Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
25/04/2007
Cambodian National Police Chief Gen. Hok Lundy met with US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill and other State Department officials Tuesday, where the general was told "to strengthen significantly [Cambodia's] efforts to combat trafficking in persons, which remains a serious problem in Cambodia," the State Department said Tuesday.
Cambodia has been closely collaborating with the US in counterterrorism and counter-narcotics efforts, but needed "to address its poor human rights record," the State Department said in a statement.
Officials "also urged that Cambodia make much greater efforts to prosecute and convict public officials, including police officers, who are involved in trafficking, and that Commissioner General Lundy make the police more responsive to trafficking issues," according to the statement. "They also noted the need for the government of Cambodia to address its poor human rights record and corruption."
Hok Lundy met with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration Monday, on a trip that brought sharp rebukes from human rights officials. Hok Lundy, a close adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been implicated in serious crimes, including human trafficking, extrajudicial killings and orchestrating the 1997 grenade attack on opposition demonstrators.
John Miller, a professor at George Washington University who until recently was the State Department's anti-trafficking czar, told VOA Khmer Tuesday he had been surprised to learn of Hok Lundy's visit.
"He's not the sort of person I would want to give a visa to," said Miller, who visited Cambodia as part of his State Department duties and was close to human trafficking investigations there. "To admit him, the FBI sure must be expecting something significant, but I don't know what it is."
Hok Lundy's deputy, Lt. Gen. Sok Phal, confirmed the meetings, but would not elaborate Tuesday. He said that before returning to Cambodia the delegation was traveling to California, to prepare for a case against arrested members of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, who staged an attack in Phnom Penh in 2000.
The US considers the CFF a terrorist organization, and the FBI has been working in collaboration with Cambodia to arrest its members. Chhun Yasith, a California accountant who claimed to be the CFF's president, was arrested in June 2005 on charges stemming from the Phnom Penh attack.
Cambodia has been closely collaborating with the US in counterterrorism and counter-narcotics efforts, but needed "to address its poor human rights record," the State Department said in a statement.
Officials "also urged that Cambodia make much greater efforts to prosecute and convict public officials, including police officers, who are involved in trafficking, and that Commissioner General Lundy make the police more responsive to trafficking issues," according to the statement. "They also noted the need for the government of Cambodia to address its poor human rights record and corruption."
Hok Lundy met with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration Monday, on a trip that brought sharp rebukes from human rights officials. Hok Lundy, a close adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been implicated in serious crimes, including human trafficking, extrajudicial killings and orchestrating the 1997 grenade attack on opposition demonstrators.
John Miller, a professor at George Washington University who until recently was the State Department's anti-trafficking czar, told VOA Khmer Tuesday he had been surprised to learn of Hok Lundy's visit.
"He's not the sort of person I would want to give a visa to," said Miller, who visited Cambodia as part of his State Department duties and was close to human trafficking investigations there. "To admit him, the FBI sure must be expecting something significant, but I don't know what it is."
Hok Lundy's deputy, Lt. Gen. Sok Phal, confirmed the meetings, but would not elaborate Tuesday. He said that before returning to Cambodia the delegation was traveling to California, to prepare for a case against arrested members of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, who staged an attack in Phnom Penh in 2000.
The US considers the CFF a terrorist organization, and the FBI has been working in collaboration with Cambodia to arrest its members. Chhun Yasith, a California accountant who claimed to be the CFF's president, was arrested in June 2005 on charges stemming from the Phnom Penh attack.
8 comments:
Hok Lungdy might think that America can look over his bad deeds...of course Hok Lungdy had learned a good lesson from America to be a good police...
But as we can know, no body can instruct such a cruel personality like Hok Lungdy...this visiting Hok Lungdy met with many string tied by his own previous murdering activities....
If he escape not to commit correctly, he will be arrested, injailed and clubbed to die...
Nah unlikely this guy will go to jail. But anyway between the two meeting it was a diversion about the oil. This meeting just for show and if they want to combat human trafficking I should see the brothel closed up by now. Don't you see my Khmer friend. Hok want some pussy and so do American. You go to school study about economic or business but when finish you're just like anybody that has no brain to indoctrinate a new kind of way to live a better life but just follow. This is why poverty and corruption never go away it the necessity that you alway want. The Cambodia resources is depleted soon while billions of donor aid coming throw but we still have the FUCKING POVERTY and CORRUPTION. Some MOTHERFUCKER never have enough they want more and more while the Khmer go hungry beg and prostitute. Jen na kor doug jen na dale, lamorb men jes jorb.
No, if you want to get rid of pims
and traffickers, just get rid of
Ah Khmer-Yuons from HCM (former Saigon - the city of pims).
You have nothing to be proud of, Hok Lundy and your family.Instead You must be ashamed and know that Khmer people and the international Community are well aware that you are just the race of blood-thirsty criminals.
Perhaps what Cambodia need is Sangkum Yumareach, a secret Society. These are local groups base in Cambodia, trained in hand and weapon combat and intelligence communication. Their jobs should be to uncover sources of human trafficking, document them with media that provides undeniable evidence. Then secretly send these information to the police organizations responsible for raids.
With name of ring leaders etc. all information fully investigated. It would take a group of dedicated local people.
That action is first level. After police and judge fails. Continues track on leader, if they still hurt people. The group starts sending eerie messages to the leaders of these operations. These people operate base on threats of innocent people, so the secret society should use the same tactics to deal with these people who escape justice.
Afterward, they should disable the ring leader by shooting their legs so they can't do walk anymore.
After a while, who would dare mess with a secret society who is unseen and dangerous? problems solve.
As long as this secret society is out about to kill people, and are made from justice concern people, it should be no problem...I think.
but there are always a chance things go bad when you resort to that sort of vigilante activism. But in Cambodia, does the victim have a choice to depend on the police and the government?
Cambodian Freedom Fighters are problem doing the right thing, too bad they got arrested. Those crooks in office need to be taught a lesson by the local people.
As long as this secret society is out about to kill people
Lol. I meant as long as they're NOT out and about to kill people.
look motherfuckers 5:57 AM fix the damn Cambodia and the fucking pimp are in Cambodia now. What the fuck do you want to do in Vietnam when you can't control Cambodia? you're one fucking idiot that has no brain maybe dog brain. Cambodia internal affair so fix the fucking society motherfucker. You want to deal with Vietnam you go ahead motherfucker.
Yes, the solution is to deport Ah
Khmer-Yuon pimps back to Vietnam.
Plus, that should also further
reduced our HIV/AIDS rate as well.
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