Tuesday, November 17, 2009

[Thai] PM urges Cambodia to apply international practice on 'spy case'

BANGKOK, Nov 16 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva urged his Cambodian counterpart Prime Minister Hun Sen to apply international practice in dealing with the Thai engineer who was detained in Phnom Penh on charges of spying, but has so far brushed aside an offer by convicted ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to help release the engineer.
Mr Abhisit said that until now there was no clarification from Phnom Penh on the fate of 31-year-old Siwarak Chothipong who was arrested last week and accused of giving Mr Thaksin’s flight schedule to the first secretary at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
He said Cambodia has not given permission to Thai officials to visit Mr Siwarak and there was no clear information that what specific charges have been made.

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