BANGKOK, Feb 13 (TNA) - Following the Cambodian court ruling, sentencing a Thai man to 20 years in jail for planting landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border, the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya said on Saturday that the ministry is seeking to help the convicted Thai national and has dispatched Thai officials to visit him.
French news agency Agence-France-Presse (AFP) reported Friday that 39-year-old Suphap Pakna was sentenced to 20 years in Cambodian jail after he confessed in proceedings that he had planted at least five landmines in Cambodia's town of Anlong Veng near the disputed areas claimed by both countries.
The news service said that he was arrested one year ago and that the Cambodian authorities charged him with attempted murder, endangering national security and entering Cambodia illegally.
Associated Press (AP) quoted the Cambodian court record as saying Mr Suphap was arrested by Cambodian border guards just a few metres inside Cambodian territory while carrying a land mine on February 27, 2009.
The Thai foreign minister said that he has been informed that the Cambodian court read the verdict several days ago.
He said the foreign ministry wants to help Mr Suphap and has already instructed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh to carry out consular visits to him.
The Cambodian court ruling came only few days after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen visited the ancient Preah Vihear temple and boost morale for his troops stationed in the area last weekend.
The Cambodian premier also planned to visit the Ta Muen Thom ruins which belong to Thailand, but he was not allowed to enter the area as Thai security agencies said the situation was unfavourable for fear of possible confrontation with protesters from Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathering near the temple.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia, but Thailand has argued that the 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) area near the temple belongs to it. Demarcation of the area remains unresolved, leading to sporadic clashes between soldiers of the two countries since then.
French news agency Agence-France-Presse (AFP) reported Friday that 39-year-old Suphap Pakna was sentenced to 20 years in Cambodian jail after he confessed in proceedings that he had planted at least five landmines in Cambodia's town of Anlong Veng near the disputed areas claimed by both countries.
The news service said that he was arrested one year ago and that the Cambodian authorities charged him with attempted murder, endangering national security and entering Cambodia illegally.
Associated Press (AP) quoted the Cambodian court record as saying Mr Suphap was arrested by Cambodian border guards just a few metres inside Cambodian territory while carrying a land mine on February 27, 2009.
The Thai foreign minister said that he has been informed that the Cambodian court read the verdict several days ago.
He said the foreign ministry wants to help Mr Suphap and has already instructed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh to carry out consular visits to him.
The Cambodian court ruling came only few days after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen visited the ancient Preah Vihear temple and boost morale for his troops stationed in the area last weekend.
The Cambodian premier also planned to visit the Ta Muen Thom ruins which belong to Thailand, but he was not allowed to enter the area as Thai security agencies said the situation was unfavourable for fear of possible confrontation with protesters from Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathering near the temple.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia, but Thailand has argued that the 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) area near the temple belongs to it. Demarcation of the area remains unresolved, leading to sporadic clashes between soldiers of the two countries since then.
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(The Cambodian premier also planned to visit the Ta Muen Thom ruins which belong to Thailand)
What is the hell are they talking about? Tamoan Thom belong to Khmer, you mother Siam did not build this, you are shit nation, stealing every things from Khmer.
Bastard Siam nation....
Motherfucker Siam Bandit Kasit Piromya, son of bitch Abhisit Vejjajiva.
From your neighbor,
Hun Xen
How can this sad-sack, sour-pussed (Kasit's)face confront Hun Sen after the verbal abuse on both sides between Thailand and Cambodia?
Dear Gentleman Mr. Kasit Piromya, you need first to ask the Khmer Surin & other Khmers live on the former Khmer territorial, today under the name Thailand before you said, Ta Muen Prasath belong to you Thai and Thai heritage.
Do you really understand, what it means to be a Khmer ?
I believe that if any foreign
commit crime in Siam Country they will punish badly or kill them .
During refugees stay in camp in
Siam territory they punish them
and other many more were kill by
their armies .
This guy is lucky Khmer had only
put him in jail only 20 yrs .
KaShit PooPYa! you must release those poor khmers unarmed people from your jails first, and we will think about your fucken soldier...latter...you got that bitch??
To Abhishit jivava dog and Kasit punkassya! you Thais bastard just planned a fake border mark behind our Temple-Prasat Ta Mouan Thom, you stupid Thais bastard people never stop fucken around, alway trying to steal our territory... agiin and agian...mother fucker!!!!!!
correction = plant a fake border marks
Kasit,
Why don't you ome to Preysar? We'll make an extra bunk for you to share the cell with Suphap Pakna over teh next 20 years.
hey, kasit should instead help the vulnerable khmer beggars bangcock instead of interfering with cambodia court here! siem is not perfect, you know!
With this real situation in the khmer court, we know that thais deploy the mines a long the boarder to kill all neighbor countries especially Cambodia.
I want to know how OTAWA agreement would punish thai bad moods or not. How does the world think about this killing?
I hope the world will help Cambodian people.
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