BANGKOK, June 10, 2011 (AFP) - Thailand has arrested three men on suspicion of spying near its disputed border with Cambodia, accusing its neighbour Friday of 'violating' its territory.
One Thai, one Cambodian and a Vietnamese man were picked up in Thailand’s northeastern Si Sa Ket province on Tuesday evening carrying maps with military facilities marked on them, police said.
Thailand and Cambodia are locked in a bitter dispute over their shared border that has seen 28 people killed in two outbreaks of fierce fighting this year, and the row has since moved to the United Nations’ highest court.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the alleged spying activities were unacceptable.
“I am confident this information benefits us because foreign countries can see that the Cambodian government is violating Thai territory,” Abhisit told reporters while campaigning in Bangkok for next month’s election.
The suspects have denied they were spying in the area, the police officer who made the arrest told AFP.
Police said they confiscated both Thai and Cambodian maps and mobile phones.
The three are being held in prison and the Vietnamese and Cambodian nationals have requested consular assistance, police added.
Cambodia last month launched a legal bid at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague seeking to force Thailand to pull troops from a disputed strip of land near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple.
The court ruled in 1962 that the temple itself belonged to Cambodia but both Phnom Penh and Bangkok claim ownership of a 4.6-square-kilometre (1.8-square-mile) patch of nearby territory.
Cambodia in April asked the ICJ to clarify its initial ruling.
11 comments:
All Cambodian must take extra-care when you are already in Thailand or you intend to go to Thailand.
If not necessary DO NOT go to Thailand at all. You will be a target of SPY. The crazy dog(Thai govn't) will do anything to harm Cambodian.
DO NOT GO TO THAILAND!!!!!!!
Man are the Thais stupid! Why now? Why a Cambodian, Vietnamese and Thai? Why are they accusing these individuals of being spies. Why, why, why?
I know! Elections are coming near. Stupid Thais and their stupid antics!
Thai have also to arrest almost Thai-Khmer descents, otherwise they will inform all the secret information of the Thai military at the border to the Cambodian authority.
Also, Khmer who live and work in Thai have to be careful. You are easy as Thai's target. Thai's authority can accuse you at anytime.
Viet used Khmer to spy Khmer, to kill Khmer compatriots, then set up Hun (Viet Puppet) to kill Khmer. Now, there is no wonder, Viet is using Thai to spy Thai, one Thai becomes Viet's puppet. Viet so soon will stir up Thai. Khmer activist cannot do to protect Khmer without Khmer support. KHMER EY CHOL CHAM CHHAK THA, A VIET NIS NA KAT KBAL DON TA DAK DAM TE ONG.
JOY YAK, NOT KHMER KROM
The Siem arrested three people for walking near the border and accused them of being spy and violating Siem territory.
How could Cambodia let millions of Yuon VIOLATING" Khmer territory for so long?
LOS TRES AMIGOS!
1st) កុំធ្វើផ្តេសផ្តាស !
Don't be silly!
2nd) ผมไม่ได้ทำอะไรผิดน่ะครับ ฯ
I didn't do anything wrong.
3rd) Tôi nhớ phở trở về nhà.
I miss noodle back home.
This is a new tricky games play by Abhishit vejjajiva's admin...Yep, those khmers people who cross into Thailand illegally will be a victims or a big bait for Thailand to play politcs games with Hun Sen's Govt!
Khmer people who works in Thailand will be a victims and a bait for Thai's politician object..
Abhisit Vejjajiva want to get even with Hun Sen within those two Thai in cambodian jail...Of course they plans and frame these three guys veery good...I felt bad for khmer people who looking for works in Thailand, they are innocent people!!
There are actually number of VietCong spies in Cambodia. Thai did the right thing here.
But a message to our Thai friends, please be sensitive to Cambodia. We have many things in commons as oppose to Youn Vietcong.
VietCongs are spies, parasite, and terrorist in Asia today.
"The trio ...while the Thai and Cambodian suspects also faced additional charges of drug abuse, as the Thai authorities found both of them were tested positive for methamphetamines."
=This is funny! The Siem military thugs can't even distinguish between a drug dealer and a spy!ahahahhahah
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