Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Cambodian PM Hun Sen Said To Use Drugs Problem To Sack Army Chief Ke Kimyan

Cambodian People's Party Chairman Chea Sim (left) and Cambodian Army Chief Ke Kimyan (Photo: slknews.blogspot.com, 25 May)

25 May 07
Sralanh Khmer newspaper

Translated from Khmer and posted online

The war to grab power within the Cambodian People's Party [CPP] will burst out when CPP Vice Chairman Hun Sen dismisses the army chief loyal to CPP Chairman Chea Sim. Even though he has already given notice to the chief of Chea Sim's bodyguard unit and an army general, close to Chea Sim, implicated in a land dispute, Hun Sen still feels not satisfied. He is still attempting to remove from their positions some military and police officials loyal to Chea Sim.

CPP officials have disclosed that Hun Sen tried to pull Ke Kimyan, commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces [RCAF], away from Chea Sim and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng several times, but it was unsuccessful because Ke Kimyan does sell Chea Sim and Sar Kheng down the river. The sources added that Hun Sen would resort to the case relating to the chemicals for drug production weighing over three metric tons found in Treng Tra-yoeng commune, Phnum Sruoch District, Kampong Spoe Province, to harm Ke Kimyan soon.

On the night of 1 April, the authorities in Kampong Spoe Province, in cooperation with a team from the Interior Ministry led by Gen Moek Dara, raided a drug-making lair located on a block of land of many hectares in Treng Trayoeng commune, Phnum Sruoch District, Kampong Spoe Province. The authorities hinted that the offense might involve four-star Gen Nhoek Bun-chhai, secretary general of the FUNCINPEC [National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia] Party, but he denied the accusation.

According to a photocopied document that Sralanh Khmer has received, the drug-producing site is linked to a right-granting of Ke Kim-yan. The letter was prepared in two copies--one in Cambodian, another in English--that were signed and stamped by Ke Kimyan on 28 August 2001. The contents of the document are as follows:

"In reference to the working meeting held on 27 August 2001 by the Development Office of the Supreme Command, represented by its chief Brig Gen Chum Tong-heng, Mr. Chea Chung, and Mr. So Phat, with Orient Champion Holdings Sdn Bhd [name published in English] represented by Mr. Razalibin Abu Bakar and Mr. Yusof Bin Ahmad [name published in English] on the investment in cow farm in the Kingdom of Cambodia, I, on behalf of the RCAF, have the honor to grant the right [to use the land] to the gentlemen whose names appear below:

"1. Brig Gen Chum Tong-heng, chief of the Supreme Command's Development Office.

"2. Mr. Chea Chung, director in charge of coordinating general affairs and representative of the Supreme Command responsible for relations with foreign investors making investments in the Kingdom of Cambodia with the Supreme Command of the RCAF.

"In every task of cooperation, I hope that all of you will have warmth and understanding so as to achieve the goal as an investment partner into the future.

The document was attached with a list of expenses in which the name of Chea Chung, former adviser to Nhoek Bun-chhai, was also mentioned.

However, the disclosure of the document pertaining to the land in Treng Trayoeng commune, Phnum Sruoch District, Kampong Spoe Province, in which four-star Gen Ke Kimyan is named, is suspected to have been arranged or revealed by the Hun Sen-led faction, with the sole purpose of forcing Ke Kimyan to leave Chea Sim and Sar Kheng. Anyway, the document is a list of expenses for setting up a cow farm only; it does not mention drugs production.

Following the operation that broke up the drug-making lair, Nhiek Bun Chhay was reportedly involved in the case. However, he denied it. Later, the document, which implicates Ke Kimyan, was seen disclosed at the time when Hun Sen and Chea Sim are in confrontation with each other.

A CPP official disclosed that after the shooting of singer Pov Panhapich, a conflicting faction in the CPP made up documents putting the blame on an army general loyal to Chea Sim. However, the plot could not get off the ground, because it would cause the situation in the CPP to become tenser. Besides, Chea Sim and his supporters had already readied themselves: if anyone dared act madly, abusively against Chea Sim as in the past, specifically if anyone dared order Police Chief Hok Lundy to use forces to surround Chea Sim's house as on the night of 12 July 2004 again, there would certainly be response from Chea Sim's faction. That was why the Hun Sen-led faction tried to find other ways to make sure that the armed forces loyal to Chea Sim lose influence or be removed from their posts as the chief of Chea Sim's bodyguard unit, who had got the chop recently.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

CPP is in the stage of :

" Ar Pearl See Pearl "
They start to kill within its Party.Congratulation,well done !!!

Anonymous said...

I won't relied on ah Khmer-Yuon's
Media (Sralang Khmer) for anything
even if you paid me.

Anonymous said...

I won't relied on ah Communist-Yuon's
Hanoi (Nhan dan) for anything
even if you paid me.

Anonymous said...

RELATED IMPORTANT INFO-
Gen. Chum Tong Heng has also prticipated in Offer to the Golden Land Co. Taiwanese Company of more 5,000 ha land in Chamsangker Commune, Srok Phnom Srouch, Kampong Speu( the lands are robbed from people there), now this land is in Doubt: it keep very strictly to enter by people.. there is a high Tower made of Congrete..patrolled by Army of so-called Development Army under controlled of Chum Tong Henh.. the Armies have constructed sevaral small camps 1- to avoid people to enter the area, 2- to patrol if any one see what they are doing ...there is s mall mount called Phnom Sleuk, the armies stand on there and use biniculars to look at every where if some one enter they will stop. 3- those armies led by Mr.Ya Sary,Mr. Sambath and Mr. Nick name Mao of the so-called development Army Office of Ministry of Defence alway stop the Ox carts to collect money.........
4- Those armies have fired many house/cottages of people there in last dried season. Treaten the people of work /plant some crops in their own land there...
we think Many other illegal activities/secrecy must to be there....
We propose, the concerned Authorities and NGO/Human Rights Org. to visit there and have a research/investigation as soon as possible.

From (On behalf of Local People in Phum Teuk Tla, Phum Ressey, Chamsangker Commune, Srok Phnom Srouch, Kampong Speu)

Anonymous said...

OUR DOUBT and WORRY:
What does happen there in Chamsangker Commune, Srok Phnom Srouch, Kampong Speu), in the land of GOLDEN LAND CO.LTD.
May it be the same as in Treng Trayeung Phnom Srouch Drug Affair???
Should /Must any authority investigate it ???
Why the doors there are closed..
Why at some night there were a Truck full of unknown materials escorted by soldiers with other vehicles transported something to the mount called Phnom Sleuk /the smallest mountain thereby with a Carve made deeply by concrete Cementlast year! why a Tower of around 20-30 m high there what for ???
Why that area controlled by Development Armies ?? Secrecy/ Mystery ???
DRUG ????

{This info is obtained From the Local Phnom Srouch people}

Anonymous said...

Are we going to suffer by CPP war?

Anonymous said...

Maybe after the opposition is gone.
CPP will never started a war within
when they are still fighting war
with oppositions; that is why they
are the strongest party of all.

Anonymous said...

OUR DOUBT and WORRY:
What does happen there in Chamsangker Commune, Srok Phnom Srouch, Kampong Speu), in the land of GOLDEN LAND CO.LTD.
May it be the same as in Treng Trayeung Phnom Srouch Drug Affair???
Should /Must any authority investigate it ???
Why the doors there are closed..
Why at some night there were a Truck full of unknown materials escorted by soldiers with other vehicles transported something to the mount called Phnom Sleuk /the smallest mountain thereby with a Carve made deeply by concrete Cementlast year! why a Tower of around 20-30 m high there what for ???
Why that area controlled by Development Armies ?? Secrecy/ Mystery ???
DRUG ????

{This info is obtained From the Local Phnom Srouch people}

HOW TO GO THER: LOCATION- from PPenh to West NR No.4, KM No. 73, Turn Left(south) by Main Gate of Wat Damnak Trach go ahead about 4-5km untill Wat Damnak Tarch.. go ahead South..to SalaKhum Dambok Roung Turn Left again(East) about 3km you will arrive Phum Teuk Tla go ahead to see ...there Militant Camps ....ask people for enquiry)