Justice minister is upbeat with positive response from foreign governments regarding lese majeste comments

Justice minister is upbeat with positive response from foreign governments regarding lese majeste comments

BANGKOK: -- Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya is confident that the Thai government’s request for cooperation from 7-8 foreign governments through their embassies in Bangkok to control the political activities of alleged lese majeste offenders in their countries.

He said that he had received feedbacks from some of the embassies asking for more information about the alleged lese majeste activities committed by these alleged offenders which he described as a positive sign.

It was earlier reported that the government had approached embassies of the United States, France, Australia and Cambodia for cooperation to restrain these alleged offenders.

In the case of Cambodia, the government has sought the extradition of three Thai citizens taking refuge in Cambodia. But the Cambodian government has not decided yet whether to respond to the request or not.

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