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Wed, 12/08/2010 - 15:35
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Thai Foreign Minister expects US to bar Thaksin's entry
BANGKOK,Dec8(TNA)-Thailand’s Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Wednesday he believed that fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would be barred from entering the United States.
Kasit acknowledged that Thaksin was charged with terrorism in Thailand; so, most countries normally bar his entry and he expected the same policy would be pursued by the US government.
Kasit said, however, whether US authorities would arrest and extradite Thaksin to Thailand based on an extradition treaty signed between Bangkok and Washington would depend on the United States' legal procedures.
The Thai foreign minister’s remarks were in response to reports that Washington's Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) has invited Thaksin to testify on alleged human rights abuse cases in Thailand.
Ex-Premier Thaksin is scheduled to travel to the US on December 16, according to his aide.
Kasit insisted that the Thai government has never violated human rights as accused.
Meanwhile, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Director General Tarit Pengdit, said that his agency would support the government's move to seek Thaksin's extradition from the US. He said DSI, like all other parties concerned, are to provide relevant information to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has been officially authorised to work with US authorities on the Thai government's request for Thaksin's extradition.
Tarit revealed that DSI is ready to provide information on terrorism charges against Thaksin related to political protests of the anti-government red-shirt group earlier this year.(TNA)
Kasit acknowledged that Thaksin was charged with terrorism in Thailand; so, most countries normally bar his entry and he expected the same policy would be pursued by the US government.
Kasit said, however, whether US authorities would arrest and extradite Thaksin to Thailand based on an extradition treaty signed between Bangkok and Washington would depend on the United States' legal procedures.
The Thai foreign minister’s remarks were in response to reports that Washington's Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) has invited Thaksin to testify on alleged human rights abuse cases in Thailand.
Ex-Premier Thaksin is scheduled to travel to the US on December 16, according to his aide.
Kasit insisted that the Thai government has never violated human rights as accused.
Meanwhile, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Director General Tarit Pengdit, said that his agency would support the government's move to seek Thaksin's extradition from the US. He said DSI, like all other parties concerned, are to provide relevant information to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has been officially authorised to work with US authorities on the Thai government's request for Thaksin's extradition.
Tarit revealed that DSI is ready to provide information on terrorism charges against Thaksin related to political protests of the anti-government red-shirt group earlier this year.(TNA)
