Siwarak appeared in court.BANGKOK, Dec 8 (TNA) – A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced a Thai national to seven years in prison and fined him 100,000 baht (US$3,000) for stealing flight information details of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Siwarak Chutipong, an employee of Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS), was found guilty of spy charges. His mother Simarak Na Nakhon Panom, attending the trial on Tuesday, burst into tears and gave no comment to the media regarding her reaction to the Khmer court verdict.
It is expected that Mr Siwarak’s mother and his lawyer will seek a royal pardon to help free him.
Former Thai prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh earlier drafted a letter to seek a royal pardon for Mr Siwarak, in another attempt to help him.
Mr Siwarak was arrested by Cambodian police a month ago on charges of stealing information on the flight schedule of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and passing it to a Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh.
Mr Thaksin spent five days in Cambodia in early November in his new role as an economic adviser appointed by the Cambodian government.
The former Thai prime minister was ousted in a coup in 2006, and was found guilty in absentia on violating conflict of interest regulations in helping his wife to buy land from a state agency at a reduced price. He was sentenced to two years in prison by the Thai Supreme Court. (TNA)
Siwarak Chutipong, an employee of Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS), was found guilty of spy charges. His mother Simarak Na Nakhon Panom, attending the trial on Tuesday, burst into tears and gave no comment to the media regarding her reaction to the Khmer court verdict.
It is expected that Mr Siwarak’s mother and his lawyer will seek a royal pardon to help free him.
Former Thai prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh earlier drafted a letter to seek a royal pardon for Mr Siwarak, in another attempt to help him.
Mr Siwarak was arrested by Cambodian police a month ago on charges of stealing information on the flight schedule of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and passing it to a Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh.
Mr Thaksin spent five days in Cambodia in early November in his new role as an economic adviser appointed by the Cambodian government.
The former Thai prime minister was ousted in a coup in 2006, and was found guilty in absentia on violating conflict of interest regulations in helping his wife to buy land from a state agency at a reduced price. He was sentenced to two years in prison by the Thai Supreme Court. (TNA)
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