Friday, January 7, 2011

Thai Foreign Ministry: No additional spying charges against 7 Thais

BANGKOK, Jan 6 (MCOT online news) – Thailand’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said no charge of espionage has been filed against the seven Thais detained in Cambodia for allegedly illegally trespassing into the neighbouring country, despite reports that the Cambodian authorities have evidence to charge one of the detainees for spying to gather military information.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi reported so far that the hearings for the first four Thai nationals have been conducted.

Democrat MP for Bangkok Panich Vikitsreth, who was also a former deputy minister of foreign affairs, was the first of the seven who was questioned in court for four hours on Thursday morning.
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