Sunday, December 13, 2009

Freed Thai engineer to meet ex-premier Thaksin before release in Cambodia

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) -- Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering whether to again request the Cambodian government to extradite fugitive, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra if he visits Phnom Penh on Monday, Panithan Watanayakorn, deputy secretary-general to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday.
Fugitive, ousted prime minister Thaksin on Sunday flew in his private jet to the Khmer capital of Phnom Penh, passing through Malaysian airspace, according to Buranat Samutrak, spokesman for Thailand’s ruling Democrat Party.
Mr. Thaksin, appointed economic adviser to the Cambodian government in early November, left Colombo earlier Sunday, asking permission to fly through Malaysian airspace with Phnom Penh as his destination, Mr. Buranat said, citing information from international cooperation.

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