Noppadon Pattama urges Abhisit to take back Preah Vihear temple: Noppadon poli-sicks?

Noppadon Pattama (Photo: Reuters)

Thaksin's Ex-Lawyer Urges PM to Bring back Preah Vihear
25 May 2009
Thai Asian News Network

The former lawyer of the fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra is urging the prime minister to take back Preah Vihear Temple, and says that failing to do so would constitute negligence. He also said that foreign countries are waiting in line to issue visas for Thaksin. Meanwhile, he claimed that Hong Kong has already responded to Thailand and have indicated that they can't extradite the former PM since it is a free country and there is no extradition treaty.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's ex-lawyer Noppadon Pattama said he will submit a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. When Abhisit was still the opposition leader, he submitted a no-confidence motion concerning Preah Vihear temple. As Abhisit is now head of the government, Noppadon said he should take back the Preah Vihear Temple and use the watershed to delineate the border between Thailand and Cambodia. He said that if the prime minister does not move forward in this effort, he will be considered to have failed in his duties.
Noppadon also revealed that Thaksin is currently living in Dubai, and says that he is in the process of buying an island in Montenegro.
Noppadon confirmed that Thaksin holds many passports, but does not have a Cambodian or German passport as reports have claimed. The lawyer admitted that many countries are ready to issue passports to Thaksin, including a European country which is allegedly issuing Thaksin a residence visa that will allow him to live in the country for many years, since they believe that Thaksin has not received political justice.
However, concerning Thailand's request to Hong Kong to help capture Thaksin and extradite him here, Noppadon indicated that from his understanding, Hong Kong has already sent a letter back to Thailand saying that they cannot proceed with the request, since Hong Kong is a free country and the two countries do not have an extradition treaty.