BANGKOK, June 11 (MCOT online news) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday that he had assigned Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya to clarify on the arrest of three men -- a Thai, a Cambodian and a Vietnamese -- apprehended earlier this week on charges of alleged spying of Thai paramilitary bases and bunkers built for Thai villagers at the Thai-Cambodian border to concerned agencies.
Mr Abhisit told journalists the clarification would be made after the Phnom Penh government reportedly issued a statement saying that it has never sent spies to gather intelligence in Thailand and alleged that the ongoing charges were made up by the Thai government on a pretext to invade Cambodia.
Although he had not yet seen the statement, Mr Abhisit said he has ordered Mr Kasit to clarify the matter to concerned offices.
On Friday, Mr Kasit said his ministry had informed the Cambodian and Vietnamese embassies in Bangkok about the arrest of their nationals for alleged spying, affirming that legal action would be taken under Thai law. The trio were identified as Suchart Muhammad, 32, a Thai national; Ung Kimtai, 43, a Cambodian national, and Nguyen Tengyang, 37, a Vietnamese national, and were arrested Tuesday evening at a Thai border village in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket.
Mr Kasit said on Saturday the Thai government is willing to exchange the arrested Cambodian and the Vietnamese with two Thai activists now detained in Cambodia on espionage charges, but under the Thai law a prisoner must serve at least two-thirds of jail term before an exchange of prisoners could be possible.
A Cambodian court ruled on February 1 that Veera Somkwamkid, Thai Patriots Network coordinator, and his secretary Ratree Pipattanapaiboon were guilty of espionage, illegal entry, and trespassing in a military zone. Mr Veera was sentenced to an eight-year jail term and a 1.8 million riel (US$450) fine, while Ms Ratree was handed a six-year jail term and a 1.2 million riel (US$300) fine.
Thailand has always cooperated with Cambodia, Mr Kasit said, adding that it would be better to wait for the Thai judicial process regarding the apprehended three men proceeded before the government issued further statement.
11 comments:
DO NOT LET THE MOTHERFUCKER SIEM DEFLECT THE REAL ISSUE OF LAND AROUND OUR PREA VEHEAR TEMPLE.
The issue at the world court is important which Cambodians should focus on.
Forget the useless spy fabrication by the Thai.
Do not wast your energy on this garbage fairy tale spy story.
This could be a Thai provocation to get Cambodia reaction. Let's the Thai court plays out their justice...
Here is what going to happen in the next few days. Thailand will release a vietnamese and thai national. A Cambodian will be trial and locked up for a long time until Cambodia release Veera and Ratree. This all Thai games to get Cambodia to drop Preah Vihear from World Heritage.
Proud to be a Khmer
This a desperate move by Abbhisit to get the 2 PAD THAI troublemakers, Vera Somkhwamkid and Ratree out of Khmer jail. This ia a low blow tactique and fabricated spy charges on the 3 people living near the border. This low blow trick will not not gain vote for the Abbhisit's party.
Folk, this is Thai new tricky games inorder to get back the two in cambodian jail...Abhishit vejjajiva will gain more vote for helping release of the two Thai in cambodia's jail...I do believed the three guys are Thai national, or may be they just picking up innocent people in the street to frame or used as a bait...
That's why i said khmer people who look for works or worker in Thailand will be their target or their bait..?
Thailand playing with fire, if they get vietnam involved with this issues, they are asking for more trouble...Vietnam is not a joke to play with or mess with...Remembered vietnam lost alot of their people during escape by boat to Philipine, Thailand in 1979! Too many vietnamese people got rape and killed by Thai soldiers...Not just khmers people though?
"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
ចោរថៃមានល្បិច ហ៊ុន សែនចោរមិនគេច ប្រយ័ត្ន
ចោរសៀមញេចដូចចៃ។ ចោរចិត្តជាខ្មែរពូកែរឹប
អូសដីរាស្ត្រ ចោរសៀមម្នះរូតរះរុកកួនដីខ្មែរ។
អាសៀមក្បាលខូច អាយួនក្បាលគុយ្ហលូង
យកដីខ្មែរ។ អាហ៊ុន សែនចែម៉មែធ្វើឆ្កែយួន។
Well...Abishit is fighting for his political career and he will stop at nothing to get back at Cambodian to even the score before he disappears from the political scene! AH Abishit is getting desperate by the hour before he ran away from Thailand!
Abishit can't put innocence Khmer people in jail without sufficient evidence!
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