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| Cambodia has rejected an extradition request from Thailand for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, further escalating a diplomatic row. | Cambodia has rejected an extradition request from Thailand for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, further escalating a diplomatic row. |
| Mr Thaksin arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday, to work as an adviser. | Mr Thaksin arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday, to work as an adviser. |
| Thai diplomats gave the extradition papers to Cambodia's foreign affairs ministry early on Wednesday. | Thai diplomats gave the extradition papers to Cambodia's foreign affairs ministry early on Wednesday. |
| But Cambodia replied saying it would not consider the request, because it viewed the charges Mr Thaksin faces in Thailand as politically motivated. | But Cambodia replied saying it would not consider the request, because it viewed the charges Mr Thaksin faces in Thailand as politically motivated. |
| Mr Thaksin - who has been sentenced to two years in jail in absentia by a Thai court as result of a conflict of interest case - was recently offered a home and a job in Cambodia. | Mr Thaksin - who has been sentenced to two years in jail in absentia by a Thai court as result of a conflict of interest case - was recently offered a home and a job in Cambodia. |
| According to the BBC correspondent in Bangkok, Mr Thaksin's presence just across the border is a source of profound irritation and potential concern for the current Thai government. | According to the BBC correspondent in Bangkok, Mr Thaksin's presence just across the border is a source of profound irritation and potential concern for the current Thai government. |
| 'Political' charge | 'Political' charge |
| "Thaksin's conviction is caused by the coup in September 2006, when he was the prime minister of Thailand whom Thai people voted in with an overwhelming majority in accordance with democracy," Cambodia's foreign minister Hor Namhong said earlier on Wednesday. | "Thaksin's conviction is caused by the coup in September 2006, when he was the prime minister of Thailand whom Thai people voted in with an overwhelming majority in accordance with democracy," Cambodia's foreign minister Hor Namhong said earlier on Wednesday. |
| In Bangkok, Thailand's foreign ministry said it was waiting for official confirmation from the embassy in Phnom Penh that Cambodia had denied its request. | In Bangkok, Thailand's foreign ministry said it was waiting for official confirmation from the embassy in Phnom Penh that Cambodia had denied its request. |
| "If it is true, we will consider the next measures to take," the ministry's deputy spokesman Thani Thongpakdi told AFP. | "If it is true, we will consider the next measures to take," the ministry's deputy spokesman Thani Thongpakdi told AFP. |
| ANALYSIS Rachel Harvey, BBC News, Bangkok If there is one thing that supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra can surely agree on, it is this - the fugitive former prime minister of Thailand has a knack for grabbing headlines. | ANALYSIS Rachel Harvey, BBC News, Bangkok If there is one thing that supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra can surely agree on, it is this - the fugitive former prime minister of Thailand has a knack for grabbing headlines. |
| In his latest move, the former premier has taken up a new position as economic adviser to the Cambodian government. | In his latest move, the former premier has taken up a new position as economic adviser to the Cambodian government. |
| There could be a personal edge to it - Mr Thaksin and Mr Hun Sen are good friends and golf partners. | There could be a personal edge to it - Mr Thaksin and Mr Hun Sen are good friends and golf partners. |
| But the timing was widely interpreted in Thai media as being designed to undermine Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva. Diplomatic spat over Thaksin | But the timing was widely interpreted in Thai media as being designed to undermine Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva. Diplomatic spat over Thaksin |
| Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said the country may terminate its extradition treaty with Cambodia if Phnom Penh refuses to send Mr Thaksin home to face justice. | Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said the country may terminate its extradition treaty with Cambodia if Phnom Penh refuses to send Mr Thaksin home to face justice. |
| Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed the region's concern at such an argument breaking out within the bounds of the supposedly fraternal Association of South East Asian Nations. | Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed the region's concern at such an argument breaking out within the bounds of the supposedly fraternal Association of South East Asian Nations. |
| "Tension between Cambodia and Thailand is something that we're following extremely closely with a great deal of concern, to be honest, because it affects two fellow members of Asean, and we see the deterioration of relations to be in total disconnect with what ought to mark how Asean member countries ought to engage with one another. | "Tension between Cambodia and Thailand is something that we're following extremely closely with a great deal of concern, to be honest, because it affects two fellow members of Asean, and we see the deterioration of relations to be in total disconnect with what ought to mark how Asean member countries ought to engage with one another. |
| "This spat, this division has to end, and we must return to the usual path which is friendship within Asean," Mr Natalegawa said. | "This spat, this division has to end, and we must return to the usual path which is friendship within Asean," Mr Natalegawa said. |
| Mr Thaksin arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday to take up a job as economic adviser to the government. | Mr Thaksin arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday to take up a job as economic adviser to the government. |
| The move has deepened a diplomatic rift with Thailand, where Mr Thaksin faces a jail term for corruption if he returns. | The move has deepened a diplomatic rift with Thailand, where Mr Thaksin faces a jail term for corruption if he returns. |
| Having already withdrawn its ambassador from Cambodia, the Thai cabinet has now agreed to scrap joint plans for trade and oil exploration. | Having already withdrawn its ambassador from Cambodia, the Thai cabinet has now agreed to scrap joint plans for trade and oil exploration. |
| Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have also been tense recently due to a series of disputes around a cross-border temple complex. | Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have also been tense recently due to a series of disputes around a cross-border temple complex. |
| Mr Thaksin, a former telecoms billionaire, is in self-imposed exile and has spent much of his time in Dubai. | Mr Thaksin, a former telecoms billionaire, is in self-imposed exile and has spent much of his time in Dubai. |
| Thailand's government is outraged at the Cambodian move, and at Cambodia's apparent rejection of Thailand's judicial imperative to send Mr Thaksin to jail. | Thailand's government is outraged at the Cambodian move, and at Cambodia's apparent rejection of Thailand's judicial imperative to send Mr Thaksin to jail. |
| The Thai government and its supporters also fear that Mr Thaksin could use his new home just across the border as a campaign base. | The Thai government and its supporters also fear that Mr Thaksin could use his new home just across the border as a campaign base. |
| Mr Abhisit's government was appointed after defections in parliament followed a period of military rule since the coup in 2006 which deposed Mr Thaksin. | Mr Abhisit's government was appointed after defections in parliament followed a period of military rule since the coup in 2006 which deposed Mr Thaksin. |
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