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The Thai man who was arrested in Cambodia is not a spy and the Foreign Ministry is taking care of him, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Friday.

Sivarak Chotipong, 31, a mechanic at Cambodia Air Traffic Services, is alleged to have passed flight schedules for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the Thai authorities.

MrKasit said Mr Sivarak is not a government spy and he believed the man had been framed. The Foreign Ministry would ensure he receives proper treatment and justice.

As for Thai staff at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, Mr Kasit said the Cambodian government is duty-bound to ensure their safety. Thailand accepts the same responsibility for staff at the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok.

Mr Kasit said problems caused by the former Thaksin regime were still far from at an end. Thaksin was now using a neighbouring country as a base in his efforts to topple the Abhisit government, serving his own interests and causing damage to Thailand without any care for the majority of people.

13/11/09
Bangkok Post