Security agencies monitoring Southern 'separatist' activists

Lt Gen Santi Sakultanak, commander of the 4th Army, blasts a referendum proposal on the establishment of an independent, Muslim "Patani State" in the South, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to Thailand's territorial integrity and national security. (Capture from video: Wassana Nanuam)

The National Security Council (NSC) said security agencies are investigating a group of activists calling for a public referendum on the establishment of an independent, Muslim "Patani State" in the South.

Speaking after a meeting of security agencies responsible for monitoring the situation in the South on Monday,  NSC secretary-general Supoj Malaniyom said the Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc) Region 4 Forward Office and Provincial Police Region 9 are looking into the group's activities and monitoring their social media activities.