BANGKOK, Dec 8 (TNA) – A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced a Thai national to seven years in prison and fined him 100,000 baht (US$3,000) for stealing flight information details of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Siwarak Chutipong, an employee of Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS), was found guilty of spy charges. His mother Simarak Na Nakhon Panom, attending the trial on Tuesday, burst into tears and gave no comment to the media regarding her reaction to the Khmer court verdict.
It is expected that Mr Siwarak’s mother and his lawyer will seek a royal pardon to help free him.
Former Thai prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh earlier drafted a letter to seek a royal pardon for Mr Siwarak, in another attempt to help him.
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