Tuesday, March 08, 2011

[Thai] PM to meet Veera's mother this afternoon

Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The Nation

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will meet on Tuesday mother of Veera Somkwamkit jailed in Cambodia on spying and immigration charges.

It is expected that the prime minister will discuss with Wilaiwan how to help Veera who is reportedly very ill. The meeting is scheduled at 2pm.

Veera and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, activists of Thai Patriots Network, were sentenced to jail after being found guilty of spying and illegally entering Cambodia. They and five others including Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth were arrested during their inspection trip to a site near Sa Kaew province on December 28 last year.


All were charged of illegal entry while Veera and Ratree faced an additional charge of spying.

Five of the group were freed after the Cambodian court ruled suspended jail term for them, but Veera and Ratree were given jail terms for spying.

It is reported that Veera and Ratree have asked for royal pardon from Cambodia's King Sihamoni. At first they insisted they would appeal the ruling.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why is Abhisit is so concern with Veera when more Thais are suffering/dying in the southern provinces?

That's because the Abhisit government is in bed together with the PAD and the Thai Patriotic Network. Whatever ever these nationalist moron say Abhisit better do it, including causing problem for Cambodia.

Mr.Peang-Meath - have you ever make the connection between what these Thai nationalists say and the aggressive action of the Thai military/Abhisit? Perhaps you should the next time you write your article.

Anonymous said...

Thailand has had South Thai Muslim,
and North and Northeast Red Shirts
problems.
The Thai govt always has had sent spy to Cambodia since Angkor era and up to now.Thai has used the same tricks to make argument and created
war with Khmer.
Can Khmer trust Thai or Vietnam?
Thai and Vietnam have plans to put
Khmer under their knees.
Khmer people are divided into two
parts: the East get along with Viet
and the West get with Thai.
They depend on Thai and Vietnam.
When will Cambodians depend on their two feet and fight ?
All Khmer people should let me know.
So,I could get on the same train.