Thursday, 30 December 2010
Voice of America
A Thai lawmaker and six other people appeared in a Cambodian courtroom Thursday on charges of illegally entering the country despite efforts in Bangkok to head off the action.
Panich Vikitsreth, a member of parliament for Thailand's ruling Democrat party, was arrested Wednesday with his associates while visiting a disputed border area where Thai farmers have complained of intrusions by Cambodian soldiers.
The seven were hustled into the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Thursday morning despite Thai government efforts to arrange a diplomatic solution. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters in Bangkok Thursday that taking the case to court would “complicate the issue.”
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