Monday, March 07, 2011

Thai embassy seeks to help Veera

7/03/2011
Bangkok Post

The Thai embassy in Phnom Penh has sought permission from the Prey Sar prison to send a doctor to visit Veera Somkwamkid in jail or take him outside for treatment but has yet received a reply, Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said on Monday.

Mr Thani said this in responding to a report that Mr Veera was seriously ill and that his relatives had decided not to appeal against a jail sentence handed down on him by a Cambodian court but to seek a royal pardon instead.

Even though the Thai embassy was not allowed to visit Mr Veera, its officials delivered food to him in prison twice a day. The doctors at the Prey Sar prison told the officials only that Veera was having a minor cold.

On learning from a news report that his relatives visited Mr Veera at the prison on Mar 4 and found he was seriously ill, the embassy had sought permission from the prison to send a doctor to see him in jail or take him out for treatment.


However, the prison had not yet replied to the request, Mr Thani said.

Mr Veera and his secretary Ratree Pipatanapaiboon and five other Thais, including Democrat Party MP Panich Vikitsreth, were arrested by Cambodian soldiers on Dec 29, initially for illegal entry. Mr Veera and Ms Ratree were later additionally charged with espionage.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced the five to nine months for illegal entry. The five Thais, including Mr Panich, were freed after their remaining jail time of eight months was suspended.

Mr Veera and Ms Ratree were later sentenced to eight and six years imprisonment for espionage.

Concerning their wish to seek a royal pardon, Mr Thani said the two had to consult their lawyers to set the time for submitting a request. After that the embassy would facilitate the sumission of it, he added.

On a Joint Boundery Commission (JBC) meeting, Mr Thani said Cambodia had informed Thailand that it would wait until the Thai parliament approved the agreements made under three previous JBC meetings first before setting the date for the next JBC meeting.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

This mother fcker should not be allowed food bring in by Thai embassy or anyone else for that matter. He is in jain and should be eat according to the food serve there. How many more Khmer life has to die over this animal? This is the man who incited Thai to invade Khmer land.

Anonymous said...

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2006, and the granad attack in 1997 Rainsy he wear the bulletproof, what does it mean to you? and Chim Chany he got hit by the bullet on his lege serousely injude, with many other supporter. you may put on believe to Rainsy for futur personal benifite promissed but let me reassure you, that promise are in the air, rainsy will never mean what he said. you have to thank me for reveal this to you, rainsy if you analy a bit you can easily tell that Rainsy is not a truthworthy man at all, Rainsy integrity is Zero, hope you heard me clear about Rainsy business. rainsy call on for jasmine, what doese it mean? does he car about chaose, lossing life and business suffer and for sure the Thai will immediatly occupy preah vihear, that is what you want? rainsy never care about any Khmer, but his embition for power and his Family wealthy rich from khmer slave, are you happy being tools used by rainsy, then you are not true to yourself and your vision of helping to make Khmer stronger. I am Mike I truely care about econmy stability and pesued the happiness of my belove Khmer. Rgards,

Anonymous said...

Actually, if he is really ill the prison director should allow him to be treated properly. Thai Embassy want to bring doctor from Bangkok to check his health, it might not be a good reason that the prison guard allow the doctor from Bangkok to check his health because the doctor might produce a wrong health status in order to get him out.

Common Sense said...

Mike at 8:43 pm,

"..you have to thank me for reveal this to you,"

What are you talking about?
Are you on drug or just make no senses?

Common Sense

Anonymous said...

if they want to help ah asshole veera, they should help all the other inmates, too, you know! ah asshole veera siem thug is not special, ok!

Anonymous said...

*We need Thai king Letter to Khmer too.
*But at least 1 year in Jail for him. That guy look like Skinny Tiger now.His will defame KHMER NATION again,When his out from Khmer Jail.
-Let him Knee down in front Khmer King Palace for 3 days and Make a statement for apology to CAMBODIAN [KHMERN] PEOPLE BY KHMER TV.and THAI T.V.
-if you watch Thai TV about him in the Past...you never Excuse to him 100% [10 years for him is Enough].
KONG KONG [kongkong@yahoo.com]

Anonymous said...

*NO THAI DOCTOR...NO NOTHING FOR HIM.
*His Should check up by KHMER Doctors and Pay to them.This is a Business and for SMART country.
-His is a Suspect not Tourist.
-if his have Pol Pot disease [Kroun gnak kroun gnor...kroun ah tractor .....]Please send him to see AH DUCH and his team.I hope his will be better when his see that guys[AH DUCH,AH NOURN CHEA,AH IENG SARY, etc....] .
KHMER 1970

Anonymous said...

*if kwam kitt want to hiring FREE DOCTORS,his May request to Doctor Hun sen,Doctor Nhek Bun Ah chhay,Doctor Neary Bunnary H.S,Doctor Mong Rithy etc....to check his Brain....etc....!!!!
KHMER CHHKOURTH

Anonymous said...

*Kwam kitt his so Lucky when his stay in KHMER JAIL.That jail right now not have[Neak Rouk kouth=Neak reus SABOU]yet.
*venerable TIM SAKHAN,when his Jail in v-Nam by TEP VONG,His been abusing by v-Nam Prisoners a lot time.But kwam kitt his not.
-Please Thinking about the VALUE of thai Peoples Lives and KHMER People Lives in Hun sen regime.it is so Sad and so Bad.
KOH TRAL KHMER2011

Anonymous said...

I am living in USA. I was sick due to the cold, too. There is no special for Veera. Keep him in Jail. Lord Buddha is punishing him.

Thai/amrican