Thursday, January 13, 2011

Two of seven Thais detained in Cambodia taken to court for hearing on spying charge

Veera Somkwamkid (Photo: CEN)
Ratree Pipattanapaiboon (Photo: CEN)
PHNOM PENH, Jan 12 (MCOT online news) -- Two of the seven Thai nationals detained here were taken to Phnom Penh Municipal Court Wednesday morning for a hearing on spying charges on top of the illegal entry and trespassing into a Cambodian military area.

The Cambodian government prosecutor earlier has added espionage to the charges levelled against Veera Somkwamkid, Secretary General of the People’s Network Against Corruption and leader of the Thailand Patriot Network and his secretary Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, citing they gathered security information that could pose a severe threat to Cambodian security.

The two were seen as having worried expressions on their faces during they were taken into the court premises.
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