Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cambodia frees Thai 'spy' to custody of mother

Siwarak Chothipong, front left, a former Thai airline employee convicted of spying on Thaksin Shinawatra, walks with his mother Simarak Na Nakhon Panom, front right, out of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Monday Dec. 14, 2009
The Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia freed a Thai man pardoned for spying on Thailand's fugitive ex-prime minister on Monday, but his release was unlikely to end the controversy in a case that has strained relations between the neighbours.
The arrest of Siwarak Chothipong has been a major issue both in bilateral relations and Thai domestic politics because of the involvement of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a 2006 military coup.
Thaksin is a fugitive from Thai justice, but was appointed an adviser to the Cambodian government and given a VIP welcome last month by Cambodian Premier Hun Sen.
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