Ta Mok Says He Was Denied Treatment: Niece
By Yun Samean
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
The niece of jailed former Khmer Rouge military commander Ta Mok said Tuesday that she met with her uncle over the weekend and he claimed that the military court had denied him proper medical treatment for months.
Ta Mok also said that he felt authorities wanted to let him die, his niece Ven Ra alleged Tuesday.
Ven Ra and Ung Ven, the youngest sister of Ta Mok, visited the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital Saturday for their first meeting with the former Khmer Rouge military strongman since 2003.
"He told me that he had asked the people who look after him to send him to the hospital for three months before they sent him to the hospital," said Ven Ra, who is the president of the Sam Rainsy Party in Pailin municipality.
"He said that they wanted to let him die," she said.
During the visit, Ven Ra said that guards instructed her not to ask Ta Mok any questions or to cry in front of him.
"He was happy to see family members," she said. "He does not have any psychological problem, he said that he tried to eat rice to stay alive."
On Monday, hospital director Ly Sovann revealed that Ta Mok is now being treated for tuberculosis.
Ven Ra said that she does not believe the diagnosis.
Ta Mok’s lawyer Benson Samay also said Tuesday that he does not believe his client has TB, and said that the military court doctors should be blamed, not the military court itself "[Ta Mok] was angry with the doctor," he said. "The doctor kept him a bit long."
Of Ta Mok's ailment, he said: "He has a cough only, he doesn't have TB. Coughing doesn’t mean TB."
Military Court Director Ney Thol and Ly Sovann declined to comment on Tuesday.
Political analyst Lao Mong Hay alleged in an e-mail last week that some may have an interest in seeing Ta Mok’s passing.
"Ta Mok has a lot of evidence," he wrote. "Ta Mok could be frank and tell all, and this could well be embarrassing to many or implicate some," he said.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's adviser, Om Yentieng, said that Lao Mong Hay should give evidence to support such allegations to the court.
Ta Mok also said that he felt authorities wanted to let him die, his niece Ven Ra alleged Tuesday.
Ven Ra and Ung Ven, the youngest sister of Ta Mok, visited the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital Saturday for their first meeting with the former Khmer Rouge military strongman since 2003.
"He told me that he had asked the people who look after him to send him to the hospital for three months before they sent him to the hospital," said Ven Ra, who is the president of the Sam Rainsy Party in Pailin municipality.
"He said that they wanted to let him die," she said.
During the visit, Ven Ra said that guards instructed her not to ask Ta Mok any questions or to cry in front of him.
"He was happy to see family members," she said. "He does not have any psychological problem, he said that he tried to eat rice to stay alive."
On Monday, hospital director Ly Sovann revealed that Ta Mok is now being treated for tuberculosis.
Ven Ra said that she does not believe the diagnosis.
Ta Mok’s lawyer Benson Samay also said Tuesday that he does not believe his client has TB, and said that the military court doctors should be blamed, not the military court itself "[Ta Mok] was angry with the doctor," he said. "The doctor kept him a bit long."
Of Ta Mok's ailment, he said: "He has a cough only, he doesn't have TB. Coughing doesn’t mean TB."
Military Court Director Ney Thol and Ly Sovann declined to comment on Tuesday.
Political analyst Lao Mong Hay alleged in an e-mail last week that some may have an interest in seeing Ta Mok’s passing.
"Ta Mok has a lot of evidence," he wrote. "Ta Mok could be frank and tell all, and this could well be embarrassing to many or implicate some," he said.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's adviser, Om Yentieng, said that Lao Mong Hay should give evidence to support such allegations to the court.
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