Thursday, January 06, 2011

Thai detainees in Cambodia seek bail

January 6, 2011
The Nation
"I don't know why Foreign Minister Kasit said the seven Thai people had invaded Cambodian territory" - STUPID Yellow Shirt senator Kamnoon Sithisaman
Prem concerned about fate of seven 'trespassers' as they head to court and Kasit insists no preferential treatment for Democrat MP Panich

Seven detained Thai nationals, including a lawmaker from the ruling Democrat Party, will today submit bail requests as they face trial in Cambodia over trespassing charges.

Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda has expressed concern over their fate, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.

Abhisit said he had briefed Prem on the situation and the related boundary issue, which is a matter of dispute with Cambodia.

The seven Thais will testify in court one by one and a bail request will be submitted for each of them, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi.


The seven, including Democrat Party MP Panich Vikitsreth and yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid, were arrested last week while inspecting a disputed border area near Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaew province.

A Cambodian court charged them with illegal entry and unlawfully entering a military area, which could lead to a combined sentence of 18 months in prison for each of them.

Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya yesterday said the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh would stand bail for the accused.

Any assistance to the Thai nationals will be conducted step by step and without intervention in the Cambodian justice system, he said.

The minister dismissed an earlier report that he had recommended a Cabinet review of relations with Cambodia unless Phnom Penh were to speed up the trial process and ensure leniency. The government plans no measures to retaliate against Cambodia over the case, he added.

"The Foreign Ministry has an obligation to maintain good relations, not to make trouble and spoil the relationship," he told reporters, adding: "I beg all parties not to create any misunderstanding between the two countries."

The ministry will provide equal assistance to all the detained Thai nationals, he said, rejecting a report that only Panich would be regarded as a priority case for obtaining bail, while the others, notably Veera, would be left to their own devices as they had provoked the arrests.

Veera and his group were briefly held in the same area last August, but Border Police managed to release them shortly after their capture.

The group believed the area where they were walking last week belongs to Thailand, but has been occupied by a Cambodian community since the late 1970s when many Cambodians fled civil war to settle there. They later refused to move out after the end of the war.

However, many Thai agencies, including the Foreign Ministry and the Royal Thai Survey Department, have indicated that the group walked at least 55 metres farther than that area - into territory under Cambodian sovereignty.

A leaked video clip showed Panich was apparently aware of the fact that he was walking into Cambodian territory, as he was speaking on the phone with an unknown person and requested that a message to that effect be conveyed to Abhisit.

The clip and the information provided by agencies has dismayed many yellow-shirt activists, as they insisted that the seven Thai nationals had been arrested on Thai territory.

Yellow-shirt activist and senator Kamnoon Sithisaman said areas near the disputed boundary belonged to Thai people, as the Thai authorities had issued land titles to them long ago. The area was indeed used as a shelter for Cambodian refugees in 1975, but has not been returned to the rightful Thai owners since, he said.

"I don't know why Foreign Minister Kasit said the seven Thai people had invaded Cambodian territory," he added.

Kamnoon and his group of 40 senators yesterday inspected the area near Ban Nong Chan and met some of the people who had lost their land to the Cambodians.

He urged the prime minister to listen to local residents and help them solve the problem.

Separately, another group of yellow-shirt activists yesterday rallied from Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district to see the disputed area in which their comrades had been arrested.

Local authorities provided tight security, fearing they would clash with residents in Non Mak Moon subdistrict, who disagreed with their presence out of concern that it could cause tension with Cambodia and make life difficult for them.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

If Ah Thais dare to do this stupid border problems during Pol Pot's regime, Pol Pot would give these diot Siems a good lesson.

Anonymous said...

Those Thai black soldiers are the one who raped and murdered alot of khmers refugees during 1979...I urge cambodian soldier shoot them with RPG-7! Blow them up with new T-55 tanks...

Anonymous said...

Because Khmers had a very stupid and dumb leader, that is why Ah Youns and Siems never respect Khmers at all. So wake up Khmers do some changing for the sake of your country.

Anonymous said...

Cambodian did give Thai soldier some lesson on April,09. Hundred death/wounded...I hope next one will be a good one!

Anonymous said...

Why don't khmen just give up and joints Thailand?, we will clean you up and we all can be one nations..

Anonymous said...

សេចក្តីសម្ភាស លោក សយ សុភាព នឹង សម្តេចតេជោហ៊ុនសែន
សុភាព=សម្តេចខ្ញុំឃើញសម្តេចដូចជាមានបញ្ហាជាមួយអង្គការសិទ្ធិ
មនុស្សនឹងអង្គការវើលហ្វូតតើរឿងនោះវាយ៉ាងណាដែរ?
តេជោ=មែនហើយអាអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនោះវាធ្វើឱ្យខ្ញុំឈឺក្បាលរ៉ាល់
ថ្ងៃ ធ្វើអ្វីៗក៍ខុសឆ្បាប់អង្គការនេះដែរ ដូចជាខ្ញុំដកដីឱ្យយួនធ្វើផ្ទះនៅ ហើយខ្ញុំថាឱ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនយួនធ្វើចំការកៅស៊ូ ដើម្បីបំពេញបំណងចៅវាយខ្ញុំ ក៏ខុស ដកដីបឹងកក់លក់ឱ្យគេដើម្បី កសាងទីក្រុង ក៏ខុស
កូនចៅខ្ញុំ​ ចាប់អាម្នាក់ដែលវាផ្ដិតរូបខ្ញុំថាក្បត់នៅ ក្នុងទំព័រ ខេអាយ ហើយតុលាកាកាត់ទោសដាក់គុកភ្លាមៗ​ ខ្ញុំក៏ខុស ចៅវាយខ្ញុំគេឃើញដូច្នេះ គេ​អាណិតខ្ញុំគេក៏បញ្ជាឱ្យបិតអង្គការនេះចោលទៅ គឺនៅខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ធ្វើម្តេចជួយមិនបាន​ទេ ។ បើទុកនៅ ថ្ងៃក្រោយមុខជាពិបាកធ្វើអ្វីៗនឹងដកយកដីឱ្យបងប្អូនយួនទៀតហើយ ព្រោះយួនគេនៅជិតពេញហើយក្នុងបឹងទន្លេសាប​ បើមិនជឿទេសុំបងប្អូនអញ្ជើញទៅមើលចុះ ពួកគេពូកែចាប់ត្រីណាស់រកតែត្រីកើតកូនក៏មិនទាន់ដែរ។
សុភាព=បាទៗ សម្តេចបិទទៅ ពីថ្ងៃនោះតទៅគ្មានសិទ្ធិមនុស្សឥទៀតទេ។ហើយខ្ញុំសុំអរគុណសម្តេច ម្ដងទៀត ដែលព្រៀនប្រដៅថាកុំឱ្យទៅកោរ
សក់នៅទល់ដែនយួននោះ ព្រោះធ្វើម្តេចខ្ញុំហ៊ានបើសម្តេចចក្ក្រី ​ហេង សំរិន អស់ទាំងភូមិរបស់គាត់ ហើយគាត់មិនហ៊ាននិយាយផង ខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែហាមាត់ថាយួ*******ក៏ពុំហ៊ានដែរ ខ្ញុំជានាក់កាសែតតូចមួយពុំហ៊ានទេ សុំអរគុណ សម្តេច។
តេជោ=អញ្ចឹងល្អហើយ ឯងដឹងទេ ប្រទេសយើងកុំតែបាន អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ​ កុំអីយើងក៏មិនបានរីកចម្រើនដូច្នេះដែរ ព្រោះតាំងពីគេចូលមក គេជួយយើងប្រហែល មួយប៊ីលល្យុងដុល្លាក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំៗ​ ហើយខ្ញុំអាចខ្លាយជាម្ចាស់បង់​ អេស៊ីលីដា បានយ៉ាងស្រួល។
សុភាព=មែនហើយសម្តេចមានជាង សាដាំហ៊ូសេនទៅទៀត​ ហើយអំ
ណាចក៏លើសសាដាំហ៊ូសេនសិបដងដែរ តិចគេថាដល់ត្រើយសើយគូថទេដឹង ហើយសម្តេចមិនខ្លាចអង្គកា
សហប្រជាជាតិខឹងទេឬ?
តេជោ=ចៅវាយខ្ញុំប្រាប់ថា បើគេខឹងនឹងខ្ញុំក៏គេមិនខឹងនឹងប្រជាជន
ខ្មែរដែរ ហើយបើអត់អីស៊ីក៏ពួកខ្ញុំមិនអត់ឯណា គឺប្រជាជនទេ ដែលអត់នោះ ដូច្នេះខ្ញុំជឿថា
គេមិនបោះបង់ប្រជាជនក្រីក្រខ្មែរចោលទេ។ ចំពោះតេជោខ្ញុំមិនខ្លាច យូអិន ឯណា តែកាលពីមុន ខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែភ័យខ្លះទេ បានជាទៅផ្ដឹង យូអិន ឱ្យជួយនោះ នៅពេលដែល
អាសៀមវាចង់វ៉ៃយើង ព្រោះបើវាវ៉ៃម៉ែននោះ ខ្សែរហ៊ុនខ្ញុំរលាយអស់វិញហើយ។
សុភាព=បាទៗ វាមិនហ៊ានវ៉ៃទេសម្តេច ហើយបើសម្តេច បិតអង្គការនេះចោល​នោះវានឹងគ្មាននាក់ណាហ៊ាន ថាសម្តេចខុសទៀតទេ ចុះវើលហ៊ូតវាយ៉ាងណាដែរសម្តេច?
តេជោ=តាមពិតវើលហ៊ូតវាគ្មានខុសអីទេ ខ្ញុំឃើញវាច្រឡំខ្ញុំក៏សំឡុត
វាលេងទៅ មានឯណាគាត់សុំទោសខ្ញុំញរមាត់។ ខ្ញុំដឹងថាប្រជាជនយើងកុំ​តែបានអង្គការនេះកុំអីពិបាកធំហើយ មកពីគាត់អត់ដីធ្វើស្រែទេ ព្រោះខ្ញុំបានដកដីខ្លះចែកទៅបងប្អូន ចៅវាយខ្ញុំ ដែលមកនៅជាមួយខ្ញុំដើម្បីជួយបោះឆ្នោតឱ្យខ្ញុំ។ហើយអង្ករដែលខ្ញុំថា ឱ្យទៅគេនោះគេមិន បានយកទៅណាទេ គេទុកចែកក្នុងស្រុក យើងនេះទេ ហើយថ្ងែមុនគេ ខ្វះគេដឹកមក មួយកាប៉ាល់ថែមទៀតផង ។
សុភាព=បាទសម្តេច ខ្ញុំក៏គិតថាអញ្ចឹងដែរ ចុះថ្ងៃមុនហេតុដូចម្តេច បានជា មានការចាំបាច់លើករឿងបញ្ហាគ្រួសារសម្តេច យកមកប្រកាសប្រាប់ មហាជនដូច្នេះ?
តេជោ=
បន្តរនៅថ្ងៃក្រោយ សុំអរគុណ សុំជូនពរដល់បងប្អូនទីជិតទីឆ្ងាយទាំងអស់ឱ្យ
ជួបតែសេចក្តីសុខនឹងក្តីចម្រើនគ្រប់ប្រការនៅឆ្នាំថ្មីនេះ សុំរីករាយ កុំភ្លេចថ្នមចិត្តគ្រួសារឬសង្សារអ្នក់ណា

Anonymous said...

"Khmer fled civil war and lived in 1970 there and refused to move after the end of the war" said a group of Thai.This was a Thai faults,not Khmer refugee faults.
But this group from the border 55 meters farther than that area.
When I watched video tape this what I heard," we got into Khmer land(he said,"it")in Thai means mann,in Khmer Vear.
I thought the seven Thai intending in Khmer land because they knew where they were.
Since Thai became a kingdom 1238AD,Thai always treated Khmer badly and up to now.
Vietnam and Thai are crocodiles.

Anonymous said...

This situation could be Abhisit political motivation for political gain in Thailand upcoming election that Ahbisit promised to have.

He probably asked or conspired with Hun Sen to have this scenario set up for those 7 Thai to enter Cambodia with secret money flow to Hun Sen (You scratch my back and I'll scratch your back). Ahbisit probably wants to win the election by rescue or negotiate those 7 Thai from Hun Sen and credit it.

Abhisit wants to be Prime Mininster of Thailand. He will let Hun Sen do the same for political gain when there is upcoming election in Cambodia.

It is very interesting to to analyze this situation this way. It is kind of make sense.

Khmer Bangkok,
Charoeun Rongroeung

Anonymous said...

I agree with post 6:29am! This is Abullshit Vejajiva new games for staying longer in the office...He used yellow shirts people to play..