Veera and Ratree taken to Cambodian court.By THE NATION
Published on March 17, 2011
The Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday requested a royal pardon for the two convicted Thai activists, Veera Somkwamkid and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, a Foreign Ministry source said.
The letter was submitted to the Cambodian Foreign Ministry but it was unclear when it would reach the Cambodian king, he said.
Veera and Ratree were sentenced on February 1 to eight and six years in jail for espionage after they were arrested on December 29.
They were inspecting a disputed border area near Sa Kaeow's Ban Nong Chan together with five Thais, including lawmaker Panich Vikitsreth, who were also tried in Phnom Penh on minor charges but have been released.
Veera's brother Preecha said the government should do all it can to help the inmates as Veera's condition is deteriorating. Preecha last met Veera on March 4 and found that his health was poor.
2 comments:
he should fight like a man not like coward .this is the man that create all problems for cambodia under order of thai monarchy educated the wrong history he is the untouchable in thailand but this time he went too far and he get what he's come 4.
this is the guy that called khmer is un-educated people he's the chosen one by thai monarchy he labeled cambodian as animals ,if the cambodian government release him on what ever ground (by siam dirty trick) cambodian government will regret later on MP hun sen is an ex-khmer rouge he should known the khmer rouge saying "never release the wrong men better keep wrong men in prison"
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