Monk-thief was defrocked and arrested (Photo: Samay Thmei, Koh Santepheap newspaper)Unbelievable story: Monk robs 2 million riels ($500) from a beggar
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Koh Santepheap newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Battambang province: One monk was arrested by the Thmar Kaul district police and handed over the Sovann Bopharam Thmar Kaul pagoda committee and its abbot on 11 May, after the police found out that the monk used a cleaver knife to attack a couple of son and father beggars, causing serious injuries on one of them, and robbing the beggars of 2.1 million riels (~$500). The robbery attack took place at 9:30 PM on 10 May when the two beggars were resting for the night at a pagoda in Poy Yung village, Ta Poung commune, Thmar Kaul district, Battambang province.
Khim Ho, also known as Er, the arrested monk, is a 19-year-old monk, native of 42 village, Poipet commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, he took the vow at the Mong Chen pagoda, Poipet commune, before coming over to reside at the Sovann Bopharam Thmar Kaul pagoda during the past month. The police indicated that the monk used a cleaver knife to ax two beggars: 51-year-old Moeung Poeung received two cuts on the back of his head, but his son was not injured. The monk then robbed 2.1 million riels from the beggars.
The police said that the two victims came from Svay Rieng province, and they begged in the province of Battambang for several years now. The money robbed was saved by the father for a long period of time. On the morning after the robbery attack, monk Khim Ho was suspected by the police of perpetrating the robbery and was taken by the police for questioning.
In front of the police, the suspected monk confessed that 2 days earlier, the two beggars brought 2.1 million riels and asked him to safe keep it for them while they travel around to beg. On 10 May morning, the father came to ask for his money back so they can return back home. Khim Ho then gave the man back his money. Nevertheless, the 2 beggars asked the monk to rest for the night inside the building. In the middle of the night, Khim Ho took off his monk robe, and changed to street clothes, he had with him a cleaver knife when he went after the 2 sleeping beggars. He then axed the father twice on the head, put all the money in a bag, and fled the scene.
Later on Khim Ho went back to his room and changed to his monk robe back. During that night the pagoda went on full alert, but no one reported the incident to the police, it was only until daybreak that the police was informed.
Phim Mot, the deputy police inspector of Thmar Kaul district, said that the monk went to fetch the stolen money from his hiding place inside a stupa, but when he handed over the money to the owner, there was only 1.1 million riels, whereas the owner claimed that 2.1 million riels was stolen from him. The police inspector said that he handed over Khim Ho to the pagoda committee and its abbot so that they defrock him. He will then take Khim Ho back with him to build the case and send him to court.
Khim Ho, also known as Er, the arrested monk, is a 19-year-old monk, native of 42 village, Poipet commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, he took the vow at the Mong Chen pagoda, Poipet commune, before coming over to reside at the Sovann Bopharam Thmar Kaul pagoda during the past month. The police indicated that the monk used a cleaver knife to ax two beggars: 51-year-old Moeung Poeung received two cuts on the back of his head, but his son was not injured. The monk then robbed 2.1 million riels from the beggars.
The police said that the two victims came from Svay Rieng province, and they begged in the province of Battambang for several years now. The money robbed was saved by the father for a long period of time. On the morning after the robbery attack, monk Khim Ho was suspected by the police of perpetrating the robbery and was taken by the police for questioning.
In front of the police, the suspected monk confessed that 2 days earlier, the two beggars brought 2.1 million riels and asked him to safe keep it for them while they travel around to beg. On 10 May morning, the father came to ask for his money back so they can return back home. Khim Ho then gave the man back his money. Nevertheless, the 2 beggars asked the monk to rest for the night inside the building. In the middle of the night, Khim Ho took off his monk robe, and changed to street clothes, he had with him a cleaver knife when he went after the 2 sleeping beggars. He then axed the father twice on the head, put all the money in a bag, and fled the scene.
Later on Khim Ho went back to his room and changed to his monk robe back. During that night the pagoda went on full alert, but no one reported the incident to the police, it was only until daybreak that the police was informed.
Phim Mot, the deputy police inspector of Thmar Kaul district, said that the monk went to fetch the stolen money from his hiding place inside a stupa, but when he handed over the money to the owner, there was only 1.1 million riels, whereas the owner claimed that 2.1 million riels was stolen from him. The police inspector said that he handed over Khim Ho to the pagoda committee and its abbot so that they defrock him. He will then take Khim Ho back with him to build the case and send him to court.
23 comments:
u stole from people...hpw about me ha.....
Pu Sen Ey Soum ah Nith Khmer Pong Soum oy ke Dek Norm Mouy Dong Tov, Pra Heil Pra Seur Cheang, Janh Tov, Khnom soum Ang Vor!!! Cham Khnom oy srey youn chea Noy Mouy!!!Prohok Khmer.
What does anyone expect from Cambodia if all the Khmers get only gangsters run the country?
Tep Vong teaches monks to steal and to kill. Check his temple will find most weapons.
Recently AH HUN SEN himself was trying to teach Cambodian monks and AH TEP VONG head monk was also trying to teach CAmbodian monk since 1979 under Vietcong occupation!!!
It is no wonder that AH HUN SEN send his police and military to beat Cambodian monks like little children!ahahahhahahhahahhah
All communist Cambodian monks need AH HUN SEN and AH TEP VONG discipline!ahahhahhahahhah
yes, yes Samdach Hun Sen is great leader like Great Briton Prime Minister Tony Blair and Tep Vong is like Pop John Paul II.
With the 5oo$ saving from begging the 2 beggers should have started a new business intead of keeing begging.
What kind of "beggars" have $500?
dan solo, you are too dumb.
Recently one homeless in NYC just passed away and guess what the police discovered? a Million US dollars in his dirty bag. He keeps begging and begging never spent.
Yep, and that is why we must
deported Ah Khmer-Yuon monks back
to south Vietnam. They have
spreaded all sorts of evilsm here.
Let the vietcong fixes them up
a little.
11:31 Am. You are Viet Cong.
I wish, Fluke's Boy!
To 11:31AM Vietcong bitch!
NO! NO! NO! There are no Khmer Krom monks here only a fucken communist monks who pretend to be a monks under AH TEP VONG leadership!!!All communist monks who had been indoctrinated by the fucken Vietcong need to go live in Hanio!!!
Well, that will be Ah Khmer-Yuon
Monk. They love to pretend to be
anything and everything. Thus,
they should be deported back to
S. Vietnam immediately.
Please feel that Khmer krom are also Khmer.We must love and help them instead of discreminating them.
Dude, Khmer-Krom has expired since
the 18th's century. Today we only
have Ah Khmer-Yuon. What that means
is Khmer interbred with Yuon to
produced Ah Khmer-Yuon. However,
you are correct to imply that a lot
of Yuons in the south are also
Khmer because they have some
Khmer's blood in them.
you fuck up youn! you mother was chinese houre, your father was a pirat go to hell where you belong, let khmer be khmer!
Yes, and let Yuon be Khmer also.
Yes, we alway let the Youn be khmer for more than 100 of years, but not the Vietnamese CongCak
Alright then shut the fuck up because there are no CongCak here.
1:30am what are you so mad about?
Take vacation in Hanoi dude, bring a Kwack along, would you, it save my kicking!
I am not mad, 1:59, but I am
overdue for a vacation in Hanoi
though. I can't wait to get my
hand on some real jey-yaw (spring
roll) and Banh-Kan (wide rice
noodle congee) in some of the newly
build restaurants, and spend
sometime sampling some of their
pastry in some of the shops on the
main streets. Maybe I will spend
a few days there. Then I will spend
a few days at the beach directly
east of Hanoi to enjoy some of
the fresh catches. And on the way
back south, I must find that newly
build amusement park that is
supposed to be a tourist attraction
that contains all sorts of
vietnamese history... . Damn, why
is the clock moved so damn slow
these days?
To 2:36AM Vietcong lover!
Why don't you stay in the Vietcong land and enjoy "real jey-yaw (springroll) and Banh-Kan (wide rice noodle congee)with dog meat every fucken day!ahaahhah.
You won't find anything like that in Cambodia during AH HUN SEN Vietcong dictatorhsip because the Vietcong told AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave not to out do any of the Vietcong achievement otherwise all the Vietcong want to live in Cambodia!ahahahhahha. But still million and million of illegal Vietcong still want to live in Cambodia including you!
I can't wait to see AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave fall from power and I don't give a fuck whether this bastard is dead or alive!
Million and million want to live
in Cambodia? That is like saying
million and million of American
want to live in Mexico. Are you
crazy?
The only Yuon that wanted to
come here are those who have high
potential and they don't want to
be resticted by the communist
system. However, as Vietnam become
more and more democracy, I really
believe a good number of them will
move back. SO STOP PANIC AND
CAUSING US ALL THE HELL FOR NOTHING!!!
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