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| Thai activists Veera Somkwamkid, second left, a core leader of Yellow Shirts and Panich Vikitsreth, a member of Parliment of the ruling Democrat party, second right, are escorted by Cambodian court security personnel at Phnom Penh Municipal Court. (Photo: AP) |
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 12 January 2011
“As we know, the monarch has the privilege of giving pardons.”
While Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled out a political release for seven Thais arrested for illegal entry, two analysts say a royal pardon after their trial is a possibility.
The seven Thais, including a member of parliament, are facing a potential prison sentence of 18 months total for illegal entry and trespassing in a military area.
“My opinion is that the first step must be through the court,” said Ros Chantraboth, a historian at the Royal Academy. “After the court's prosecution, based on a suggestion of friendship for both countries, [Prime Minister] Hun Sen will request from [King Norodom Sihamoni] their amnesty and release.”
Sok Touch, rector of Khemarak University, said first the judicial system must be allowed to work before diplomatic negotiations.
“Cambodia should show its willingness to use the court system perfectly, and after that open political negotiation,” he said. “As we know, the monarch has the privilege of giving pardons.”
Both analysts criticized the Thai courts, which do not typically try Cambodians caught crossing the border illegally. A third analyst added that the arrests may cause pause for some Thai nationalist groups wanting to cross the border or enter disputed territory for the purpose of protest.
A lengthy armed standoff along the border near Preah Vihear temple was sparked in July 2008 when demonstrators entered a disputed area to protest the listing of the temple as a World Heritage site.
4 comments:
KI team could you please Post my article below in your bloge.
The united state, European union, King, Funcipece, CPP, and 92 precent of cambodia people are not with Mr. Sam rainsy, except Thai thuge that give rainsy hope but Thai thug only used SRP for their benifite, and SRP organization are totaly mess, mess, and messy, now as we clearly see How low, low, low and inexperienced Mr.Sam is? wasn't it right?. Based on negative preach and master in criticising skile stratergy Sam very wishly to divide, divid, and divide our Khmer, and his bige liar skile in sucking our money to support his family morgages in franch, what else Mr. supprior Rainsy can do, ....see any..... any.....no, none nothings, wasn't it right?. Same is Chines, alway smarte in Business.
Can any body could tell me what his father sam Sarry had don any goods things at all,.
Now we clearly see Same family are enslave us most of the time for gaining personal power and wealthy rich. All KI Editor are highly interlected and much more capable smarter than Rainsy, Now I can see KI and other SRP supporter could run SRP by their own, and we all clearly, clearly, and clearly see Mr. Same braind capacity are absolutely imposible to leade us to fictory, for now and for 15 years ahead, No ways that this man Same no longer in our dream, hope any more. He Same aroused our anger against Veit, agianst Cpp, Against all Khmer, do you stile thing if Mr.Sam are ellected to be leader, you think he going to eliminate Veit,? He can eliminat all CPP, does he strong anought to dealt with thia thug?.NOOOOOOO Nooooo and Nooo uslese Sam not at all. we absolutely, see futur with rainsy is about Rainsy his own greedy hunger and cheat all of us. Khmer help khmer not chines Rainsy. As I see You KI must positively chang to fairly ways in your professionalism to totaly focus on re build supperior cultur among Khmer any things that lead to preach stronger Khmer. Best Regards Mike
I wonder our Khmer court reacted against with Thai citizens. Brovo!!
Butttttt what is the millions of illigal Viets living and working in Kampuchea now? No words to bell ??? BROVO
The guy name Mike above is a pedophile who once lived in Cambodia. He never get caught because of the way he talks and writes to support Hun Sen and makes Hun Sen government looks good. I would suggest next time when he back to Cambodia and see him walking with any child again please report him.
why should the king pardon them? so they can repeat their offense? i told you, these siems are trouble-makers!
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