Prisoner swap 'likely' for Veera, Ratree

Published: 30/09/2011 at 06:28 PM
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Thai Patriots Network activist Veera Somkwankid and his secretary Ratree Pipattanapaiboon may be released through a prisoner exchange programme, Defence Minster Yutthasak Sasiprapa said on Friday.

Gen Yutthasak said the matter was raised when he went to Cambodia for a visit and met Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Hun Sen said during the meeting that when Somsak Kiatsuranond called on him on Sept 20 the House speaker told him that there were also 37 other Thais imprisoned in Cambodia.

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Discussion 9 : 01/10/2011 at 10:06 PM9
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"want to see more positive way like this between Khmer and Thai"

To achieve this is easy, just "vote no" to the politically party that had ruined the Thai-Cambodian relationship before.
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Discussion 8 : 01/10/2011 at 08:04 AM8
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want to see more positive way like this between Khmer and Thai.
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Discussion 7 : 30/09/2011 at 11:35 PM7
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The defence minister said he did not know if Veera and Ratree would still have to serve their remaining jail terms after being transferred to Thailand.

In a country (Thailand) where convicts of Thai courts do not spend time in prison, it is strange that Thailand will even think of asking Veera and Ratree to continue their Cambodian sentencing with imprisonment in Thailand. Are we seeing some double standards here?
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Discussion 6 : 30/09/2011 at 11:21 PM6
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£5, so you want swap people winning elections, representing millions people with 2 submarines of the dem party, yellows, representing 27 people. Can i swap my plastic watch against your gold watch?
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Discussion 5 : 30/09/2011 at 10:31 PM5
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Please swap Jatuporn & Nattawut with Veera & Ratree. Couldn't be a better choice than this.
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Discussion 4 : 30/09/2011 at 10:17 PM4
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@Anndroid 'A lot of government resources had been spent on these two PAD law breakers. They owe an apology to the current PT-led government.

A lot of government resources have been spent on one fugitive law breaker. The current PT-led government owes an apology to the people.
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Discussion 3 : 30/09/2011 at 09:15 PM3
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Disc. 1. PTP and PAD are one now.
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Discussion 2 : 30/09/2011 at 06:24 PM2
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Wonder who Cambodia will get in this "swap"?
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Discussion 1 : 30/09/2011 at 05:48 PM1
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A lot of government resources had been spent on these two PAD law breakers. They owe an apology to the current PT-led government.
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