Jan 5, 2011
DPA
Phnom Penh - A Thai legislator and six other Thais arrested last week for allegedly trespassing on Cambodian territory appeared in court for questioning on Thursday in a case that has raised tensions in bilateral relations.
Panich Vikitsreth, a member of Thailand's ruling Democrat Party, was among the group detained in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, across the border from Thailand's Sa Kaeo province. The Phnom Penh Municipal court has charged the seven with illegal entry and unlawfully entering a military base, charges that carry a combined maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.
Dressed in blue prison clothes, Panich and his compatriots said nothing as they were led into the courtroom for Thursday morning's hearing, which was closed to reporters. No date has yet been set for their trial.
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