‘‘ I told [first secretary] Kamrob [Palawatwichai] that it is true that a private plane had landed, but the information I gave to him was not official because I did not know who was on the plane. SIVARAK CHUTIPONG CONVICTED THAI ENGINEERPuea Thai and Thaksin asked to help jailed spy
9/12/2009
Aekarach Sattaburth, Thanida Tansubhapol and Agencies
The mother of Sivarak Chutipong is pinning her hopes on the Puea Thai Party and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra getting her son a royal pardon from Cambodia after he was sentenced yesterday to seven years in jail on spying charges.
After the Phnom Penh Municipal Court ruling, Simarak na Nakhon Phanom called the opposition party from the Cambodian capital and appealed to party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Thaksin to step in.
Mrs Simarak consulted her lawyer Khieu Sambou after the verdict and both agreed not to appeal the case in order to start proceedings for a pardon.
The lawyer will send a copy of the court sentence to Puea Thai today to help the party launch efforts to have Mr Sivarak returned to Thailand.
"I would like to ask Gen Chavalit again to help me and my son. I am devastated, especially when I saw my son handcuffed. I could not hold back my tears," she said in the telephone call.
Mrs Simarak said she intentionally bypassed assistance from the government for fear the conflict between Bangkok and Phnom Penh could be a stumbling block in the attempt to get the pardon.
"Freedom for my son comes before anything else. It will be difficult for those in conflict to sit down and talk," she said.
Puea Thai will hold a meeting today on how to help the 31-year-old engineer who worked for Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS). The key people working on the pardon will be Gen Chavalit and Noppadon Pattama, who is a legal adviser to Thaksin.
Gen Chavalit has already prepared a draft letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit expected the letter would be ready to be sent to Phnom Penh on Friday and urged the government not to misinterpret the party's help as having a political motive.
The Foreign Ministry, however, will not sit idly by as it is ready to request for a royal pardon, despite Mrs Simarak's preference for the opposition party to assist.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, the secretary to the foreign minister, said the ministry was not perturbed by the Puea Thai move.
"We're waiting for [a copy of] the verdict before moving forward to the next step," Mr Chavanond said.
A question that needed to be addressed now was whether the request for a royal pardon started by Puea Thai was possible as, according to Mr Chavanond, only the prisoner, relatives or the government can request it.
In addition to the seven-year jail term, Sivarak was also fined 10 million riel (82,500 baht) for supplying Thaksin's flight schedule to the Thai embassy when the ousted premier was in Cambodia last month.
"The flight plan of His Excellency Thaksin was very important for the Thai government, but this information would have caused serious danger to Thaksin," judge Ke Sakhan said in his verdict.
"Thaksin is Cambodia's adviser, so the government of Cambodia has an obligation to protect his life. If anything happens to him, we would be blamed and that could lead to rocky relations with Thailand," he added.
During his trial, Sivarak asked the court to drop the charges and denied stealing any documents.
He told the court that although he had informed the Thai embassy's first secretary by telephone of a flight arrival, he was not aware that Thaksin was on board.
"I told [first secretary] Kamrob [Palawatwichai] that it is true that a private plane had landed, but the information I gave to him was not official because I did not know who was on the plane," Sivarak said. "I didn't get a copy of the flight schedule and hand it over to anyone."
Two other employees of CATS testified that Sivarak asked them about the flight schedule.
The prosecution said Thaksin's plane had flown for about an hour over Thailand on its way to Cambodia from Mumbai, India.
Sivarak was arrested by Cambodian authorities on Nov 12. Thaksin's private jet landed in Phnom Penh on Nov 10 to give his first lecture after being appointed as the government adviser in October. He returned to Dubai from Siem Reap on Nov 15.
The Thai-owned CATS now is temporarily under the control of the Cambodian government.
After the arrest of Sivarak, Phnom Penh on Nov 12 ordered Mr Kamrob to be expelled and Thailand retaliated hours later by ordering the first secretary at the Cambodian embassy in Thailand to return to Cambodia.
Mrs Simarak, who attended the court, urged Mr Kamrob to act responsibly and blamed him for causing her son to get into trouble. Without contact from him, her son would not have been jailed, she said.
After the Phnom Penh Municipal Court ruling, Simarak na Nakhon Phanom called the opposition party from the Cambodian capital and appealed to party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Thaksin to step in.
Mrs Simarak consulted her lawyer Khieu Sambou after the verdict and both agreed not to appeal the case in order to start proceedings for a pardon.
The lawyer will send a copy of the court sentence to Puea Thai today to help the party launch efforts to have Mr Sivarak returned to Thailand.
"I would like to ask Gen Chavalit again to help me and my son. I am devastated, especially when I saw my son handcuffed. I could not hold back my tears," she said in the telephone call.
Mrs Simarak said she intentionally bypassed assistance from the government for fear the conflict between Bangkok and Phnom Penh could be a stumbling block in the attempt to get the pardon.
"Freedom for my son comes before anything else. It will be difficult for those in conflict to sit down and talk," she said.
Puea Thai will hold a meeting today on how to help the 31-year-old engineer who worked for Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS). The key people working on the pardon will be Gen Chavalit and Noppadon Pattama, who is a legal adviser to Thaksin.
Gen Chavalit has already prepared a draft letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit expected the letter would be ready to be sent to Phnom Penh on Friday and urged the government not to misinterpret the party's help as having a political motive.
The Foreign Ministry, however, will not sit idly by as it is ready to request for a royal pardon, despite Mrs Simarak's preference for the opposition party to assist.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, the secretary to the foreign minister, said the ministry was not perturbed by the Puea Thai move.
"We're waiting for [a copy of] the verdict before moving forward to the next step," Mr Chavanond said.
A question that needed to be addressed now was whether the request for a royal pardon started by Puea Thai was possible as, according to Mr Chavanond, only the prisoner, relatives or the government can request it.
In addition to the seven-year jail term, Sivarak was also fined 10 million riel (82,500 baht) for supplying Thaksin's flight schedule to the Thai embassy when the ousted premier was in Cambodia last month.
"The flight plan of His Excellency Thaksin was very important for the Thai government, but this information would have caused serious danger to Thaksin," judge Ke Sakhan said in his verdict.
"Thaksin is Cambodia's adviser, so the government of Cambodia has an obligation to protect his life. If anything happens to him, we would be blamed and that could lead to rocky relations with Thailand," he added.
During his trial, Sivarak asked the court to drop the charges and denied stealing any documents.
He told the court that although he had informed the Thai embassy's first secretary by telephone of a flight arrival, he was not aware that Thaksin was on board.
"I told [first secretary] Kamrob [Palawatwichai] that it is true that a private plane had landed, but the information I gave to him was not official because I did not know who was on the plane," Sivarak said. "I didn't get a copy of the flight schedule and hand it over to anyone."
Two other employees of CATS testified that Sivarak asked them about the flight schedule.
The prosecution said Thaksin's plane had flown for about an hour over Thailand on its way to Cambodia from Mumbai, India.
Sivarak was arrested by Cambodian authorities on Nov 12. Thaksin's private jet landed in Phnom Penh on Nov 10 to give his first lecture after being appointed as the government adviser in October. He returned to Dubai from Siem Reap on Nov 15.
The Thai-owned CATS now is temporarily under the control of the Cambodian government.
After the arrest of Sivarak, Phnom Penh on Nov 12 ordered Mr Kamrob to be expelled and Thailand retaliated hours later by ordering the first secretary at the Cambodian embassy in Thailand to return to Cambodia.
Mrs Simarak, who attended the court, urged Mr Kamrob to act responsibly and blamed him for causing her son to get into trouble. Without contact from him, her son would not have been jailed, she said.
30 comments:
Haft time :
One goal for Mr. Hun Sen
Zero goal for Mr. Abhisit
lolz! the Viet is behind all of these politics...
Thai people need to know the facts, that everything happens in Cambodia designed by Hanoi.
Because of China's pressure on Hanoi and demanded that Hanoi must help Thaksin back to power, that is why this happens.
This world is ruled and controlled by China and US. They share spaces to control the world. We all just have to play games to survive.
This alleged Thai spy's mother turned to pro-Thaksin for help. This is a sign of making Thaksin to be another Hero. China is so desparated to put Thaksin back to power and without Hanoi helps, Thaksin cannot return.
China knew that Hanoi has its military hiding in Cambodia since God knows how longs ago? Even the French didn't even know how many of Viets among Khmers in Cambodia.
What I am worried is China and the US both need Hanoi helps in South East Asia, because Hanoi created the conflicts in the region for its own expansionism and their army is beyond Cambodia for a long times ago, may be in Thailand already through Laos.
Laos nationalist monk was assassinated in Thailand after spoke against Hanoi. So you know who killed the monk if not Hanoi's agent?
Again idiot KI-media! stop talk the theft in jail. You idiot, you should find work to do, don't just relay the non-sense from others.
Again idiot KI-media! stop talk the theft in jail. You idiot, you should find work to do, don't just relay the non-sense from others.
1:42PM how about you, get the fuck out and find some dope to use ,sound better?
1:15 PM
I'm 1000 concur with you, brother.
CPP Traitor
1:21 PM
The Thai knows that the Yuons are behind the closed door.
CPP Traitor
He does not to have worry about anything, although he was convicted of espinage. He also should be proud that Mr. Hun's government can't do shit to him, because he's only a bargaining chip. Everyone knows this political gambit that Mr. Hun plays. Also, Thailand will do everything in its power for his release. Again, Mr. Hun and his staff won't lend a hand on this guy. Yes, fuck the Cambodian government. This guy should find every reason to be proud as a Thai citizen, and keep his head held high, and Mr. Hun's regime would not want to fuck with Thai. If he did, he'll know what will happen to his stronghold. We dare Mr. Hun to touch the newly-convicted Thai, and then wait and see what will happen to his regime. Your government so fucked, so does your fucking idiot leader Mr. Hun.
I don care about the the US and China (and Vietnam). But what i am concerned is that if there is a pardon from the king to this Thai man, how about the over 10 Cambodian people jailed in Thailand? Can they be released?
Cambodian govn't should consider this case too and put the friendship with Puea Thai aside.
To Cambodian People: Don let Cambodian people live like dogs that everyone can fire and jail.
To Previous Thai Commenter: Fair Play please. Thai army and govn't always fire and jail cambodian people next to the border and then you still mention about our PM as idiot. If i were him, i would not request the pardon to the king unless our people captured last month are released and order the cambodian army fire thai people back if we have the same case in the future. but the PM always stays calm with this but inform not to do the idoit like thais.
REMEMBER: If you're drunk we can drink; if you respect us, we respect you back.
Hi 5:31 PM
I strongly agree with you.
5:31 PM
TELL YOUR PRIME MINISTER TO JERK HIMSELF OFF. YES, YOUR PRIME MINISTER IS ONE OF THE MOTHER OF ALL FUCKUPS. YOU TREATED YOUR PEOPLE LESS THAN ANIMAL. LOOK AROUND YOU. HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST YOU.
FUCK YOUR PRIME MINISTER.
7:38 pm, YOU CAN KISS THE BLACK ASS OF HIS. WE PITY YOU FOR HAVING MORONS LIKE AHBULLSHIT AND KESHIT AS PM AND FPM.
Stupid people are always talking about Vietnam behind the scene or the closed door.
It has nothing to do with Vietnam or some one else. It is about the written law, that we Khmer wanted.
Laos, thai, khmer, and even viet need to unite to take out these bad regime like hun sen, thaksin, and that fugen nguyen dong.
What about poor khmer people being shot at by Thais soldier..? Thais never have pardon on Khmer people..?
Khmer people were abused and mistreated in Thai refugees camp, Thailand has look down on Khmer people form day one...begging for PARDON? what about khmer people shot and burned alive..????
....Viet,Thai,Laos and Khmer leaders are all Ignorances! Everything is not belong to one of them.
Albert Enstein"I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.
It is only 7 years. Will go by quick.
That is the game of Hun Sen under Viet controlled. I do hope, he will be free in one nonth later. Please no supprised about this.
Ghost Angkor
This case is nothing more than a political tug war between mr hun sen and mr abhisit. mr chutipong is being used as a bargaining chip for political gain, what a shame!
^^^^^^ well that could be the case then chutipong should consider himself lucky because he is not dead and may be free in a foreseeable future unlike many Khmers who are now rotting in siem prisons with minor offenses and other were killed without provocation, and one Khmer kid was wounded then burnt alive by the scum siems. Justice is not comparable. We, Khmers, are more civilized and forgiving then the scum siems. chutipong should be rotting in jail with the key thrown away. Or may be it is time to give the same treatment to the animal siems.
The Thai spy should be sent to death penalty so his Thai Mom can shut the fuck off.
Why some body can hate something that are very seroiusly? Why some Khmer are hated Siem for everything that they done? That are same case why Khmer can killed Khmer more million people only 5 years? Please Open mind Khmer Viet Thai Lao are same root we are share historic share culture. The bad big man is real devil for us.
Pickle his balls, good for homemade rice wine...
5:31 PM,
Many foreigners from Australia, Europe and UK including scholars are in Thai's jails at least 15 years.
11:25 AM. You are confusing. Thias, Laos, Burmese and Khmers share the same new Year and Thai-khmers-Laos share the same culture, not Vietnamese. The Vietnamese share the same culture as Chinese. In fact the Viets are Chinese from Southern of China.
9:49 AM,
What a barbaric law you offer. Death penalty for a foreigner who is accused of being a spy? Let's say he is a spy, he spied on Thaksin only and why are you recommanding he should receive a death penalthy in Cambodia?
Fuck you idiot, monster. You are the one deserve to be hanged.
4:20 AM
No. This is Hanoi's expansionism games and Hun Sen is Hanoi's channel.
12:49 PM
I utterly concur with your statement (above). Yes, Thailand, Loas, Burma, and Cambodia share similiar--if not the same--cultural background; however, the real insidious enemy is the Yuons. That said, I regret the fact that Thai twisted its history and falsely taught their children. What a shame.
Further, Prime Minster Hun Sen is already in deep water,which means one wrong move he makes, he'll be done. No wonder he has all his nieces and nephews all over the United States, because he does not know when the Yuons decide to expire him. It could be at any moment: days, months, years--yes, the Yuons have the time frame, and the scope of the infiltration in Cambodia by the Yuons is colossal--simply unimaginable.
May God bless Cambodia and its people.
CPP Traitor
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