Two Cambodian Merchants Denied Bail in Thai Court

The two Cambodian merchants arrested at Rong Kluea Market during a Thai Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raid that turned violent earlier this month were denied bail on Friday by the Thai Court of Appeals, according to a statement released by the Cambodian Foreign Affairs Ministry. The request for bail was issued by the lawyer at the Cambodian Consulate in Sakaeo province.

“The Thai Appeals Court denied the bail request by the lawyer of the [Cambodian] Consulate,” Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry’s statement reads.

“The lawyer of the Consulate advised that the appeal for leniency will take a long time, which can extend the jail term, and that [the two merchants] should accept the court’s punishment of three-month imprisonment,” the statement added.

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