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The house committee on foreign affairs meeting yesterday degenerated into a bitter war of words between Democrat MP Sirichoke Sopha and Puea Thai Party MP Jatuporn Prompan over the Viktor Bout issue.
Democrat MP Sirichoke Sopha shows the flight plan of the Russian-made cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of missile parts and illegal weapons seized at Don Mueang airport last December. Mr Sirichoke testified yesterday before the house committee on foreign affairs about his visit on April 15 to suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout where he raised the arms shipment. PATTARACHAI PREECHAPANICH
The committee summoned Mr Sirichoke for questioning over his controversial visit to the Russian, who is accused by the US of being an arms smuggler, in a Bangkok prison on April 15.
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