Hun Sen has slapped Thailand in the face

26/10/2009
THAI RATH COLUMNIST LIKIT JONGSAKUL
Bangkok Post

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has slapped Thailand in the face by expressing his total support for deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who faces a two-year jail term in Thailand.

In published remarks made during a recent visit to Phnom Penh by ex-premier Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Hun Sen said he felt Thaksin was not fairly treated in Thailand.

He then offered the ex-premier a temporary home and a position as an economic adviser.

Thaksin will also be safe in Cambodia, as Hun Sen will reject any request from the Thai government to extradite him to Thailand.

I wonder how Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will resolve this matter with his Cambodian counterpart.

Indeed, former premier Thaksin has scored political points, while the Abhisit government has been caught off-guard.

The Hun Sen controversy also coincides with the opposition Puea Thai Party's stepped up attacks on the government's performance.

More anti-government rallies will also be made by the red shirt supporters of Thaksin, with the aim of pressuring the government to dissolve the Lower House and call an early general election.

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