Veera Somkwamkit escorted to court by Cambodian police.By The Nation
The Cambodian Court sets Thursday for hearing the case of seven Thais, including a Democrat MP, charged with illegal entry into Cambodia.
The hearing will start in the morning and spend about one or two days as there were altogether seven suspects, a Thai media online reported Tuesday.
The seven Thais, including Bangkok MP Panich Vikitsetr and Veera Somkwamkit, an activist, were arrested while inspecting an area in Sa Kaew's Koksung district which is opposite Banteay Meanchay of Cambodia last week.
They were brought to Phnom Penh and detained in a central prison pending trial. They claimed that they were on the Thai soil when they were arrested. However Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya claimed that they were in Cambodia.
Some video clips believed to confiscate from the group by Cambodia troops were posted on the YouTube during the weekend. A clip showed that Panich was well aware that he was really in Cambodia.
Meanwhile Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the thai authorities were coordinated to help the detained Thais but the video clip of Panich admitting that the group was entering Cambodian territory could cause a disadvantage in defending the case.
Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said Tuesday that Panich informed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajvia that he would visit the border area. "However Khun Panich changed the spot of visit," he said.
"If Panich had informed the premier that he would enter Cambodia, the premier would have prevented him from going there."
2 comments:
Thailand always came up with new games of flip flop with cambodia, they never take thing seriously with their neighbor, they said one thing and do other thing instead, you have to be more caustious with Thailand's flip flop games! Abullshit Vejajiva playing his new games with Yellows inorder to stay longer in POWER! Prasat Preah Vihear will never be solve any soon..All Thailand wanted is SHARING BANK ACCT. with Preah vihera, I hope Hun Sen not too dumb to share his bedroom with someone else..??
Thai PM Abhisit admitted to sending Panich to Cambodian border, so this is a premeditated cause of action on the part of the Thai PM to stir up nationalistic fervor for his upcoming election campaign. This is another tactic similar to the one they used in Preah Vihear in 2008- sent someone to enter Cambodia illegally, let Cambodian troops arrest them and then sent their troops to invade Cambodia pretending to rescue those arrested. Cambodia must be firm not to be intimidated by Thai threats.
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