Bangkok Post
There will be no progress toward restoring Thai-Cambodian ties if Cambodia refuses to extradite fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Monday.
"I'm deeply concerned if Cambodia refuses to extradite Thaksin, because I don't how to continue relations between the two countries," Mr Suthep said.
He said it was the government's duty to bring Thaksin back to the country since he was a fugitive and still engaged in political activities. The Foreign Ministry had done its best to deal with the ousted premier.
Asked about the release of convicted Thai spy Sivarak Chutipong in Phnom Penh and the opposition's plan to raise this case in the expected no-confidence motion against the government, Mr Suthep said he was not surprised and believed Mr Sivarak's case was politically motivated.
Mr Sivarak, a 31-year-old employee at the Thai-owned Cambodia Air Traffic Services, was arrested in Cambodia last month for passing on Thaksin's flight information to a Thai diplomat. He was sentenced to seven years in jail last week but received a royal pardon from the Cambodian king on Friday. He was set free today.
"I'm deeply concerned if Cambodia refuses to extradite Thaksin, because I don't how to continue relations between the two countries," Mr Suthep said.
He said it was the government's duty to bring Thaksin back to the country since he was a fugitive and still engaged in political activities. The Foreign Ministry had done its best to deal with the ousted premier.
Asked about the release of convicted Thai spy Sivarak Chutipong in Phnom Penh and the opposition's plan to raise this case in the expected no-confidence motion against the government, Mr Suthep said he was not surprised and believed Mr Sivarak's case was politically motivated.
Mr Sivarak, a 31-year-old employee at the Thai-owned Cambodia Air Traffic Services, was arrested in Cambodia last month for passing on Thaksin's flight information to a Thai diplomat. He was sentenced to seven years in jail last week but received a royal pardon from the Cambodian king on Friday. He was set free today.
3 comments:
Dear Comrades HUN SEN, HENG SAMRIN AND CHEA SIM,
Since after Taksin has become an economic advisor to Cambodian Government (mainly TO HUN SEN), The Hun Sen Government increases TAXES, PUT New Taxes to help HUN SEN Government's Economic Downturn.
BUT, IN FACT, Taksin is now disturbing the national economy of Cambodia.
HE IS CONDUCTING AN ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE, SABOTAGE AND OTHER ECONOMIC SUBVERSIVE ACTS TO WEAKEN CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT.
HUN SEN, THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO TAKSIN, THE MORE YOU WILL LOSE YOUR POPULARITY.
From a street Cafe economic analyst.
Black Cat
Wrong! The more Hun Sen becomes more friendly with Thaksin, the more popular he will be.
As for Suthep's statement, once again he and Abhisit/Kasit undemocratic gansters only seek to create trouble with and blame Cambodia. If he want to improve relationship, why didn't he and his undemocratic Abhisit/Kasit withdraw the troop from Preah Vihear area, and control the yellow shirts from using Cambodia's Preah Vihear as its political pawn to stay in power illegally.
Fuck you Suthep! Khmer used to live alone for a decade, we still alive...asshole!
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