Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Thai man jailed 7 years for spying in Cambodia


Simarak Na Nakhon Panom (C), the mother of arrested Thai national Siwarak Chothipong, cries outside the Phnom Penh municipal court where her son is being tried December 8, 2009. The Thai national who manages flights in the country, was charged with stealing Thaksin's flight schedule before his November 10 arrival and sending it to diplomats at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAAI News Media)


Siwarak Chothipong of Thailand (R), 31, an employee at the Cambodia Air Traffic Service, is escorted by Cambodian police after his trail at the Phnom Penh municipal court December 8, 2009. The Thai national who manages flights in the country, was charged with stealing Thaksin's flight schedule before his November 10 arrival and sending it to diplomats at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAAI News Media)


Thai national Siwarak Chothipong is escorted by Cambodian police at the Phnom Penh municipal court. He has been convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for spying on fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during his visit to Cambodia. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy) (CAAI News Media)

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