October 2, 2011
The Nation on Sunday
A yellow-shirt leader yesterday questioned the government's sincerity in seeking early release for two Thai activists jailed in Cambodia for spying.
Karun Sai-ngam, a key figure in the People's Alliance for Democracy and the Thai Patriots Network, said he doubts the government really wants to help Veera Somkwamkid and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon get out of a Phnom Penh prison where they have been held since early this year. "I don't think they [the government] are serious. It's like they were just kidding. If the government were really serious, they would have made more concrete actions. If they really want to help, the two could be released immediately," Karun said.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reportedly raised the issue during her meeting with Cambodian leader Hun Sen when she visited Cambodia recently. But the Cambodian government insisted the two had to serve two-thirds of their term before a pardon could be given.
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