The Nation
The Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh is waiting for permission from Cambodia to send a doctor inside the prison to check health of a convicted Thai nationalist or bring him out to see the doctor, Thai Foreign Ministry's spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said Wednesday.
Veera Somkwamkit, jailed on spying charges, is reportedly very ill. His mother had sought help from the Thai government to help Veera, a leader of Thai Patriots Network.
Veera and another TPN member, Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, were jailed on spying charges after being arrested in December along with five others, including Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth, during an inspection in Sa Kaew province.
The five were freed after being sentenced to the suspended jail terms.
Veera's mother, Wilaiwan met Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House on Tuesday to seek ways to help the high profile nationalist plus his aide Ratree.
Wilaiwan told reporters that her son was very sick. She quoted him as telling her during a visit in Prey Sor Prison last week that he was so sick that he fainted in the prison.
"Mother, don't you know that I am very sick. I am so ill that I fainted. Prison wardens had to assist me to the doctor's room," Wilaiwan quoted Veera as saying.
Earlier Mong Kimheng, the chief warden of Prey Sar Prison, however had said Veera was in a good shape and in good care.
"He just caught a cold these days due to the change in climate, but he is in good health," Mong Kimheng was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
8 comments:
I thought this guy was a toughe thug. What happen? More like a pansy to me!
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.
Cambodia has been so kind already to give Thailand many chances until Thailand plays dirty games with and tries to steal or cheat a small country Cambodia again and again. Cambodia is very cautious with Thailand, not releasing this guy, a stubborn thug.
The hell they are expecting for Veera? It is a prison, not Bangkok royal palace.
Veera is an inmate and entitled to have the same status as the others.
You are better of enough, I guess, as there are only two inmates in the cell. It seems it is VIP treatment.
why is it so important to discuss this danm thai prisoner? what about hundreds thousands of khmer prisoners in thailand? why we have never bring it up?
You deserve what you are getting now PAD thais; tast some of Hun Xan free of charge hotel.
Why need to waste more lives, deport them
Hi 10:27 PM how stupid you are, because Khmer under HUN XEN. Lives of people is nothing
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