Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cambodia releases pardoned Thai spy

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) holds hands with Siwarak Chothipong (right), a Thai man jailed for spying on Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra last month, at Hun Sen's residence in Phnom Penh on December 14, 2009.
Mon, 14 Dec 2009
By Karen Percy, Liam Cochrane
Australia Network News

Cambodia has released a Thai engineer who was convicted last week of spying in a case that has infuriated Thailand's leaders.

Siwarak Chothipong, 31 years old, was sentenced to seven years' jail last week when the court found him guilty of breaking national security laws.

The incident took place last month when former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was visiting Phnom Penh.
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