Thanida Tansubhapol & Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
The Thai Patriots Network is pushing for its two members jailed in Cambodia to continue their appeal against their sentencing despite the Foreign Ministry saying they have already put in a request for a royal pardon.
The network's secretary-general, Sunthorn Rakrong, said he had heard reports from the Foreign Ministry that network coordinator Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary, Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, had sought a royal pardon from Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.
But he said nobody had seen the requests and nobody had met them in prison to ask them to confirm their intentions.
Mr Sunthorn said Mr Veera's family had contacted the network and agreed that he and Ms Ratree should appeal against their sentences in court.
Permanent secretary for foreign affairs Theerakul Niyom confirmed yesterday that Mr Veera had signed a document asking for a royal pardon, according to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
"The decision was made by Mr Veera's mother. We have to ask Mr Veera whether he wants to reveal his document," Mr Theerakul said.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court ruled on Feb 1, sentencing Mr Veera and Ms Ratree to eight and six years in jail, respectively, for espionage and illegal entry into Cambodia on Dec 29 last year.
In another development, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday said the army will designate which area of the Thai-Cambodian border the delegation of Indonesian observers will be allowed to visit. "We have to impose a level of secrecy on [military operations]. We cannot allow them to see everything. They may be permitted to visit the outer areas, but the inner area will be made off-limits," Gen Prayuth said, adding that all details would be finalised at the Joint Boundary Commission meeting from March 7-8.
An army source said the observers are expected to be allowed to visit the area a month after the JBC meeting.
2 comments:
those two had intentional encroached to Cambodia territory. they have to be under Cambodia jurisdiction; court had rolled to jailed them; they have to serve in jail according to court role.
Hun Sen, you are cowards madness man, and you work very hards to destroy khmer, you work for thai for youn, and for idiot Ho Chi Minh, if you master in builing Cambodia you don't have time to improve yourself for better life, you see yourself clearly stupid ayourn tools, why you born to be cheap and wild beast shit heads? what you got so far? hunsen got stupid, people poore than yYourn that live in Cambodia, Hun Sen never keep an eye on you, your wife and your children hate you, what kind of stupid person are you? what is your objective, you are very madness man Hun Sen, if you spend time look at Khmer people who suffer , or show the real democracy in the west to khmer, you may got million of people they better understanding civilization, and all thank to you. I sugest you hun Senyto please looke at rainsy carefully you will find out how rainsy work hards to unite khmer against thai thuge, and Yourn double agent, in millitary rule he should be beheaded, traitor... for how many time you preach negative and how many time you preach positve be clear what you are doing Hun SenI think you are Yourn thug who threaten other Khmer opposition parties like you are very strong man and chicken to your master Yourn. Hun Sen, you are real traitor just like KI said on front page, MIKE
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