Xinhua
Phnom Penh Municipal Court's investigating judge Chaing Sinat on Wednesday upheld a new additional charge on two of the seven arrested Thais, said a defense lawyer.
The two Thais are Veera Somkwamkid, a core member of the Thailand Patriot Network, and Ratree Taiputana Taiboon, known as Veera's secretary.
On Jan. 10, the court's deputy prosecutor Sok Roeun applied a new additional charge on the two Thais with an attempt in " collecting information which might damage Cambodia's national security."
The charge that could face between five and 10 years in jail if found guilty, according to the article 446 of the Cambodia's new penal code.
"The investigating judge upheld the charge on the two Thais for spying," Pich Vicheka, one of the two defense lawyers for the seven arrested Thais, confirmed to Xinhua on Wednesday after more than three hour inquest on the two Thais at the court.
He said that so far, the court has not set the date for a trial for the seven detained Thais.
Chaing Sinat did not pick up the phone after repeated calls by reporter on Wednesday.
The seven arrested Thais are a Democrat Member of Parliament for Bangkok Panich Wikitsate, Veera Somkwamkid, Thailand Patriot Network core member, Samdin Lersbusya, secretary for Heaven and Earth Party, Kochpontorn Chusanaseree, assistant to Panich, Taynae Moongmachon, pressperson, Ms. Naruemol Chitwaratana, house keeper and Ms. Ratree Paiputana Paiboon, vendor and known as Veera's secretary.
They were arrested on Dec. 29, 2010 by Cambodian border protection troops for illegal entry into Cambodian territory in Banteay Meanchey province and now are being detained in Phnom Penh' s Prey Sar prison.
They were charged on Dec. 30 last year for illegal entry into Cambodia and unlawful entry into military zone. They may face up to 18 months in prison and fine from 1 to 2 million Cambodian riels (250 U.S. dollars - 500 U.S. dollars) if found guilty.
6 comments:
2 Thais SPY what a big news in Cambodia! how about 1 million VietCong Spy that lived in Cambodia...no news there...
Hun Sen try everything to make Khmer people hate Thai and forgotten the millions of Viet people living and occupying Khmer land.
Yuon dog.
May Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary enjoy a long stay in the kingdom of "Wonder" at the 5-star Prey Sar hotel. According to the UN convention of 19xx in Swahili, Cambodians have the right to utilize the constitution for making the arrest of any Thai who intentionally encroach into their sovereignty, specifically, at the border gate #46.
Please don't forget to notify to the UN that the 50,000 Cambodian civilians had deliberately killed by the Thai government during 1979 at Phnom Dangrek regarded a vengeance of Preah Vihear of June 15, 1962. I have survived at two distinctive periods: The Pot Pot era and Chom Rom Thmei camp and had witnessed the Thai soldiers raped and strangled the Cambodian women in Khok Kchong while the Thai government demanded Cambodian refugees to leave their land. One day the Jayvarman VII history will tell the world in regard the "Khmer Empire"
Wake up Khmer...we must help Ourself, tech our young and stay strong...so no others country will control or take advantage at ours country.
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
sam rainsy and company always attack anyone who chose to think differently from them! and they called that democracy? how hypocritical of them, always running and hide overseas! how can cambodia trust them to do a good job for our country, etc! i bet if you do a survey in cambodia, people will tell you that sam rainsy et al is so unpopular, you know! nobody likes a trouble-maker, you know! and those who supported them, we can see as well. hey, people are realized they are not living in the dark ages era anymore, really! time is beginning to be on cambodia side, slowly but surely, you know! god bless cambodia.
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