SivarakNovember 25, 2009
The Nation
The Foreign Ministry released a hand-written letter yesterday from Siwarak Chutipong detailing his account of the allegations that landed him in jail in Cambodia.
The letter, dated Monday (Nov 23), said the information about fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's flight schedule he had sent to a Thai diplomat was not out of the ordinary and could be accessed by the public.
"I have worked in Cambodia for eight years and have done nothing wrong. I have never been involved in politics and have no ill intention against Cambodia, otherwise I would not have worked here for this long," Siwarak said in the letter.
He said he had no idea what had happened, and that there might have been some misunderstandings between the two governments.
"I know that Thai people are concerned about me and I appreciate that, but I don't want my case to ignite any conflicts between Thai and Cambodian people," he said. "My problem can be solved peacefully."
He also thanked the Thai government for providing assistance.
Siwarak's letter was delivered to the Foreign Ministry by his lawyer Kao Soupha on Monday, though the ministry only publicised it yesterday after the lawyer told reporters Siwarak had confessed to giving Thaksin's flight information to a Thai diplomat, who was later expelled.
In the letter, Siwarak said he was not a spy and hoped the Cambodian court would be just and release him so he could be with his family.
"I work to help develop Cambodia. I never expected such a bad thing to happen to me," he said.
Siwarak was arrested on November 12 when Thaksin was in Phnom Penh to deliver a lecture on economic matters to Cambodian economists and businesspeople. His visit fuelled tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
In another development, a fishery boat owner in Trat province said provincial authorities in Koh Kong Cambodia had hiked fishery concession fees from Bt60,000 per boat per expedition to Bt80,000. The fisherman, Kitti Surarith, said Cambodian waters had been sealed off until the new fees could be put into effect.
The letter, dated Monday (Nov 23), said the information about fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's flight schedule he had sent to a Thai diplomat was not out of the ordinary and could be accessed by the public.
"I have worked in Cambodia for eight years and have done nothing wrong. I have never been involved in politics and have no ill intention against Cambodia, otherwise I would not have worked here for this long," Siwarak said in the letter.
He said he had no idea what had happened, and that there might have been some misunderstandings between the two governments.
"I know that Thai people are concerned about me and I appreciate that, but I don't want my case to ignite any conflicts between Thai and Cambodian people," he said. "My problem can be solved peacefully."
He also thanked the Thai government for providing assistance.
Siwarak's letter was delivered to the Foreign Ministry by his lawyer Kao Soupha on Monday, though the ministry only publicised it yesterday after the lawyer told reporters Siwarak had confessed to giving Thaksin's flight information to a Thai diplomat, who was later expelled.
In the letter, Siwarak said he was not a spy and hoped the Cambodian court would be just and release him so he could be with his family.
"I work to help develop Cambodia. I never expected such a bad thing to happen to me," he said.
Siwarak was arrested on November 12 when Thaksin was in Phnom Penh to deliver a lecture on economic matters to Cambodian economists and businesspeople. His visit fuelled tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
In another development, a fishery boat owner in Trat province said provincial authorities in Koh Kong Cambodia had hiked fishery concession fees from Bt60,000 per boat per expedition to Bt80,000. The fisherman, Kitti Surarith, said Cambodian waters had been sealed off until the new fees could be put into effect.
9 comments:
In Cambodia, everything can be happening from black to white and from white to black. Power is not with laws of the land but with a powerfull person. People are still blindly worshipping their leaders like God. Noone care about the laws even that person has graduated genuinely PhD in law. National Institutions are very weak even the King. He is weaker than a normal person who has supported an opposition party. What he care is his high salary and his position. So it is very sad to see this young man to be scapegoat for his country political conflict with Cambodia. Regardless who he is, I still consider him as a human being and need to be treated with dignity and humanity.
Areak Prey
I support his argument. As ATC engineer we don't work for interest only one nation but for all Pax. around the world in peace. His case is durty political game between two countries. But not all Khmer act this game. God bless you my friend.
from Cambodian ATC engineer oversea.
Shoot him and burn him alive just like the Thai junta shot and burned a Khmer boy alive.
Yeah, sure, a suspected spy just handed out a hand written that he was not a spy, and that dictate/clear that he was not a spy! So much Thai mentality, just like Thai army draw her own map, and moved in to Khmer land, and declare the land is theirs!
Khmer never burned any humanlife. Thai and Vietnam yes (Dam Tai Ong. They burn Khmer boys, khmer monks, khmer Leaders, Khmer mothers and Babies.
History told all of us that Vietnamese burned our people alive, by bury them up to the neck alive and used their head for a stove, making Tea for their Viet-master...happened in 18th century!
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The spy thai had done nothing wrong until the day he spied the flight schedule.
The spy thai had done nothing wrong until the day he spied the flight schedule.
Pickle that' son of a bitch..!
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