Tea Banh denies troop entry

12 February 2014
Bangkok Post
Government / International relations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of National Defense
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Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Banh insists neither Cambodian armed men nor soldiers had entered Thailand to carry out violence in Thailand during the political crisis. Defence Ministry spokesman Phapathip Sawangsaeng yesterday said Gen Tea Banh made his remark during a meeting with caretaker Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa. Gen Yuthasak attended the Singapore Airshow. …

Gen Tea Banh was unnerved by the reports and maintained that Cambodia did not want to do anything that would affect relations between the two countries. … Police had inspected scenes of attacks at protest venues and set up road checkpoints to search suspected vehicles and people for weapons and illicit drugs. Injured people affected by the attacks were also interrogated. However, the police investigators found no Cambodian soldiers involved in those attacks, said Col Phapathip.

It was evident that no Cambodian soldiers had been brought in to create chaos during the protests, said the ministry’s spokesman. …

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