Kasit: Arrested man not a spy

Published: 13/11/2009 at 02:10 PM
Online news: Politics

The Thai man who was arrested in Cambodia is not a spy and the Foreign Ministry is taking care of him, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Friday.

Sivarak Chotipong, 31, a mechanic at Cambodia Air Traffic Services, is alleged to have passed flight schedules for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the Thai authorities.

MrKasit said Mr Sivarak is not a government spy and he believed the man had been framed. The Foreign Ministry would ensure he receives proper treatment and justice.

As for Thai staff at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, Mr Kasit said the Cambodian government is duty-bound to ensure their safety. Thailand accepts the same responsibility for staff at the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok.

Mr Kasit said problems caused by the former Thaksin regime were still far from at an end. Thaksin was now using a neighbouring country as a base in his efforts to topple the Abhisit government, serving his own interests and causing damage to Thailand without any care for the majority of people.

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Hirata

Discussion 4 : 13/11/2009 at 09:37 PM4
Mr. Kasit, you should not over look Mr. Hun Sen. Mr. Hun Sen will follow what you and Mr Abhiseet do.
Bill Canada

Discussion 3 : 13/11/2009 at 08:04 PM3
Khun Kasit said, "Mr Sivarak is not a government spy".

What Khun Kasit did not say was that Mr. Sivarak is a not spy working under non-official cover (a NOC). In other words, Mr. Siravak does not have a government post at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh to cover his spy activity.

Interestingly, NOC would phonetically translate from Thai to American as bird. A "canary", a small yellow bird is also American slang for a person, who works undercover as an informer for the government.

Perhaps, Khun Kasit just needed the information to have a little fun closing down another international airport.
Peter

Discussion 2 : 13/11/2009 at 06:03 PM2
Why? (Discussion 1)

I certainly do agree!
Why?

Discussion 1 : 13/11/2009 at 02:42 PM1
'Mr Kasit said problems caused by the Thaksin regime were still far from an end. He said Thaksin was now using a neighbouring country as a base to topple the Thai administration, causing damage to the country for his own interests without caring for the majority of people.'

Which majority? The Bangkok elites or Majority of Thai people?

Some one needs to make Kasit understand that he is a part of the problem.

Kasit: Arrested man not a spy