Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Cambodian court grants bail request by four Thai detainees, but not key activist

PHNOM PENH, Jan 18 (MCOT online news) - The Cambodian Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the bail petition by another four Thais detained in Phnom Penh for trespassing charges, except for Veera Somkwamkid, a coordinator of the Thai Patriots Network, who is still being held in Prey Sar prison.

Apart from trespassing charges, Mr Veera is also charged with espionage.

The court said Mr Veera could seek bail at the Supreme Court.

The four temporarily released on Tuesday were 2nd Lt Samdin Lertbutr, Tainae Mungmajon, Kitchaponthorn Chusanasevi and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon who has also been charged with espionage.

Mr Veera told reporters upon leaving the court that he was the sole detainee denied bail, but that he would fight to the end.


The Cambodian court on Friday rejected earlier bail bids for five Thais detained in Phnom Penh after granting bail for Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth and Naruemol Chitwaratana of the People’s Network Against Corruption and Santi Asoke networks on Thursday.

The conditions were that they remained in Cambodia and were ready to report to authorities when summoned.

The four who were temporarily freed on Tuesday also have the same conditions.

The seven were arrested Dec 29 by the Cambodian authorities for illegal entry into Banteay Meanchey province.

They faced two initial charges -- illegal entry into the Cambodian kingdom, with possible punishment of three to six months jail and deportation, and also trespass on a Cambodian military zone, punishable by three to six months jail and Bt7,500-15,000 in fines, while the spying charges could result in five to 10 year imprisonment.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sam rainsy I feel sorry to those who used to believed in you.
if we consider the statistice or or national census, we have about 5,7 millions population in 1980. for every 20 years it doulbe the number, now 32 years it about 14 million it just right fiquer. yes there are some veitnamese lived in Cambodia but, if like you said 5 million it must 1 of them live next to every Cambodian house, please give sense of fairness. Being exagerate in politice or in convincing some one, smart people they don't do that, wasn't it right? people will find out some day it make you looked like you are a lier. do you have any concret profe or absolut profe to me does Sam rainsy he truly a Khmer compatriot? really? Now looke into the Past, any one heard about Sam rainsy durring darknese period from 1975 to 1992, Sam Rainsy he graduated in 1978, he knew everything happen in cambodia, why we never heard about him. Just say the truth okay, Sam is chinese, chinese Sam is Chines not khmer he try all posible tools to get power and robe more money from Khmer, all of you in here, you should see the only way Khmer compatriot does to his nation is those who build school and educate people, bring peace safty, build strong economy, strong miltary, try to get more invester, and give deriction to security food suply and build more hospital or health care services, now you see who is the traitor and who is the Khmer compatriat, don't you see? thank you for let me know that most believer in SRP are people who have no vission and never responsible anythings they do, and you are one of them. don't you?. sorry for any gentlemen who read this article

Anonymous said...

You stupids comments is in the wrong column mother fuckers. Ah sucker Youn CPP no one wants to read your useless article in here. The hole world already knew ah CHHKAE CPP regimes is slaving to the Vietcong Killers.

Anonymous said...

I'm not even though read your article but I know u come from either youn's spy nor puppet.
Khmer in Sydney