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| Members of the Thai Patriots Network gather in front of the Supreme Court to submit a petition calling on the government to reject the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction in the territorial dispute over the Preah Vihear temple. A similar petition was also lodged with the commanders of the three armed forces. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL |
22 Jan 2013
Bangkok Post
Hundreds of members of the Thai Patriots Network rallied at the Royal Plaza yesterday to oppose the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s role in ruling on the Thai-Cambodian dispute over the Preah Vihear temple.
Chaiwat Sinsuwong, a leader of the rally, said the network had 1.3 million people sign a petition rejecting the ICJ's jurisdiction over the issue.
The government should not acknowledge the court's jurisdiction in the dispute nor should it commit itself to following the court's upcoming ruling, he said.
The ICJ has accepted Cambodia's request to reinterpret its 1962 ruling, which awarded ownership of the temple to Cambodia. The ruling did not mention the disputed area immediately surrounding the temple.
Representatives from both countries are scheduled to meet the court in April.
The demonstrators submitted their petition to the ICJ via the Bangkok office of the United Nations on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue.
Copies of the same petition were also submitted to commanders of the army, air force and navy, as well as to the president of the Supreme Court.
The demonstrators dispersed after delivering the letters to the agencies.
Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said the army will wait for the ICJ's ruling, expected later in the year, before considering further actions together with the government.
He said the troops will continue to abide by the ICJ's 2011 order that instructed the two countries to jointly establish a demilitarised zone of 17.3 sq km around the temple.
The zone includes a 4.6 sq km area that is claimed by both countries.
Both countries should avoid a repeat of the 2011 border clashes, Gen Prayuth said.
But if it comes to that, the army will be ready to fight, he said.
In response to the protest yesterday, he said he could not stop the group from voicing their opinion, though he warned them not to become violent.
Meanwhile, in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district, a group of people calling themselves Kamlang Pandin (Power of the Land) erected a large billboard in Kantharalak city centre rejecting the ICJ's jurisdiction over the territorial dispute.
The group, led by Kittisak Ponpai, called on the army to push Cambodian soldiers and civilians away from the disputed area near Preah Vihear temple.
8 comments:
We cambodians should protest the verdict of Icj to stay as it was in 1962.We cambodians should protest with mass!
ចោរសៀមអត់់ចេះខ្មាស់់បរទេស ។វាកូនចៅវាថែមទំាងភ្លេចសូន្យឈឹងថាដីសៀម
ដែលវារស់់នៅសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ជាដីរបស់់ខ្មែរផងទៀត។
I like to ask you one question :
Sihanouk when he went to study at Saigon, he stayed with Bao Dai. He has adventure with Bao Dai's daughter and they (Sihanouk and Bao Dai'daughter) had a daughter. When he come back to Cambodia, Sihanouk gave Cochinchine to Bao Dai or Vietnamese as a present to his girlfriend, the Bao Dai's daughter. Now the daughter of Sihanouk and Bao Dai's daughter work at Cambodia, it seems with Sar Kheng at Interior Ministry. Do you know that ?
Yes verdict in 1962 is still standing forever! Nothing can be changed not event bloodshed to please Abhisit kills both side for nothing the verdict will stand IcJ judges knews that khmers' owned the land ever since began of time under khmers'empire.Siamese Abhisit is just a blood thirty mosquito don't care about human lives but his political agenda.Abhisit was a murderer of Siamese and khmers.
....Down with Abhisit....
Kmenhwatt
No i don't know that i was born late 68's.i knew that i sdach Ang Doung begged the Franch not to cede Cochinchina=kampuchea krom to Yuon but the France didn't listen.Maybe i am wrong.I knew that Dai got kicked out to live in France and died invain like Sdach Sinorook died invain in Srok Chen.
^_^
សៀមនឹងយួនដូចគ្នា ទោះដឹងថាមិនមែនជារបស់ ខ្លួន នៅតែចង់បាន ចុះមេខ្មែរវិញ ថ្មីៗនេះថាកោះត្រល់ជារបស់យួន តើមានបាតុកម្មអីទេ?។ឥចឹងទេតើបានសល់តែមួយក្រវ៉ិចហើយនៅមិនសុខទៀត៕
These are 3 historical facts:
1) Cochinchine was given by the French to Bao Dai to show Vietnamese that Bao Dai is a better man than Ho Chi Min.
2) When the FRENCH TOOK Cochinchine as colony there were a lot of Youn living there already because of Sdach Chey Chettha gave Youn permission to settle.
3) French liked Youn more than us Khmer.
To 11Am
where and what kind of document did you read ? -Prince Sihanouk was called to
P Penh to be on Khmer throne in 1941 . His daughter must be born, at the latest,
in 1940 .Do you happen to know the name of 73 years old ( Sihanouk's daughter )
lady work with Sar Kheng ? and what is her role in IM ? I thought that Ms Men Sam Orn is the highest rank , for lady , but she is not working for IM .
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