Monday, 07 December 2009 03:19 DAP-NEWS
(Posted by CAAI News Media)
An opposition Phue Thai party leader in Thailand has expressed confidence that the alleged Thai spy detained by Cambodian authorities will be freed after his first hearing next week, according to the Thai News Agency on Satur day.
Reiterating that his political party is not playing ‘political games’ as suggested by some critics, Gen. Chavalit, a former prime minister, said Simarak Na Nakhon Panom, mother of jailed Thai national Siwarak Chutipong, believed that a trial would take a long time if a bail request is made.
This confidential confirmation comes following the Phnom Penh Municipal Court announcement on Friday afternoon that Sirawak Chutipong, 31, an employee of Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS) arrested by Cambodian police on November 12, has not sought bail.
He asked to withdraw the bail forms from the court, Khieu Sambo, his new lawyer told the court. Siwarak Chutipong, arrested by Cambodian police November 12 on charges of passing information on the flight details of fugitive ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to Thai diplomats. Siwarak has been detained at Preysar prison since then.
Simarak, the alleged spy’s mother, said she had decided to cancel her bail request plan as her son’s new lawyer advised that the request will delay the case.
The mother also believes that if the Cambodian court finds her son guilty it would be better to seek a royal pardon from the Cambodian king and assistance is given by the Cambodian government, Gen Chavalit said.
Sivarak was arrested by Cambodian police nearly a month ago on charges of passing information on the flight details of fugitive, ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his private 4-day visit to Cambodia on November 10, 2009, forward to Thai diplomats in Phnom Penh, then the first secretary at Thai embassy was forced to leave in 48 hours.
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