Phnom Penh's regime police forces defending the interest of the communist Hanoi's regime which oppresses Khmer Krom people. (Photo: Khmer Krom Network)10 June 2007
By Sav Yuth Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
An official from a human rights NGO said that a Cambodian Buddhist monk was seriously injured and had to be transported to the Preah Vihear province hospital on Saturday night after he sustained a severe beating all over his body by several military police officers from the province of Preah Vihear.
Sem Ven, local Adhoc investigation aid official, said that 35-year-old monk Chea Nan was seriously injured when he was beaten up by military police officers who did not know the actual situation. Sem Ven said: “His head is completely bandaged but near his ears, there is a lot of blood, and his foot bears severe (beating) markings.”
Monk (Bikkhu) Chea Nan who is currently hospitalized said on Sunday afternoon that he entered monkhood in the Prom Kesor pagoda, in Veal Rinh commune, Prey Nub district (Sihanoukville), but he left to live in Kompong Chrey pagoda, Kompong Srolao commune, Chheb district, Preah Vihear province.
The reason he was beaten up the police officers was because he had on him a sword. He said that he asked for a ride back to his pagoda in Preah Vihear, from a drunk military police officer.
Monk Chea Nan said: “I had with me a sword which I use as magic sword to thwart off the devils and curses.”
Yon Kea, Preah Vihear military police commander, admitted that his officers did beat up the monk because they found several knives on him, the officer then took him by motorcycle to police command post to question him, but the monk resisted the police officers.
Yon Kea said: “There was a report that someone shot my officers. (One of the officers) was riding his motorcycle, (the monk) called (the police officer) for a ride, our group was suspicious of him, and to ask for more information, we took him the command post, then he started fighting and he had two or three weapons, so my officers were defending themselves, and the incidents ensued.”
Cambodian Buddhist monks consider such police beating on a religious monk wearing his orange robe as an act of violence.
Dr Nhem Kim Teng, a monk who completed his PhD degree from India, said that violence should not be used against a religious monk. “If the monk perpetrated a crime, he should be defrocked first, then he can be handed over to the police to take care of him according to the law.”
Human rights observers in Cambodia accuse the Cambodian authority of always using violence against monks such as during the police attack on demonstrating monks in 1998, and more recently to prevent a number of Khmer Krom monks from demonstrating.
Sem Ven, local Adhoc investigation aid official, said that 35-year-old monk Chea Nan was seriously injured when he was beaten up by military police officers who did not know the actual situation. Sem Ven said: “His head is completely bandaged but near his ears, there is a lot of blood, and his foot bears severe (beating) markings.”
Monk (Bikkhu) Chea Nan who is currently hospitalized said on Sunday afternoon that he entered monkhood in the Prom Kesor pagoda, in Veal Rinh commune, Prey Nub district (Sihanoukville), but he left to live in Kompong Chrey pagoda, Kompong Srolao commune, Chheb district, Preah Vihear province.
The reason he was beaten up the police officers was because he had on him a sword. He said that he asked for a ride back to his pagoda in Preah Vihear, from a drunk military police officer.
Monk Chea Nan said: “I had with me a sword which I use as magic sword to thwart off the devils and curses.”
Yon Kea, Preah Vihear military police commander, admitted that his officers did beat up the monk because they found several knives on him, the officer then took him by motorcycle to police command post to question him, but the monk resisted the police officers.
Yon Kea said: “There was a report that someone shot my officers. (One of the officers) was riding his motorcycle, (the monk) called (the police officer) for a ride, our group was suspicious of him, and to ask for more information, we took him the command post, then he started fighting and he had two or three weapons, so my officers were defending themselves, and the incidents ensued.”
Cambodian Buddhist monks consider such police beating on a religious monk wearing his orange robe as an act of violence.
Dr Nhem Kim Teng, a monk who completed his PhD degree from India, said that violence should not be used against a religious monk. “If the monk perpetrated a crime, he should be defrocked first, then he can be handed over to the police to take care of him according to the law.”
Human rights observers in Cambodia accuse the Cambodian authority of always using violence against monks such as during the police attack on demonstrating monks in 1998, and more recently to prevent a number of Khmer Krom monks from demonstrating.
2 comments:
AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave is afraid of a sword? ahahhahahhahah! Tell me how big the fucken sword is! Is this a samurai sword? ahahahhahah!
I had seen the children of corruption Cambodian officials or wealthy Cambodian people carry samurai swords and I don't see AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave army beat them up when they get caught! ahahhahahhahahhaha!
It is ok! Just watch when the blue uniform Thaicong armies enter Cambodia to kill Cambodian people and AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave army is nowhere to be found! Ahhahahhah I am not surprise because this is not the first time that AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave treated Cambodian monk like little children!
The beating was wrong and illegal regardless of what crimes the monk committed. There shall be justice.
As for the monk, he should be believing in magic since that is contradicting to Buddhism. He maybe trying to scam people or committing fraud. As for fighting back with the Military Police, it may happened but regardless, it was in the police post. No one can claim self defense for this matter.
The Monk should be defrocked and the Military Police Officers involved jailed and the Police Chief should lose his job. The Prime Minister should be voted out!
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