North Koreans arrested in Chiang Rai

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North Koreans arrested in Chiang Rai

Published: 27 Sep 2012 at 15.20
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Chiang Rai marines have arrested 12 North Koreans on charges of illegal entry, Commodore Sophon Ratchatapirak, chief of the Mekong River Peace Keeping Force, said on Thursday.

A group of seven North Koreans - one male, five women and one girl - had been caught illegally entering Thailand from the Mekong River at Ban Huay Kiang, a Thai-Lao border village in tambon Wiang, he said.

Marines then found and arrested a second group of five North Koreans, one male and four females, on the river bank not far from the border village, he added.

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teddyboy
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Discussion 9 : 01 Oct 2012 at 07.159
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Do some research folks...They WILL be sent to South Korea after being detained in BKK for a small amount of time.
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Discussion 8 : 28 Sep 2012 at 07.238
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I would hope the South Korean Embassy has made contact and offering to take them in.
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Discussion 7 : 28 Sep 2012 at 06.557
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and this affected national security""

The Thai military is always quoting national security, , so tell me, how does them using Thailand as a transit point affect it?
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Discussion 6 : 27 Sep 2012 at 22.116
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As a former Refugee to Thailand, I'm sure Thailand will find a suitable solution to these N.Korean refugees. After all, Thailand is a well established country with UNHCR and among the best country to handle this small issue. Treat them well... and they will never forget the land of the smile and generosity; send them back, and they all will be prosecuted. Dictator government has no mercy and leniency is out of their vocab. Feed them a bowl of rice from the land of hope, give them a pure water from the heart of the good Thai people.
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Discussion 5 : 27 Sep 2012 at 18.545
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Will Thailand show leniency? After all, they have no guns or drugs.
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Discussion 4 : 27 Sep 2012 at 17.424
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I do hope they will not just get returned to North Korea, surely if anyone deserves asylum then it is the small number of lucky escapees from that dictatorship?
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Discussion 3 : 27 Sep 2012 at 17.413
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If they send them back, they are dead. They might as well shoot them on the spot.
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Discussion 2 : 27 Sep 2012 at 17.272
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So are they allowed to stay or deported, if deported then to where?
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Discussion 1 : 27 Sep 2012 at 17.081
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They are refugee's. You cannot charge them with illegal entry.
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