12/12/2009
Bangkok Post
Thailand has welcomed Cambodia's royal pardon for a Thai engineer who was sentenced to seven years in prison for spying.The move was seen as a positive step for the two neighbours to mend ties after a diplomatic spat.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday welcomed Sivarak Chutipong's freedom following the royal pardon granted by Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, saying it was good news the case was about to come to an end.
He expressed confidence that Sivarak's ''implication'' of the first secretary at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, Kamrob Palawatwichai, to whom he provided the information would not further widen a rift between Thailand and Cambodia.
Mr Abhisit said he did not think the issue would be magnified for political reasons, as Sivarak insisted that the information he had obtained was not confidential.
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