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Preah Vihear: "Yellow Shirts" against the Thai government, on the border issue weak

by Weena Kowitwanij

Nationalists and pad to the streets, threatening a permanent garrison. The protesters called for the withdrawal of the Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia and the release of seven people on trial in Phnom Penh. Cartels raise provocative military exercises and the tension between the two countries.

Bangkok (AsiaNews) - At least 5 thousand supporters of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Thai Patriots Network march along with the "yellow shirts" to protest against the government headed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, congested traffic around the seat of government. At the center the clash, the border issue between Cambodia and Thailand around the temple of Preah Vihear and the trial of seven Thai nationals, accused by Phnom Penh for "illegal entry". A group of leaders of the PAD has placed 60 toilets and 60 mobile toilets in the area, threatening to organize a permanent garrison until the executive will not meet the demands of protesters.
The "yellow shirts" ask the government: withdraw the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Cambodia in 2000, indicating the lack of agreement on the borders; terminate the membership of the Committee for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, expel Cambodian living along the borders, in areas at the center of the dispute. Meanwhile, multiply the criticism of the government, accused of "surrender its sovereignty" because it allows you to Phnom Penh to prosecute thai seven entered the country illegally in Cambodia 29 December 2010. Sondhi Limthongkul, PAD leader, said that "if Thaksin Shinawatra was the most clever among the premier, Abhisit Vejjajiva is the biggest liar."
to inflame the dispute between Cambodia and Thailand has also helped the firm move from Phnom Penh last month in the area of \u200b\u200bPreah Vihear. Taking advantage of the retreat of Thai, Cambodians have planted a poster with the inscription: "In questo punto! Questo è il posto in cui le truppe thai hanno invaso il territorio cambogiano il 15 luglio 2008”. Nei giorni scorsi questo primo cartello è stato sostituito da un secondo, più semplice e immediato: “In questo punto! Qui siamo in Cambogia”. Abhisit spiega che il governo di Phnom Penh avrebbe già rimosso anche questo secondo manifesto, giudicandolo “un buon segnale” verso la collaborazione.
Il gen. Thawatchai Samutrasakorn, responsabile dell’area, afferma che “né Cambogia né Thailandia possono posare pietre o costruire abitazioni fino a che la controversia non sarà risolta”. Il gen. Prawitra Wongsuwan, Ministro Thai defense, called for calm "so you can solve all the problems" and adds: "mutual understanding is the most important." Meanwhile Abhisit has authorized a series of military exercises in the area near the temple of Preah Vihear, an anonymous military source, quoted by Bangkok Post , reports that "were the military leaders to propose exercises.
The border dispute between Bangkok and Phnom Penh has been ongoing since 1962, when the International Court gives control of the ruins to Cambodia in the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear. The area where the temple stands is cambodian territory considered, but is surrounded by steep cliffs covered with jungle that Thailand considers his own. In addition to the morphology of the territory the site is impossible to achieve through Cambodia.
After years of negotiations, the dispute was rekindled in 2008 when UNESCO decided to transform the temple into a world heritage site, requiring that Bangkok can be accessed through its borders. In recent years there have been several clashes between the two armies deployed near the site. The last was in April 2009 and has cost the lives of four Thai soldiers.

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