Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Thai "Yellow Shirt" activist in good health: Cambodian prison chief

March 08, 2011
Xinhua

A Thai high-profile "Yellow Shirt" movement activist Veera Somkwamkid being jailed in Cambodia for the alleged espionage charge is in good health, although he has a cold and insomnia, a Cambodian prison official said Tuesday.

Mong Kimheng, the chief of Prey Sar prison where Veera was jailed, made the remarks following Thai media's report saying that Veera's relatives visited him on March 4 and found he has fallen ill and said the cell where he was being jailed was "in very poor conditions."

"He just caught a cold these days due to climate change, but he is in good health," said Mong Kimheng.

"We have provided him with special care, and our doctor has his health checked up twice every day," he said by telephone.


"Veera told our doctor that he has some headache and insomnia," he said. "It is normal that he has a headache and cannot sleep because he sleeps in prison and has to serve many years in prison. "

Mong Kimheng said the cell is in good condition. "Other cells, we house six inmates, but Veera's cell, we allow only two inmates, " he said.

"And for food, Thai embassy officials have brought him twice every day, he does eat food provided by the prison."

"The information on Veera's illness is just to call for sympathy and to catch special attention from the Thai government in order to seek for royal pardon," he said.

Veera Somkwamkid, one of the leaders of the People's Network against Corruption and a high-profile nationalist activist in the Thai Patriots Network, and his secretary Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, were convicted by Cambodian court on Feb. 1 of illegal entry, unlawful entry into military base and espionage and were sentenced to eight years and six years in jail respectively.

The two decided not to appeal a Phnom Penh court's decision that found both of them guilty of illegal entry and espionage, but would seek a royal pardon instead.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The border war of Preah Vihear is caused by nationalists Siem of Thai Patriots Network.

Veera and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon,Both nationalists activists of Thai Patriots Network, must finish their lives in prison.

Think about Khmer soldiers killed by Thai soldiers with their Cluster Munitions prohibited by The Cluster Munitions Convention.

Anonymous said...

hun sen incited fake students to attack khiev Samphan when he first step in PPenh in the early 90s-

hun sen order grenade attack on SRP demonstration in 1997-

Hun sen incited to burn Thai business in Phnom penh in approx. 2000s, later pay $50 million to Thai for damage.

hun sen incited to have clashes in Preah Vihea so that he and his son- manet gain political credit.

hun sen is dangerous for Cambodia.