14 March 2007 By Khim Sarang Radio Free Asia Translated from Khmer by Socheata Ek Sitha, a former Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) activist who was accused of participating in the formation of a shadow government with SRP MP Cheam Channy, said that 80 Khmer Kampuchea Krom people and Jaray (ethnic minority) people who escaped Ratanakkiri province, as well as a number of other SRP activists who took refuge in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand, including 20 children, have been arrested by the Thai authority on Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM. They were accused of living in Thailand illegally. Ek Sitha said: “They arrested altogether 80 people exactly, including both the Jaray and Khmer people. We cannot tell you all their names because about 15 minutes after I left, they (the Thai authority) arrived to make the arrest. Among the 80 arrested, 20 of them are children.” Source: RFA report
