Thai Army rebuts Cambodian protest over law enforcement in disputed border zone


FILE PHOTO: This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press on September 17, 2025 shows Cambodian people confronting Thai police and soldiers in a disputed area along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province. - AFP/Agence Kampuchea Press

BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army has rejected Cambodia’s accusation that Thailand was unlawfully applying domestic law to Cambodian nationals in disputed territory.

The response followed a statement issued by Cambodia on Sept 20, which claimed Thailand asserted the right to prosecute Cambodian citizens in the villages of Chouk Chey and Prey Chan, in O Bei Chorn commune, O Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province.

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