Sivarak cancels complaint plans

NAKHON RATCHASIMA : The Thai engineer convicted on charges of spying says he has forgiven everybody involved in the events which led to him being jailed for about a month.

Sivarak Chutipong yesterday said before entering the monkhood the only thing he had in mind now was forgiveness, and was not planning to lodge any complaints with the Foreign Ministry.

Mr Sivarak, who works for Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS) in Phnom Penh, was ordained at Satthatham forest temple in Muang district where he will spend 9 days.

Upon his return to Thailand on Dec 14 after being freed from jail after he was granted a pardon by the Cambodian king, the 31-year-old engineer called on Kamrob Palawatwichai, the first secretary at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, to come out to clarify the circumstances that led to the spy charge and take responsibility.

Mr Kamrob was expelled by Cambodia for seeking confirmation about whether ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's flight had landed.

Bangkok Post