Still no visits allowed for 92 Thai detainees
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All 92 Thais arrested in Myanmar early last month are still being deprived of visits from their relatives.
“I want to visit my relations,” Tham Yimwan said yesterday, lamenting that six of his relatives had not been allowed visitation rights for more than a month since their arrest on July 4.
They are among 92 Thais sentenced to three and a half years in jail for illegally entering Myanmar.
“I hope the relevant authorities here will help arrange the visits,” he said.
Colonel Pornsak Poonsawas, who heads the Thailand-Myanmar Township Border Committee on the Ranong-Koh Song side of the border, yesterday said his unit had been working closely with Myanmar officials on the matter.
“We believe we should get good news soon. Once we get it, we will join their relatives in visiting them,” he said.
