11/01/2011
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post
The fact that only two of the seven Thais arrested by Cambodian forces for illegal entry were charged with spying clearly shows that they were selectively targeted.
Hard-core yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary, Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, now face spying charges in addition to earlier charges of illegal entry and trespassing on a military area.
Clearly, the espionage charge brought by the Cambodian prosecution was selective because the other five Thais on the same trip to investigate alleged intrusions into Thailand by Cambodians, who were arrested at the same time, were spared the same charge. They include Democrat MP for Bangkok Panich Vikitsreth.
The charge itself, which under Cambodian criminal law carries a maximum imprisonment of 10 years, is at best a farce.
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