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| Road block: Members of the Thai Patriots Network and Santi Asoke sect block Phitsanulok Road beside Government House to build makeshift shelters for a prolonged rally. The group says it will petition His Majesty the King to oust the Democrat-led government for failing to obtain the release of seven Thai detainees in Cambodia. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD |
18/01/2011
Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post
PHNOM PENH : Cambodia's Appeal Court is expected to decide today whether to grant bail to five Thais being held in Prey Sar prison on trespassing charges.
The five are scheduled to arrive at the court at 7am and are expected to be taken to a chamber to await the court decision on their bail request, said Pon Savath, the chief clerk of the court.
Mr Pon said the media would be allowed in the courtroom but would be barred from taking photographs.
Three judges have been appointed to consider the bail request and they are expected to arrive at their decision within two to three hours.
The submission to the Appeal Court follows a ruling by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday against granting bail to the five Thais.
Mr Pon said the five could apply to the Supreme Court if the Appeal Court today upheld the lower court's decision.
The five Thai nationals still in detention are Veera Somkhwamkid, a coordinator of the Thai Patriots Network, a splinter group of the yellow shirt People's Alliance for Democracy; Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, Mr Veera's secretary; Samdin Lertbutr and Tainae Mungmajon, members of the Santi Asoke cult; and Kitchaponthorn Chusanasevi, an aide to Democrat MP for Bangkok Panich Vikitsreth.
The five are among seven Thai nationals held by Cambodian authorities after they allegedly crossed the border into Cambodia on Dec29 last year.
Cambodia has accused the seven, who include Mr Panich and his secretary Narumol Chitvarattana, of trespassing on its territory and illegally entering a military area in Banteay Meanchey opposite Thailand's Sa Kaeo province.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court decided on Thursday to grant bail to Mr Panich and Ms Narumol for health reasons. The two have been given shelter at the Thai ambassador's residence inside the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
The seven could face up to 18 months in jail if they are found guilty of the charges.
Mr Veera and Ms Ratree have also been charged with espionage and could face a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Diplomatic sources close to the case in Phnom Penh said it was possible that three of the five Thais still in detention could be released on bail this week.
Mr Veera and Ms Ratree are likely to be kept in prison because they have entered Cambodia illegally several times and are facing more serious charges, the sources said.
Cambodian authorities want assurances from Mr Veera that he would not again become involved in provocative behaviour.
The sources quoted Cambodian officials as saying Mr Veera had submitted written assurances in the past when he had been arrested saying he would not stray again into Cambodian territory.
The sources said it was up to the Cambodian court whether those granted bail would be allowed to leave the country and return to Thailand.
Mr Pon said: "In my opinion, this is not a big case. It is a common case. Every suspect, regardless of their nationality, has the right to seek bail if they are arrested in Cambodia."
He said the two Cambodian lawyers representing the Thais were simply following the law in seeking bail for their clients.
If the five were released on bail, they would have to put up money as surety. They would not be allowed to leave Cambodia until the Phnom Penh Municipal Court decided whether to convict them.
Mr Pon said Cambodian law required that the trial of the seven Thais must be completed within six months.
Ros Aun, one of the lawyers representing the Thais, went to the Appeal Court yesterday to follow up the request for bail.
Mr Ros said he was still unsure whether the court would grant the bail request.
4 comments:
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...
some of you are full of Anger, why criticsism is the only ways make you believe that you would going to win anythings or to get Kampichear Krom back, How? can you tell me.
to my understanding ( men who covered other wrong doing are make more best freing, in contrary Men who focus or discover other wrong doing are divided their best freinds)wasn't it right?. lord Budha was criticised by Tamel too. okay I know nothings, Now, show me how to Drive youn out? and How to take Kampuchea krom back? I bet you only know how to arouse anger and hatreat without even responsible for what your ignorance preach? show people the fine blue print to achieve somethings, it is not your irresposibility preach. Tell your boss I Mike, siad his master in criticism are more destructive to Khmer, He is not be able to lead his messy SRP company how could he run a gov't? now you clearly see it, didn't you?. Tell him to stope make a living by the nam of Khmer compatriot?. people already Know franch economy are worst than any country in Europ, your boss can't get better jobs over there that why he try to set up SRP company, by the way how much you already spend to SRP charity sofar?. nice.
Folk don't mind Mike. Sam Rainsy supporters must have screwed Mike in the butt too long. Mike exclaimed, "Me so hony, me like butt very long time, all for only five dolla."
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