The Nation reports:
COMMENT: If they have reformed then this is a welcome development, but otherwise it could be just a get out of jail free card.Yala deputy governor Gissada Boonraj has attributed Friday's surrender of 80 militants to a provincial programme that grants amnesty and provides protection to insurgents who wish to end their armed fight against the state.
"The idea is to make Peace Outreach Centre comprehensive in terms of approach. We are not only granting amnesty but we are ensuring their personal safety and job and financial security," Gissada said. Three of the 80 militants were cell leaders at the operational level in Yala's Yaha district.
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