Cambodia PM: No border and Diplomatic Tension over Thai Arrests

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, Dec 29, 2010-Cambodian PM Hun Sen on Wednesday announced that Cambodia authorities have arrested seven Thais including a lawmaker from ruling party of Democrat of Thailand, and a yellow shirt leader, reporters and other activities in the movement of land love from Thailand after they entered illegally in Cambodia and acts against Cambodia.
“Our authorities arrested them in Cambodia soil. They entered Cambodian soil illegally without passport, and also conducted the opposed activities of against Cambodian soldiers in Cambodia,” PM Hun Sen told the closing ceremony of annual meeting of ministry of rural development in Phnom Penh.


He added: “arresting of the seven will not affect the border issue and diplomatic ties between the two countries,” “My Thai counterpart PM Abhisit asked me to intervene on the cases and released a lawmaker from his Democrat party. I said “no” I could not help,” PM Hun Sen said, adding that Thai lawmaker has immunity in Thailand but here is in Cambodia and they acts illegal activities in land and they opposed us. “Thai PM Abisit loves his country and I also love my country,”. Those seven violated the Cambodian law, PM added.
PM Hun Sen noted:  the seven will arrived Phnom Penh this late evening and our acts today are not doing revenge against Thai authorities who always shot and made violence on innocent Cambodians who entered illegally or did not know where borderline is.
PM Hun Sen added: they will face legal punishment in Cambodia. And he said we also released three Thais recently after they entered illegally.
“We always want to see the good relationship between the two countries”. PM Hun Sen stresses.
Thai media said that the seven including Panich Vikitsreth, the Democrat PM and former Bangkok deputy governor and Veera Somkwamkid, the yellow clad core activist.

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