Hok Lundy to Delegate in AmericaKhemara Sok
VOA Khmer
Washington
14/03/2007
Cambodian National Police Chief Hok Lundy has been invited to participate in an organized crime and terrorism workshop in the US, senior police officials told VOA Wednesday, but it is unclear if he can go because he has been denied a visa in the past for potential involvement in sex trafficking.
The International Conference on Asian Organized Crime and Terrorism, scheduled for April 1 in Las Vegas, has invited Gen. Hok Lundy to lead a Cambodian delegation, police officials said.
Hok Lundy told VOA last year that he was denied a US visa to attend a 2006 conference and blamed "confusing allegations" of "a link to, or involvement in, the problem of sexual trafficking of women and children in Cambodia."
Officials from the US Embassy in Phnom Penh and the Federal Bureau of Investigation repeatedly declined to comment to VOA on Hok Lundy's visa, but the commander himself and several of his staff said they anticipated going.
The invitation comes at a time when Cambodia is enjoying improved relations with the US, which continues to seek terror suspects in the region.
"The US anti-terrorism committee invited us for a meeting in Las Vegas," said Hok Lundy's deputy, Lt. Gen. Sok Phal.
Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Khieu Sopheak told VOA Hok Lundy and his delegation had permission from the ministry to go to Vegas.
"He formally asked for permission from the ministry, and the ministry approved him to lead the delegation," Khieu Sopheak said.
Sok Phal said the delegation would include himself, Hok Lundy as head; Maj. Gen. Meach Sophana, deputy chief of intelligence; Brig. Gen. Bith Kim Hong, anti-terrorism department chief; and Brig. Gen. Keo Van Than, first deputy chief of the Cambodian police Interpol department.
Keo Van Than said invitations had come from the conference organizers and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Brig. Gen. Keo Van Than, who is one of the delegates, re-iterated that there are two collective invitations (separate invitations), one from the organization of international Asian crimes investigator specialists that comprise 13 law enforcement XXX and the second is from the FBI.
"This [group] made an invitation to the national police chief's secretariat," he said. "The FBI made an invitation too."
Jeff Daigle, spokesman for the embassy, said by e-mail he could not comment on visa applications.
"As matter of law, details of visa applications are privileged information and cannot be discussed with the press," he wrote. "Therefore we are unable to confirm or deny if someone has made an application for a visa or the status or outcome of any such request."
A communication official for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Betsy Glick, declined comment to VOA, with no elaboration.
Cambodia has co-operated with the US in the past on anti-terrorism operations. Several regional terror suspects have been arrested in Cambodia, and anti-aircraft rockets left over from decades of conflict were recently publicly destroyed so they would not fall into the hands of terrorists.
Just last month the US Congress lifted long-standing restrictions on direct aid to Cambodia.
The International Conference on Asian Organized Crime and Terrorism, scheduled for April 1 in Las Vegas, has invited Gen. Hok Lundy to lead a Cambodian delegation, police officials said.
Hok Lundy told VOA last year that he was denied a US visa to attend a 2006 conference and blamed "confusing allegations" of "a link to, or involvement in, the problem of sexual trafficking of women and children in Cambodia."
Officials from the US Embassy in Phnom Penh and the Federal Bureau of Investigation repeatedly declined to comment to VOA on Hok Lundy's visa, but the commander himself and several of his staff said they anticipated going.
The invitation comes at a time when Cambodia is enjoying improved relations with the US, which continues to seek terror suspects in the region.
"The US anti-terrorism committee invited us for a meeting in Las Vegas," said Hok Lundy's deputy, Lt. Gen. Sok Phal.
Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Khieu Sopheak told VOA Hok Lundy and his delegation had permission from the ministry to go to Vegas.
"He formally asked for permission from the ministry, and the ministry approved him to lead the delegation," Khieu Sopheak said.
Sok Phal said the delegation would include himself, Hok Lundy as head; Maj. Gen. Meach Sophana, deputy chief of intelligence; Brig. Gen. Bith Kim Hong, anti-terrorism department chief; and Brig. Gen. Keo Van Than, first deputy chief of the Cambodian police Interpol department.
Keo Van Than said invitations had come from the conference organizers and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Brig. Gen. Keo Van Than, who is one of the delegates, re-iterated that there are two collective invitations (separate invitations), one from the organization of international Asian crimes investigator specialists that comprise 13 law enforcement XXX and the second is from the FBI.
"This [group] made an invitation to the national police chief's secretariat," he said. "The FBI made an invitation too."
Jeff Daigle, spokesman for the embassy, said by e-mail he could not comment on visa applications.
"As matter of law, details of visa applications are privileged information and cannot be discussed with the press," he wrote. "Therefore we are unable to confirm or deny if someone has made an application for a visa or the status or outcome of any such request."
A communication official for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Betsy Glick, declined comment to VOA, with no elaboration.
Cambodia has co-operated with the US in the past on anti-terrorism operations. Several regional terror suspects have been arrested in Cambodia, and anti-aircraft rockets left over from decades of conflict were recently publicly destroyed so they would not fall into the hands of terrorists.
Just last month the US Congress lifted long-standing restrictions on direct aid to Cambodia.
12 comments:
WOW USA is now working directly with criminal head of Cambodia. What USA is aiming for to work with this criminal?
It is so coincident that the venue to be held for conference will be in Las Vegas. What a location! the matter of fact Hok Lundy loves to go there, if there are no restrictions for visa issue.
Yuan face, Yuan Hoc Lundy. His real name is Nguyen Van Son. He is one of the eyes/ears of Yuan Hanoi to keep Hun Sen in one place.
Did not I tell you all that Hun Sen wouldn't have dared to challenge those thugs (generals), the land grabbers?
They put him in power and they also can kill Hun Sen anytime in spite of the facts that Hun Sen has ~ 5000 body guards.
Some of his many bodyguards were killed without a trace, because they knew too much. Hun Sen's closest bodyguards're purely Yuan from Hanoi who can speak fluently Khmer.
Invite a criminal "4 golden star" general or a 4 star Phkay Chor khmer maffia chief to a crime and terrorism worksop in the US, what a funny gesture from the US government?
It is an encouragement of criminal activities from this Phlay Chor and the Chief Chor Hun Sen.
Uncle Sam had changed its Foreign Policy.....360 degree Uturn.
The Greed of Oil in Cambodia had made Uncle became a blind Nation and associated with the Top Criminal ,Hok Lundy.
The Free world turns Up side Down..
Who, are going to trust ?
Chen,Yuon or Ar Ka-Kaing ?
Hi,
training wild animals for domestic activities
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Don't blame the U.S. Sometime you learned alot from CRIMINAL.
These are the criminals against humanity of Hok Lundy-Hun Sen-Heng Pov-Ney Thol:
http://coupof56july.alkablog.com
http://hengpoev.alkablog.com
http://www.cambodiapolitic.org
http://cheavichea.alkablog.com
KEEP BARKING!!! NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! YOUR MASTER UNCLE SAM THE ONLY ONE WHO MAKES DECISION...
YOU, JUST TRY TO FEED YOUR FAMILY AS YOU CAN AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH...
KWKS
Hiring a criminal to catching a criminal. See happen to Saddam Husen of Iraq or Norega of Panama.
To know what is criminal is doing
by talking to him.
Bati
Unlce SAM had done enough of talking and now it is time to use big stick on AH HOK LUNDY's head! Yes! I think it is a good idea to invite a criminal into a cage!ahaha
"Don't blame the U.S. Sometime you learned alot from CRIMINAL."
"To know what is criminal is doing
by talking to him."
I think so. You never know you might find out something from the bad people when you talk with them or maybe when they drunk...
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