October 1, 2009The Nation
Noppadon Pattama was optimistic yesterday he would be cleared of criminal and impeachment charges relating to the wrongful signing of the Cambodian-Thai joint communique on Preah Vihear temple last year.
"So many past indictments by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have been dismissed by the courts," he said.
The NACC ruled on Tuesday to prosecute him and former prime minister Samak Sundaravej on suspicion of a lapse of duty, under Article 157 of the Criminal Code. They were accused of pushing through the controversial joint communique which was subsequently rejected and voided by the Constitution Court as well as the Central Administrative Court.
Noppadon - who was foreign minister at the time - insisted the NACC was prejudiced by relying heavily on evidence supplied by his opponents and those in the anti-Thaksin camp.
The joint communique was not a treaty, as claimed by opponents. It was a first document in which Cambodia duly recognised the existence of the disputed area surrounding the temple, he said, denying the allegation about sanctioning the Cambodian claim to the Thai territory.
He said he was prepared to fight the legal battle in the Supreme Court and the impeachment proceedings in the Senate.
Noppadon said ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra gave him the moral support to clear his name. Samak, who is in hospital for cancer treatment, also gave him encouragement through an aide, he added.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the government would allow justice to run its course without interfering in the matter.
In his message posted on Twitter, Thaksin said the NACC had gone overboard in trying to fault Noppadon.
As part of the indictments, the NACC cited evidence from the National Security Council on the intentions of Noppadon and Samak relating to the joint communique. Based on the evidence, it concluded the two wanted to help Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen boost his popularity ahead of the polls.
The NACC expressed shock and dismay the two were willing to risk Thai territorial integrity for the political gain of a foreign leader.
Reacting to the evidence obtained by the NACC, NSC secretary general Thawil Pliensri said he remained sceptical Samak had actually instructed Noppadon to help Hun Sen.
"The story is beyond belief and I never heard Samak tell Noppadon to act in such manner," Thawil said, insisting he was at the NSC meeting on the temple issue.
He admitted, however, there was no taped record of what transpired between Samak and Noppadon.
Thawil's predecessor Lt General Surapol Phuenaiyaka was the key witness in the NACC inquiry.
Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan said the NACC had been unfair in indicting Noppadon and Samak.
The two were not responsible for losing the Thai territory to Cambodia but Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his fellow Democrats were, Jatuporn claimed.
He insisted the two had tried to safeguard the Thai borders while Abhisit neglected to defend the disputed area in spite of a road constructed by Cambodia 250 metres inside Thai soil.
"So many past indictments by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have been dismissed by the courts," he said.
The NACC ruled on Tuesday to prosecute him and former prime minister Samak Sundaravej on suspicion of a lapse of duty, under Article 157 of the Criminal Code. They were accused of pushing through the controversial joint communique which was subsequently rejected and voided by the Constitution Court as well as the Central Administrative Court.
Noppadon - who was foreign minister at the time - insisted the NACC was prejudiced by relying heavily on evidence supplied by his opponents and those in the anti-Thaksin camp.
The joint communique was not a treaty, as claimed by opponents. It was a first document in which Cambodia duly recognised the existence of the disputed area surrounding the temple, he said, denying the allegation about sanctioning the Cambodian claim to the Thai territory.
He said he was prepared to fight the legal battle in the Supreme Court and the impeachment proceedings in the Senate.
Noppadon said ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra gave him the moral support to clear his name. Samak, who is in hospital for cancer treatment, also gave him encouragement through an aide, he added.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the government would allow justice to run its course without interfering in the matter.
In his message posted on Twitter, Thaksin said the NACC had gone overboard in trying to fault Noppadon.
As part of the indictments, the NACC cited evidence from the National Security Council on the intentions of Noppadon and Samak relating to the joint communique. Based on the evidence, it concluded the two wanted to help Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen boost his popularity ahead of the polls.
The NACC expressed shock and dismay the two were willing to risk Thai territorial integrity for the political gain of a foreign leader.
Reacting to the evidence obtained by the NACC, NSC secretary general Thawil Pliensri said he remained sceptical Samak had actually instructed Noppadon to help Hun Sen.
"The story is beyond belief and I never heard Samak tell Noppadon to act in such manner," Thawil said, insisting he was at the NSC meeting on the temple issue.
He admitted, however, there was no taped record of what transpired between Samak and Noppadon.
Thawil's predecessor Lt General Surapol Phuenaiyaka was the key witness in the NACC inquiry.
Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan said the NACC had been unfair in indicting Noppadon and Samak.
The two were not responsible for losing the Thai territory to Cambodia but Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his fellow Democrats were, Jatuporn claimed.
He insisted the two had tried to safeguard the Thai borders while Abhisit neglected to defend the disputed area in spite of a road constructed by Cambodia 250 metres inside Thai soil.
8 comments:
FUCK THAILAND.................LOOK AT YOU IDIOTS................FYI FOR THE FUCKIN 1 BILLION TIME.....THE ROAD IS BUILT ON CAMBODIAN SOIL MOTHERFCUKERS........................GET THE FUCK OFF OUR LAND AND GO BACK TO NANCHAO MOTHERFUCKERS
Our Lord Emarald Buddha said:
1. One must not kill animals (it is preferable to be vegetarian).
2. One must not steal.
3. One must not lie.
4. One must not think negatively about others.
5. One must not take intoxicating substances.
but you both Vietcong and Siem ,you didn't respect any thing,go by your way.
""Offensive acts come back upon the evil doer, like dust that is thrown against the wind."-Buddha
thailand can whine like a beaten bitch it ain't going to get any....if it wants it must be prepared to wage a long war with cambodia. i just can't understand this pussy nation fighting each other for other people' belonging. this is a real nation without shame from top to bottom. you thai will never live and have peace with us if you continue on like a bitch.
Mr Hun Sen you must not back down....they burned our boy alive....these thais they are the crulest people in SE Asia.....they talk nicely in front of you and on international stage, but behind they are savage and evil people....they hate us khmer so much.
The Thai junta can beat the Red Shits.
Thank my Khmer ancestors, Thai are fighting each other because of Khmer Temples.
What happend to the boy story? did Thai commander still denying and lying about their soldier still? cambodian officials must continue to put pressure on Thailand to turns in that son of a bitch over to us and punish the bastard...
Thailand is cowards country!
Thai PM is weak of country roling right now and situation in Thailand is coming worse.
In order to hide his weakness, he uses his group to turn his Thai people's interest to Preah Vihear instead.
If PM doesnt turn his people's interest to Preah Vihear, so the Thai people will concentrate only his country roling and economic growth.
Abhisit Vejjajiva is using land invasion as a scaped goat because they are going through their political turmoils. So, their government is trying to change the topic by misleading Thai people to focus on other things rather than on him as an incapable Prime Minister and they know it too well that the Temple is belonging to Khmer people but yet they are trying to make trouble to convey the Thai people to focus on other things rather than on him, on the other hand, it is a way of getting their people back on track, like instead of fighting with each other why not fight with the Khmer? This is called politic! They are trying to promote love and unity for their own people and to stop fighting with each other. So, therefore Khmer government needs to learn more about Thai's politic intentions and be smarter because this could lead into an effective outcome for the whole nation just like Thai government does. Aust
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