeping powers after the 2007 coup to handle
“new forms of threats” and allow the ISOC chief to implement security
measures such as searches without seeking approval from the prime minister.
