Thai doctor to treat Veera in Phnom Penh prison
A rheumatism specialist will head to Cambodia next week to treat Thai Patriot Network leader Veera Somkwamkid, Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said yesterday.
Thani said the ministry had asked the doctor from Rajvithi Hospital to visit Veera in Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison.
The Cambodian government jailed Veera and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon for espionage last year.
Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said that though he had not been given Veera’s latest medical report, he had heard that the man’s hands were swollen and probably painful. Also, medication available in Cambodia is different from what is prescribed in Thailand.
Surapong said that even though he was going to meet his Cambodian counterpart Hor Nam Hong to discuss other issues, he would try to discuss the possibility of bringing Veera back to Thailand.
As for the ThaiCambodia border conflict, Surapong said Defence Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapha would be visiting Cambodia on December 21, when the General Border Committee is scheduled to meet.
In a related development, Surapong said Thailand had filed its statement with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, and that Cambodia was expected to file its statement by March. The case should be considered in June.
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