Heng Pov (Photo: Koh Santepheap)Wednesday September 13, 2006
Phnom Penh - A senior police official said Wednesday that many more charges were still to be laid against fugitive former top Cambodian policeman Heng Pov, whose whereabouts remain a mystery. Chief of the criminal section of the Cambodian National Police, Mok Chito said that the six warrants on charges including kidnap, murder, conspiracy to murder and attempted murder issued against Heng Pov so far were the tip of the iceberg, and investigations were ongoing.
"We expect many more warrants to be issued (by the court)," he said, adding that a number of kidnappings were still being investigated.
Formerly one of Cambodia's most powerful police officers, an undersecretary of state in the interior ministry and an adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, Heng Pov fled to Singapore in late July. He sought asylum in Australia but was turned down.
Heng Pov is wanted for allegedly masterminding the April 2003 murder of Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Sok Sethamony, who was shot in his car as he drove to work along a busy street. A trial of police formerly under Pov's command is due to begin on September 18.
Heng Pov has also been linked to failed assassination attempts against a newspaper publisher, an electricity authority official and the national military police chief and the kidnapping of a Korean businessman in September 2005.
The latest warrant from Phnom Penh Municipal Court was on September 1 for murder. The warrant does not specify whose murder.
Heng Pov faces life imprisonment if convicted in Cambodia, which does not have the death penalty.
His last confirmed location since he fled the country was Singapore, but that state was reported to have deported him for visa overstay, and since then Cambodian officials say they have not been able to confirm reports he was in Malaysia or if he had moved to a third country.
"We expect many more warrants to be issued (by the court)," he said, adding that a number of kidnappings were still being investigated.
Formerly one of Cambodia's most powerful police officers, an undersecretary of state in the interior ministry and an adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, Heng Pov fled to Singapore in late July. He sought asylum in Australia but was turned down.
Heng Pov is wanted for allegedly masterminding the April 2003 murder of Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Sok Sethamony, who was shot in his car as he drove to work along a busy street. A trial of police formerly under Pov's command is due to begin on September 18.
Heng Pov has also been linked to failed assassination attempts against a newspaper publisher, an electricity authority official and the national military police chief and the kidnapping of a Korean businessman in September 2005.
The latest warrant from Phnom Penh Municipal Court was on September 1 for murder. The warrant does not specify whose murder.
Heng Pov faces life imprisonment if convicted in Cambodia, which does not have the death penalty.
His last confirmed location since he fled the country was Singapore, but that state was reported to have deported him for visa overstay, and since then Cambodian officials say they have not been able to confirm reports he was in Malaysia or if he had moved to a third country.
3 comments:
Only Six warrants? Your boss can ask the court to issue more than these!
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"Chief of the criminal section of the Cambodian National Police, Mok Chito said that the six warrants on charges including kidnap, murder, conspiracy to murder and attempted murder" sound like Heng Pov's Bosses jobs descriptions.
Hey since Hok is the boss of Heng Peng, did he know about these?
If not what the hell he doing as head of the police in Cambodia. Again the boss of Hok is Hun he dam well know what going on!because he is Heng Pov bigger bosses once upon a time and, also the master mind.
I though weeks ago some CPP officials like the Kanarith brothers was screaming that once Heng Pov's visa expired. Singapore gonna send him back into Hun & Hok hands for some ass ripping...sad it didn't happen.... girls.
If the government really serious about who killed their belover CPP judge Sok Sethamony. Dont just create the matter relevant to them.
How about sending the warrans for all the cold cases murders of the past SRP MP/official and the killing of Ho Sok and many other innocence civilian in the 1997 Coup D'etat mastermind by Hun Sen,CHARGED FOR CREATING INSTABILITY AND TERROR. wwhy don't anyone in the CPP government use the constitution to prosecute Ah Hun Sen and his killers. Like Ah Hun Sen did when he want to silenced his threats similar to Heng Pov and others.
To: HENG POV NOTE if you can bring down your bosses and his gangs. I will forget everything about your past as YOU WILL BE MY HERROR AND HERROR FOR ALL CAMBODIAN.
Remember to tell all...so that there is Reference....include any Viet involvement too...
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