Monday, June 04, 2007

Out of poverty, a woman stole a boy and tried to sell him for 2,000 Bath (~$58)

Chea Soeun (L) and Seng Chhovy (R) (Photo: Khun Chhang, Koh Santepheap newspaper)

Sunday, June 03, 2007
Koh Santepheap newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

Koh Kong Province – 39-year-old Chea Soeun who was born in Prey veng province, and who is currently living in a rented home on Village No. 3, Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong province, was arrested by the anti-human trafficking police on 30 May 2007. She is accused of stealing Seng Chhovy, a 4-year-old boy, from the Dorng Tung market, and of attempting to sell the boy for 2,000 Bath (~$58) at the Cham Yeam village, Pak Khlorng commune.

The anti-human trafficking police said that on 27 may 2007, Seng Chhovy accompanied his grandmother from Prey Angkonh village, Trapeang Roung commune, Koh Kong district, to go to the Dorng Tung market. While Ho Mom – Seng Chhovy’s grandmother – was busy making purchases, Chea Soeun pulled the boy by his hand and took him away. When Seng Chhovy’s grandmother discovered that he was missing, she reported to the police and sent out her relatives to look for the boy.

The police said on 30 May 2007, the police encountered Chea Soeun holding a boy hand, going door to door, trying to sell him at Cham Yeam village for 2,000 Bath. The police then proceeded to arrest her. Chea Soeun confessed to the police that she is a widow, working to wash people’s clothes from home to home, she lives in a rented home on Pak Khlorng commune. Poverty forced her to steal the boy and to try to sell him off.

The police returned the boy to his grandmother, and Chea Soeun was sent to court.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Because of Ah Samdech fake Hun Shit's corruptions, people are getting poorer and poorer.

Anonymous said...

Wrong, it is Ah Sam Nazi who denied
her jobs for decades that made her
resort to stealing kids for moneys.
What else is she going to do, died
waiting for job? Therefore it is
obvious that Ah Sam Nazi have
committed serious violation against
human right, and he must be stopped
and deported back to Canada.

Khmer Young said...

Some time our same Cambodian nationals feel disgust and hate towards those who have committed wrong such as sell themselves for prostitution, trade daughters, begging, street smuggling and in case of this woman...etc

Regarding this same action, there are huge numbers of young children and youth are jailed in the prison. We don't see that they have been doing wrong at all, of course, the government has long time starved and unemployed them....they have been acting for life survival...this is so shameful for Hun Sen government is what I said is true!

Government should pay much attention and resort their thinking about those wrong-doing-poor-people.

KY

Anonymous said...

Wrong, the jailed people are okay.
Ah Sam Nazi et Al are also part of
the government, but they had done
shit for the country except for
sucking up millions and millions
of dollars of our the taxpayers
moneys.

Anonymous said...

6.11 am, shit, you don't anything about your own dumb head. you'd better off dying in the american land, if you never learn anything good and apply to cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Oh no ... not the American shit.
Anyway, what did I missed, 9:00?

Anonymous said...

you missed your whole brain, idiot

Anonymous said...

whoever said Ah Hun See Pee Pee governmet were good for Cambodia. I say you are made from Ah kwak's shit and born premature, that's why you did not know right from wrong. In fact, Ah Idiot CPP always deny and deny what they are destroying the country. Go To Hell Pouk Ah Louch Cheat!!!

Anonymous said...

Well, you must be on drug, if you
see any destruction in Cambodia,
10:19.

Anonymous said...

You must have been brain washed if you had not seen any social problems caused by the corrupt CPP government in Cambodia.

The powerful local CPP officials grabbed her farm land, as well as other people's lands, and that is how she ended up like that. Of course, it is the CPP's classic tactic to blame all these problems on everyone else, except themselves.

I guess they will also accuse Global Witness of illegal logging at some stage! Just wait while the evidence is being fabricated at the CPP Headquarters.

Anonymous said...

Noope, I see poverty is the cause
of social problem, not a minor
corruption in government.

Anonymous said...

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