Thaksin asks for fair treatment of 'spy'

Published: 18/11/2009 at 03:09 PM
Online news: Breakingnews

Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra has posted a message on Twitter saying that he has talked to Cambodian authorities about the Thai man who was arrested on spying charges and the Cambodian government has promised him a fair trial.

"I've been in touch with them. They said they would investigate first and will treat him fairly," he said in his Thai-language posting.

Noppadon Pattama, Thaksin's legal adviser, said his boss will try his best to ensure Siwarak Chutiphong gets humanitarian support.

The Thai engineer, who was employed by the Samart-owned Cambodia Air Traffic Service, stands accused of obtaining Thaksin's flight schedule and supplying it to the Thai embassy in Cambodia.

Mr Noppadon said Thaksin had talked to Cambodian senior officials and asked them to ensure fair treatment for Mr Siwarak.

He believed Mr Siwarak's case would proceed through legal proceedings soon.

He then called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to stop accusing Thaksin of being the cause of Mr Siwarak's arrest. He said the problem was the inefficiency of the administration of the government.

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Wow

Discussion 3 : 19/11/2009 at 01:40 AM3
Thanks Thaksin for looking out for a man arrested on your behalf as a political stunt to help return yourself back into power. My hero!
Khunandre Australia

Discussion 2 : 18/11/2009 at 08:25 PM2
All the story of spying is a scenario, then Thaksin will be the hero to save the Thai engineer, and he will send his messenger Chevalit to take the engineer back to Thailand. The fugitive criminal likes to play movies, when he was back Thailand after Samak Government, for me a good movie tittle would be 'the return of Al Capone'..but he tried to play 'The Pope' by kissing the soil of Thailand. 55555.
mike

Discussion 1 : 18/11/2009 at 06:39 PM1
What a joke, Thaksin asks for a fair trial, a fugitive working for a foreign government, obviulsly it is not spying if they were discussing a fugitives flight plan on the phone.

Wow

Discussion 3 : 19/11/2009 at 01:40 AM3

Thanks Thaksin for looking out for a man arrested on your behalf as a political stunt to help return yourself back into power. My hero!

Khunandre Australia

Discussion 2 : 18/11/2009 at 08:25 PM2

All the story of spying is a scenario, then Thaksin will be the hero to save the Thai engineer, and he will send his messenger Chevalit to take the engineer back to Thailand. The fugitive criminal likes to play movies, when he was back Thailand after Samak Government, for me a good movie tittle would be 'the return of Al Capone'..but he tried to play 'The Pope' by kissing the soil of Thailand. 55555.

mike

Discussion 1 : 18/11/2009 at 06:39 PM1

What a joke, Thaksin asks for a fair trial, a fugitive working for a foreign government, obviulsly it is not spying if they were discussing a fugitives flight plan on the phone.

Thaksin asks for fair treatment of 'spy'