Xinhua
The two high-profile "Yellow Shirt" activists jailed in Cambodia for espionage have decided not to appeal against the verdict of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the defense lawyers confirmed on Saturday afternoon.
"They have quit the plan to file the complaint to the Court of Appeals against the verdict," one of the two defense lawyers Ros Aun told Xinhua by telephone.
The duo is Veera Somkwamkid, one of the leaders of the People's Network against Corruption and a high-profile activist in the Thailand Patriot Network, and his secretary Ratree Pipatanapaiboon.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, on Feb. 1, convicted Veera and Ratree of illegal entry, unlawful entry into military base and espionage and sentenced them to 8 years and 6 years in jail respectively.
According to Cambodian law, the duo has one month to appeal, or the verdict will be in effect.
Pich Vicheka, the defense lawyer for Veera, said that the duo is likely, through their Thai government, to ask Cambodian king for royal amnesty.
According to Cambodian law, a prisoner can be granted a royal pardon only if he/she has served two third of the jailed term in prison; however, it is not impossible to ask for the royal pardon, he said.
"It's up to the government of Cambodia if it will ask the King for royal pardon for them or not," he said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Feb. 17 that he would not ask the King for royal pardon for the duo.
"Don't come to persuade me to ask King Norodom Sihamoni for royal pardon, it's impossible at this time.. comply with the law properly--at least serving two third of the jailed term before being considered for royal amnesty," said the premier.
2 comments:
That right ! Everyone knows this ,
If they continue to appeal , nothing would be going to change . Because
the condemnation did by Cambodia tribunal was an exemplary condemnation
in order to teach to some border mistaken .
After Khmer empire declining,Thai always has had been used spies to make tricks or to cause the problems
and the war has had begun.
Thai will continue to do this trick
as long as she can.This what Khmer called,"SIEM MIN CHOL KBUON"or Thai never quits it bad behavior.
How to teach Thai and Vietnam to have
good manner?
To teach them to behave well unless
Khmer should behave himself well.
How?Not depend on Thai and Vietnam
to gain power back like Sihanouk depended on Vietnam 1970.And Hun Sen is depending on Vietnam to become prime minister up to now.
Stop! Depend on Thai or Vietnam!
Khmer must depend on themselves
The NEW GENERATION ME must change
the OLD GENERATION ATTITUDE LEADER.
Something happening like HUN SEN
has done today,Khmer million must get out to protest and bring him
down of power.But not any leader to
depend on any neighbor countries or
the other countries to gain back power.
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