January 4, 2011
ABC Radio Australia
The Thai Patriots Network is rallying support for seven Thai citizens arrested by Cambodian authorities for allegedly crossing the border illegally.
Those arrested include a member of the governing Democrat Party and, perhaps most controversially, a member of the Joint Boundary Commission that is leading sensitive negotiations over another border dispute, near Preah Vihear temple. However, the Thai nationalist group say Cambodian troops entered Thai territory to make the arrest, and they accuse Cambodia of land encroachment.
Presenter: Ron Corben
Speakers: Werasak Samrit, Thai Patriot Network leader; Chaiwat Sinsuwong, Thai Patriot Network leader; Mrs Pratanapa, Thai Patriot Network member
Listen: Windows MediaCORBEN: The convoy by the pro-nationalist group 'The Network of Thai People to Protect our Nation' [or Thai Patriots Network] were preparing to leave to stage a protest rally 245 kilometres away in Sa Kaew province bordering Cambodia.
The rally and protest comes as Cambodia is to put on trial seven Thais it says were arrested inside Cambodia on December 29. Those detained, led by a Democrat Party parliamentarian, Panich Vikitsreth, from a committee overseeing Thai-Cambodian border issues say they were investigating claims of Cambodian land encroachment and were on Thai territory when held by Cambodian troops.
Monday's rally called for the seven to be released immediately. The group also referred to Cambodia by its traditional name of Kampuchea.
Werasak Samrit is a businessman and a co-leader of the group.
WERASAK: Cambodia captured our Thai people in our Thai territory, but Kampuchea say our Thai people have entered her territory but actually it's Thai territory. But the government neglect, ignore this problem, just say that our Thai people have entered into Cambodian area. That's not true but actually it's in Thai [territory] because we have many evidence or report, we have many evidence that we have report to our Thai public, but the main media don't present to the people.
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The rally and protest comes as Cambodia is to put on trial seven Thais it says were arrested inside Cambodia on December 29. Those detained, led by a Democrat Party parliamentarian, Panich Vikitsreth, from a committee overseeing Thai-Cambodian border issues say they were investigating claims of Cambodian land encroachment and were on Thai territory when held by Cambodian troops.
Monday's rally called for the seven to be released immediately. The group also referred to Cambodia by its traditional name of Kampuchea.
Werasak Samrit is a businessman and a co-leader of the group.
WERASAK: Cambodia captured our Thai people in our Thai territory, but Kampuchea say our Thai people have entered her territory but actually it's Thai territory. But the government neglect, ignore this problem, just say that our Thai people have entered into Cambodian area. That's not true but actually it's in Thai [territory] because we have many evidence or report, we have many evidence that we have report to our Thai public, but the main media don't present to the people.
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