Poipet border gate.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Thai soldiers, police and immigration officers have raided market stalls in Rungkua Market opposite Poipet town arrested 210 Cambodian workers and traders and deported back to Cambodia, reports Radio Free Asia.
Se Lakky, a Cambodian traders who had a stall in Rungkua Market said hundreds of Thai soldiers and police raided the market at 8pm on 2nd May and knocked on the doors of stalls owned by Cambodian traders to check their documents. "There were Thai police and black-clad soldiers, they came and took strong actions last night with 5, 6, 7 lorries and police vans. People who slept there at night are all Khmer traders, but most of them don't have border pass", she said.
Mr. Sao Bunrith, chief of Cambodian immigration of Poipet International Checkpoint, said Thai authority deported the 210 Cambodians and handed over to him the next day at Poipet. He said these people did not enter Thailand from his checkpoint because all people entering Thailand from his checkpoint must have proper border pass.
Human rights groups said that due to shortage of works in Cambodia, many Cambodians have risked their lives and crossed illegally to work and earn a living in Thailand and many had been arrested and deported by Thai autority.
Source: RFA
Thai soldiers, police and immigration officers have raided market stalls in Rungkua Market opposite Poipet town arrested 210 Cambodian workers and traders and deported back to Cambodia, reports Radio Free Asia.
Se Lakky, a Cambodian traders who had a stall in Rungkua Market said hundreds of Thai soldiers and police raided the market at 8pm on 2nd May and knocked on the doors of stalls owned by Cambodian traders to check their documents. "There were Thai police and black-clad soldiers, they came and took strong actions last night with 5, 6, 7 lorries and police vans. People who slept there at night are all Khmer traders, but most of them don't have border pass", she said.
Mr. Sao Bunrith, chief of Cambodian immigration of Poipet International Checkpoint, said Thai authority deported the 210 Cambodians and handed over to him the next day at Poipet. He said these people did not enter Thailand from his checkpoint because all people entering Thailand from his checkpoint must have proper border pass.
Human rights groups said that due to shortage of works in Cambodia, many Cambodians have risked their lives and crossed illegally to work and earn a living in Thailand and many had been arrested and deported by Thai autority.
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Sao Bunrith abandoned his wife and childs and live with a girl in Thmor Koul,Battambang Province,and bring his parents and relatives to live with her by constructed news huge vila.he's fulled of corruptions in charge of chief of post police poipet.he forced illegal workers send from thailand to provide money 200-300 baht for 1 person for freedom from post police or they'll be captured for hours in the back of post if they not have money.
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