Press Release
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 is the U.S. Department of State’s annual, statutorily mandated assessment of trends in international terrorism, which includes a country by country breakdown of foreign government cooperation in the War on Terror. The report covers events from January to December 2006.
The portion of the report specific to Cambodia is reproduced below. Media inquiries on the report should be directed to the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section. The complete report may be found on the State Department's website at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/.
Cambodia Country Report on Terrorism
Cambodia's ability to investigate potential terrorist activities was limited by a lack of training and resources. An absence of comprehensive domestic legislation to combat terrorism also hindered the government’s ability to arrest and prosecute terrorists. Cambodia's political leadership, however, demonstrated a strong commitment to take aggressive legal action against terrorists.
There were no indications that specific terrorist groups operated in Cambodia, but porous borders and endemic corruption could make the country vulnerable to a terrorist presence. The Cambodian government believed that the Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF), which carried out an armed attack in November 2000 that killed eight people, are still capable of carrying out attacks in Cambodia. The leader of this group was arrested in California in 2005. The Cambodian government was working with the FBI to bring the leader of the CFF to trial in the United States.
Various officials were identified to take positions in Cambodia’s National Counterterrorism Committee (NCTC), a policy level decision-making body established by the government in 2005 and chaired by the prime minister. The Australian military conducted a conference with the NCTC in August and expressed its intention to follow-up with a tabletop exercise with the Center.
In addition to providing assistance for the NCTC, the Australian government was helping Cambodia draft a new counterterrorism law. The draft law was being reviewed by the relevant legislative committee and the national legislature was expected to adopt it. The Australian and U.K. governments jointly sponsored a National Seminar on Counterterrorism in April to help train the Cambodian military and police. The Malaysian government cooperated with the Cambodian government on Malaysia-specific cases.
In December, following the visit of the Sri Lankan prime minister, the Cambodian government announced that a Sri Lankan military intelligence official would work with police and defense officials on intelligence matters. His announcement followed Prime Minister Hun Sen's assurance to his Sri Lankan counterpart that the Tamil Tiger rebels would not receive arms smuggled from Cambodia, although the government acknowledged it was likely this has occurred in the past. Cambodia has destroyed 200,000 small arms over the last several years with EU assistance, and, with U.S. assistance, has destroyed its stockpile of MANPADS.
With U.S. assistance, the Government of Cambodia installed computerized border control systems at Phnom Penh and Siem Riep airports and at the land border crossing of Poipet and Koh Kong. The Cambodian government also cooperated fully with U.S. requests to monitor terrorists and terrorist entities listed as supporters of terrorist financing.
Released May 1, 2007
The portion of the report specific to Cambodia is reproduced below. Media inquiries on the report should be directed to the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section. The complete report may be found on the State Department's website at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/.
Cambodia Country Report on Terrorism
Cambodia's ability to investigate potential terrorist activities was limited by a lack of training and resources. An absence of comprehensive domestic legislation to combat terrorism also hindered the government’s ability to arrest and prosecute terrorists. Cambodia's political leadership, however, demonstrated a strong commitment to take aggressive legal action against terrorists.
There were no indications that specific terrorist groups operated in Cambodia, but porous borders and endemic corruption could make the country vulnerable to a terrorist presence. The Cambodian government believed that the Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF), which carried out an armed attack in November 2000 that killed eight people, are still capable of carrying out attacks in Cambodia. The leader of this group was arrested in California in 2005. The Cambodian government was working with the FBI to bring the leader of the CFF to trial in the United States.
Various officials were identified to take positions in Cambodia’s National Counterterrorism Committee (NCTC), a policy level decision-making body established by the government in 2005 and chaired by the prime minister. The Australian military conducted a conference with the NCTC in August and expressed its intention to follow-up with a tabletop exercise with the Center.
In addition to providing assistance for the NCTC, the Australian government was helping Cambodia draft a new counterterrorism law. The draft law was being reviewed by the relevant legislative committee and the national legislature was expected to adopt it. The Australian and U.K. governments jointly sponsored a National Seminar on Counterterrorism in April to help train the Cambodian military and police. The Malaysian government cooperated with the Cambodian government on Malaysia-specific cases.
In December, following the visit of the Sri Lankan prime minister, the Cambodian government announced that a Sri Lankan military intelligence official would work with police and defense officials on intelligence matters. His announcement followed Prime Minister Hun Sen's assurance to his Sri Lankan counterpart that the Tamil Tiger rebels would not receive arms smuggled from Cambodia, although the government acknowledged it was likely this has occurred in the past. Cambodia has destroyed 200,000 small arms over the last several years with EU assistance, and, with U.S. assistance, has destroyed its stockpile of MANPADS.
With U.S. assistance, the Government of Cambodia installed computerized border control systems at Phnom Penh and Siem Riep airports and at the land border crossing of Poipet and Koh Kong. The Cambodian government also cooperated fully with U.S. requests to monitor terrorists and terrorist entities listed as supporters of terrorist financing.
Released May 1, 2007
11 comments:
See, I told you that we are not
an expert in investigation.
Especially, those union leaders
muder cases. So stop crying and
stop losing khmers' jobs. Get it?
How can you do investigation if you're the one that doing the terror. The only terrorist are from government and no doubt about it, you know it and I know it.
A:54PM YOU ARE MAY BE THE RELATIVE OF THE KILLERS.
DO MAIR AH HUN XEN'S SONS.
This is a joke! AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government taking credit for taking out the CFF!!What is so special about CFF? CFF is so special because it anti-communist AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave puppet government installed since 1979!!!ahhahahahh I hope AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave is not confused with Cambodian Football Federation (CFF)!ahahhahhah
I like to see Uncle SAM installing more computerized border control system along Cambodia borders near the Vietcong and the Thaicong borders!!!! I like to see those blue uniform Thaicong army in action acrossing Cambodian border to terrorize those dirt poor helpless Cambodian farmer!!What about the Vietcong army who are still telling Cambodian people what do on their land!!!!
I don't need to be a fucken expert in terrorism to know what is best for Cambodia!!!!ahahahhahhahah
What the fuck are you (1:11)talking
about, "more computerized border
control ...," we haven't got our
first one yet, you con artist.
Plus, it aint as easy as you think
it is. Our power grids aint up to
where it should be yet. I hope
the damn system works on solar
power, not to mention no sytem is
unhackable.
To 2:13AM!
Hey motherfucker!!!I was talking to Uncle SAM!! Did I ever said that Cambodia has the so called computerized border control system yet!!!
I know Uncle SAM has it!! I thought Uncle SAM concerns about terrorists issues!!!!So that why I gave Uncle SAM some suggestion here!!! So what the fuck do you want!!!!
I like to see you cross Uncle SAM border and tell me what will happen! I like to see you cross China border and tell me what will happen!!!ahahhahahhaah
You talk as if you know so much about computerized border control system!!!!ahahhahahhaah You are such a punkbitch!!!!Do you know how many spies the Chinese caught who are trying to enter their border illegally???
There are so many hidden telescopic camera and night vision camera located everywhere along the borders and the rest just sit and wait and the prey will come!!!ahhahahhah
This will be the best thing for Cambodia to have because it will document every action of the Vietcong and the Thaicong terrorists aggression on poor helpless Cambodian farmers!!!!!
Ah ... shut the fuck up, 6:34.
Every year, hundreds thousands
of Mexicans jumping your Uncle
Sam's fence. Cut the bullshit,
will ya?
To 8:57AM dumb ass! ahahahahahah
Duh! Do you think Uncle SAM don't that!!!ahahahhahha Who do you blame? Uncle SAM? It is big American businesses who favor illegal immigrant in United States which help provided cheap labor!!!
American economy can benefit greatly from cheap labor!!!
I like to see Osama Bin Laden cross Uncle SAM border and tell me what will happen!!!ahahhahhahahhh
I am talking about camera with facial recognition software which can detect any terrorist on the FBI list!!!!
I like to see your face on the FBI list and I want to see if camera system really work or not!!!!ahahah
Damn, all we ever hear from you
(11:11) is one excuse after
another. Hey, if you want cheap
labor, we got plenty here. You
can't get any cheaper anywhere
else. Get it?
To 5:13PM dumb ass!!
This ain't no excuse but a reality!! The reason that you can afford cheap food to put on your fucken table because of cheap Mexican labor motherfucker!!!!!
You wish that Uncle SAM would grant you a work permit to work in the U.S.!!!!ahahhaha You are dreaming man!!!!
No, that is not my wish. We prefer
your uncle Sam to import more cheap
Khmer's goods legally instead of
using cheap illegal immigrants.
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