During Hun Manet visit, Thailand official says won't send detained Cambodian activists back home


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  • Wednesday, 07 Feb 2024

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet reacts during a signing ceremony and press conference at the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Three Cambodian activists arrested in Thailand will not be deported to their homeland and will be resettled elsewhere, a deputy police chief said on Wednesday, after human rights groups had raised concern about their fate if sent home.

The remarks came during a visit to Thailand of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who thanked his counterpart for preventing "interference in Cambodian internal politics," from Thai soil.

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