Thursday, April 7, 2011

Cambodia vetoes pardon for Veera

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7/04/2011
Bangkok Post

PHNOM PENH / The Cambodian government has rejected Thailand’s request to ask King Norodom Sihamoni to grant a royal pardon to the two members of the Thai Patriots Network jailed in Cambodia for espionage, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong says.

“According to Cambodian law, whoever is convicted of a crime, he or she has to serve two-thirds of jail term before dhbeing considered for a royal pardon,” Hor Namhong told dhreporters yesterday at Phnom Penh International Airport before leaving for border meetings with Thailand in Indonesia.

“So they [the two Thais] have not met the qualification for royal amnesty,” he added.

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