BANGKOK, Oct 30 (TNA) - Cambodia reserves the right to deny a request by Thailand to extradite ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra if he stays in the neighbouring country, but substantial grounds must be provided for the denial, according to the Attorney-General Julasingh Wasantsingh.
Mr Julasingh said he did not focus on anybody in particular, but would touch only on the principle that even though Thailand and Cambodia had signed an extradition treaty, in practice the country which was asked for the extradition has the full right to deny the request.
However, that country must justify its denial in line with international practice.
As for Mr Thaksin’s case, the Office of the Attorney-General has not been informed about his whereabouts so the office could not make the request.
If the police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirm that Mr Thaksin is in Cambodia, Thai officials would seek extradition, but it depends on Phnom Penh's decision.
He added that Thailand had formerly denied such requests from some countries, but the kingdom was able to provide strong grounds to clarify its decisions in the past.
Mr Hun Sen told reporters during attending the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Thailand that Mr Thaksin could remain in Cambodia as his guest and could be his economic advisor, saying he was not interfering in Thailand's internal affairs, but that Cambodia has the right to exercise its sovereignty and make such a decision.
Ousted in a bloodless coup in September 2006, convicted and sentenced to a two-year jail term for malfeasance in the controversial Bangkok Ratchadapisek land purchase, Mr Thaksin now living in self-exile abroad and is reportedly a close friend of Mr Hun Sen.
Mr Julasingh said he did not focus on anybody in particular, but would touch only on the principle that even though Thailand and Cambodia had signed an extradition treaty, in practice the country which was asked for the extradition has the full right to deny the request.
However, that country must justify its denial in line with international practice.
As for Mr Thaksin’s case, the Office of the Attorney-General has not been informed about his whereabouts so the office could not make the request.
If the police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirm that Mr Thaksin is in Cambodia, Thai officials would seek extradition, but it depends on Phnom Penh's decision.
He added that Thailand had formerly denied such requests from some countries, but the kingdom was able to provide strong grounds to clarify its decisions in the past.
Mr Hun Sen told reporters during attending the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Thailand that Mr Thaksin could remain in Cambodia as his guest and could be his economic advisor, saying he was not interfering in Thailand's internal affairs, but that Cambodia has the right to exercise its sovereignty and make such a decision.
Ousted in a bloodless coup in September 2006, convicted and sentenced to a two-year jail term for malfeasance in the controversial Bangkok Ratchadapisek land purchase, Mr Thaksin now living in self-exile abroad and is reportedly a close friend of Mr Hun Sen.
26 comments:
Remember Song Sack?
Hun Sen is right!
Why don't Bang-Cock ask Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of UAE in Dubai to extradite Thanksin...maybe Abhisit is a coward (Pussy-llanimous) when dealing with a wealthy country as the UAE. Go ahead and try to apply international law in Dubai first before turning your donkey arses to Phnom Penh!
11:09PM You are right, A-bShit does not dare to mess up with UAE which can send more money to fuel the insurgency in the south of Siam.
Si Amigo! Gracias!
I know Spain have a good amount of documents of Cambodia.
Cambodian doesn't need to speak on our behalf since the rests of the world knew a lot of Cambodian history.
Thai only making themselves looking more stupid and stupid now.
Seems on this Website the People not happy with Hun Sen and want that he will be removed?
I wonder about it as the guys of this Website are Foreigners and live in Phnom Penh.
Anybody have Information about this Guys?
http://www.khmer440.com/chat_forum/viewtopic.php?t=13004&sid=9103a617514443ebbf3fda7557095808
Hun Sen will be removed from Power pretty soon. Don't be worry! Cambodia will be liberated from this mess.
12:45 AM
who do you want to know ? who do you mean (this guys) ? your english needs to be improved and your comment needs to be understandable .
11:09 PM and 12:08 AM
How do you know that Dubai and Thailand have singed the agreement on extradite ? Before you call someone a coward , make sure you know what you are talking about or it will make you look so dumb.
12:58 YOU SOUND LIKE A COWARD
YUP WHY DOESNT AH ABSHIT ASK DUBAI FOR THAKSIN........BEACASE HE DONT GOT THE FUCKING BALLS......THE UAE CAN TURN ALL OFF THAILAND INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN GIVE IT BACK TO CAMBODIA
1, 2, 3... Ready set Go!...
Hey brother Thaksin, you divide up Thailand for your own gain...and I will do the same in Cambodia!
...together we will be super billionairs and Kings of Southeast Asia!...
You scratch my back and I will scratch yours! Don't touch my ancestor's Preah Vihear Temple, I need it for my popularity.
We can profit together from our overlapping offshore oil drillings...and Koh Kong can be changed to Thaksinville!
12:58am
Isn't there a UAE embassy and representatives in Bang-Cock that the Thai government can talk to???
If the Thai government wants him so bad...he's right there in Dubai...I guess wealth equates to power and Bang-Cock does not dare to utter a word. I repeat...DO NOT send your sissy "Lady-Boiz" to the front line at our Sacred Khmer Temple of Preah Vihear, we will shoot your Kapi arses!!!
To 11:09
You are right.
Hun Sen and his friend are criminals.
What's Hun Sen and Thaksin having in common?
Golf, victory of dark buisinesses, corruption makes them well- known.
What's about language?Khmer? or Thai? or English?
Anyone Know?
concerns
To the fellow Thai poster,
You’re free to blog here, but you’re wasting your time if you think your comments will change Khmer view or opinion on PM Abhisit and Mr. Thaksin. Actions speak louder than words. When Mr. Thaksin was running the country, Cambodia and Thailand had a warm relationship. There were neither yellow-shirt protests nor Thai soldiers at Preah Vihear surrounding. The ball is in PM Abhisit’s court. Instead of accusing PM Hun Sen of being misinformed or meddling in Thai politics, PM Abhisit should demonstrate his non-aggressive intention, if he has one, toward Cambodia by pulling out his troops from the border.
Khmer Academy
Hun Sen throws sign to Abhishit that it will take two for oust him.
Demise day is coming to Ahbishit!!!
Hun Sen said Ahbishit is too young to deal with. He had knowledge but no in politic. Thai got to put Thaksin back in office.
To 12:58
You are dumb.
You can't even spell the word (signed).
To Thai posters,
At least, we have elected Government, Thailand does not.
Internally, our political groups are different. But, to deal with Thai agression, we are united.
"substantial grounds must be provided for the denial, according to the Attorney-General Julasingh Wasantsingh."
=AH Julasingh Wasantsingh is speaking from his arse! What substantial ground may I ask? I don't give a fuck if it is bloody or bloodless military coup and it is not right to overthrow an elected Thaksin government!
In the past, the Thai King was able to stop such incident and bring back order and peace to Thailand and why the Thai King is not doing anything to help Thaksin government? Well! The fucken problem is that the Thai King chose to enter politic and take political side and when this happen how can there is peace and order in Thailand? What is going on right now in Thailand is sponsoring by the Thai King!
Shame on the Thai King for sponsoring the Thai military to overthrow people elected Thaksin government and for this reason Thaksin can stay in Cambodia anytime he want at the request of Hun Sen government!
Shame on the Thai King!!!!
Hey, I am with you bro 3:40AM. Count me in.
good point, here. thailand or siem forgets that cambodia is a sovereigned nation and they did not have an extradition treaty with cambodia anyway! some siem people must still live in the dark ages, perhaps! the way i see thailand, outside of bangcock is so poor and backward people. i think only in bangcock that foreigners find modernity and civility like development, etc., however if you go outside of bangcock, thailand is so poor and undeveloped, really! maybe the pad thugs are ignorant people from the provinces. of course, there are a lot of ignorant and uneducated thai people, too, you know. it is stupid to assume that everybody in thailand is smart or educated. so, stop picking on cambodia, ok!
Not only outside of Bangcock poor even inside of Bangcock slums and so many homeless drinking yaba and sleep on the street of Bangcock.
Thai King is made in USA and Thai PM is made in UK and the Junta is made in Thailand. What else do you expected the USA made and the UK made are elected by the Junta!!!!
9;24am
Don't you badmouth of King Pumipon. He is the world richest and he has "Lese Majesty Kaws" to hunt you down though he is dying on his deathbed.
I heard they are going to build him a golden Tomb like we saw in Egypt. King Pumipon's tomb has to be very big, because he has a lot of wealth including the elephants he owned.
2:32 AM,
It was his typo, but that does not mean he is a dumb person. You are not a spell checker, are you?
His opinion that you should attack not this little typo.
To 10:55AM
So what if the Thai King is filthy rich and his people are dirt poor!
This is not the dark age or the middle age which the King and Queen can rich! By the way, who give a fuck about his golden tomb because soon or later it will be looted by his dirt poor subject anyway!
Go ahead copy the Egyptian and don't forget to mummify too and dirt poor Thai people can remember him for a very long long time to come!
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