Cambodia Returns Suspects In Bangkok Bomb Attempt

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Cambodia returns suspects in Bangkok bomb attempt

PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Cambodia deported two suspected members of the anti-government "Red Shirt" movement to Thailand on Monday, where they are accused of involvement in an attempted bomb attack in Bangkok last month.

Kobchai Boonplod and Varissareeya Boonsom, both 43, were handed over to Thai officials at Phnom Penh International Airport and put on a plane back to Thailand.

The two Thais were arrested Saturday in Cambodia's northwestern Siem Reap province over an attempted bombing at the Bangkok headquarters of the Bhumjaithai party, part of the Thai government coalition, on June 22.

As she was escorted to the plane, a tearful Varissareeya told reporters that sending her back to Thailand meant that "I am going to die".

Cambodia's decision to apprehend the suspects without a request from the Thai government was taken in "the spirit of combating ... terrorists," Long Visalo, secretary of state at the foreign ministry, told Thai officials.

The pair had admitted carrying out the attempted bombing, he told reporters.

The attack, which apparently failed after a makeshift bomb detonated prematurely, followed two months of protests by the Red Shirts in Bangkok that sparked outbreaks of violence and left 90 people dead and nearly 1,900 hurt.

It came as the authorities were considering whether to extend a state of emergency in place across about a third of the country.

Government officials have since indicated they are likely to lift emergency rule in many areas, but not Bangkok, saying the situation remains unstable in the capital.

The Red Shirts, whose rally ended with a bloody army crackdown on May 19, were campaigning for elections they hoped would oust a government they view as elitist and undemocratic.

Cambodia's willingness to send the suspects back to Thailand could be seen as an attempt at thawing ties with its neighbour, with which it has a history of rocky relations, including border disputes.

Both countries recalled their ambassadors last November after Phnom Pehn appointed fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra -- the Red Shirts' hero -- as economic adviser and then refused to extradite him.

"If Thailand wants to improve Cambodian-Thai relations, it is up to the Thai side to make the decision. Cambodia will follow," said Cambodian foreign ministry spokesman Koy Kuong.

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2010-07-05

[pitanu]

of course you are not going to die woman, you've just thrown away your life that's all.

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ATTACK AT BHUM JAI THAI PARTY

Thais tell Khmer reporters they were behind attack

They however back down on their statements upon arrival in Thailand

The two Thais wanted in Thailand for being behind bomb attack at Bhum Jai Thai Party told Khmer reporters in Cambodia that they were behind the attack.

DPA news online reported Monday that the two, Warisriya Bunsom, 42, and Korbchai Bunplod, 41, shouted to the Cambodian reporters that they did the attack by themselves and runaway ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra had nothing to do with the attack.

They were speaking as they were escorted to take a flight from Cambodia to Bangkok on Monday.

They were detained on July 3 in Siem Reap by Khmer police who returned them to the Thai side on Monday.

However they back down on their previous remark when they arrived in Thailand.

-- The Nation 2010-07-05

[Bobr]

It is good to see the relationship between Thailand and Cambodia improving at least a little.

[bunnaag]

Is Arisman still in the casino near the border?Maybe he had a nose lift and the Cambodians do not recognize him anymore.

[slapout]

There are rumored to be several people, wanted in Thailand residing in Cambodia. Since they seem to be in a giving mood ask for the others. A casino owner or two could be included, just for good measure.

It does make a man wonder how much effort Thailand spends in going after people who absconded for various reasons. Is it due to the dirt they know about those left behind, payola, disregard of duty, laziness, or ignorance of the procedure to follow. The Thai spokesman tried to blame Cambodia for harboring fugitives, maybe a polite request or the proper paper work would be a start from this side.

[dumball]

I think Thai feel they would lose too much face asking lowly Cambodia to give assistance with thier problems , they only seem to know how to lambast the country which most likely gives them a great feeling of superiority , poor lost souls as they prove themselves to be on an ongoing basis .

[bristolgeoff]

when they returned into the arms of the police,they said it wasn,t us who did the bombing.what else would they say to escape the charge

[rubl]

I guess those two were lucky not to get convicted in Cambodia for illegal border crossing and sentenced to a few years in a nice, cozy PP cell

[Motoon]

Usual pattern, proudly and shamelessly shouting your crimes and then...deny everything...

[Loaded]

From the OP: As she was escorted to the plane, a tearful Varissareeya told reporters that sending her back to Thailand meant that "I am going to die".

When they planted the bombs, they didn't feel concerned about other people's lives.

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Red-Shirt Leader Claims Bomb Suspects Arrested in Cambodia Were Govt Spies

Pheu Thai MP and red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan claims that the two bomb suspects extradited by the Cambodian government were government spies.

Jatuporn Promphan, a Pheu Thai MP and a red-shirt leader, says the two suspects in the attempted bombing of the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters who were recently extradited to Thailand by the Cambodian authority were government spies who were in Cambodia to search for fugitive red-shirt leaders including Arisman Pongruengrong.

Jatuporn has sworn that none of the suspects in the case who were arrested by the government were members of the red-shirt movement.

The red-shirt leader has also accused the government of fabricating the incident in an attempt defame the anti-government movement.

Both suspects have said they met with Deputy House Speaker Colonel Apiwan Wirichai.

However, Apiwan has repudiated the claim as unfounded.

LOL ! The denials continue but are people stupid enough to believe ?

Edited July 6, 2010 by pedro01

[givenall]

of course you are not going to die woman, you've just thrown away your life that's all.

Ok now when will return Thaksin, or is Thaksin is afraid to go to Cambodia now.

World is shrinking for Thaksin:lol: