No bail for 5 Thais in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Five Thai nationalists being held in a Cambodian jail were denied bail Friday but the government said they appealing the denial.

The detained include Veera Somkwamkid, a coordinator for the Thai Patriots Network, and his secretary, the Bangkok Post reported. Thani Thongpakdi, a government spokesman in Bangkok, said lawyers for the five are appealing the decision.

Panich Vikitsreth, a member of the Thai Parliament, and another detainee were released Thursday. The Phnom Penh municipal court set conditions including a reuirement that the two men remain in Cambodia until their cases are resolved.

Supporters of the seven say they were kidnapped on the Thai side of the border as they investigated claims the Cambodians have been encroaching into Thailand. They have been accused of offenses including illegally crossing the border.

Veera and his secretary have also been charged with espionage.

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