Possible jail term reduction, amnesty for yellow shirt activists in Cambodian jail
Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tohvichakchaikul said on Thursday that Cambodia was prepared to grant amnesty and reduce the prison terms for two Thai activists jailed on espionage charges.
Speaking during an official visit to Pakistan, Surapong said Cambodia would confirm the matter soon.
Yellowshirt activist Veera Somkwamkid was sentenced to eight years in prison and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon to six years after being arrested along with other Thais on December 2011. The other were freed after a Cambodian court suspended their jail terms.
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