By Sary Rath
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) issued yesterday a statement dated 06 August asking the police unit in charge of investigation and the Pursat provincial court, to review the case of Oeun Vannak, the deputy military police chief for the province of Pursat, who is accused of beating up reporter Heng Veasna in O’Thkov village, Roleab commune, Sampov Meas district, Pursat province. The alleged beating took place on 04 August.
According to preliminary investigation by CCHR, the attack on the reporter took place because he wrote an article critical of a judge who ordered the release of a Vietnamese criminal, and the neglect of the deputy prosecutor of a lawsuit brought up by the people asking for intervention. The article also criticized an official of the fisheries department who happens to be a friend of Oeun Vannak, the deputy military police chief for Pursat province.
RFA could not obtain an immediate confirmation from any court official, or from the police authority, regarding the request made by CCHR about the beating of reporter Heng Veasna.
According to preliminary investigation by CCHR, the attack on the reporter took place because he wrote an article critical of a judge who ordered the release of a Vietnamese criminal, and the neglect of the deputy prosecutor of a lawsuit brought up by the people asking for intervention. The article also criticized an official of the fisheries department who happens to be a friend of Oeun Vannak, the deputy military police chief for Pursat province.
RFA could not obtain an immediate confirmation from any court official, or from the police authority, regarding the request made by CCHR about the beating of reporter Heng Veasna.
3 comments:
Khmer hates Khmer by protecting Yuon criminals living in Cambodia! Why does Khmer hate Khmer like that?
Khmer sralanh/love Khmer!
This is why we need terrors in the country. We need rebels who go against the corrupted gov't, who fight for the people. We need assassins to take out these damn youn puppets.
Sad but true. Khmer in general care first for themselves and their family, and within those family, they care less about their cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.
It's always about me, me, me. National pride and unity is not a top priority among your average Khmer, ones living in Cambodia anyway. Many Khmer would rather call themselves Chinese or other ethnicity, rather than Khmer. For example, "R u Khmer?" oh, yeah, I'm also part Chinese. Yea, I'm more proud of my 33% Chinese blood.
That's how sad it is. A khmer who's not even fully Chinese decorates his whole house with Chinese symbols and arts. Even though he was born in Cambodia, has Khmer blood, can only speak Chinese because he goes to a Chinese school, he is more proud of his 33% Chinese blood than Khmer. Singaporeans identify themselves more as Singaporeans (even though many has 100% Chinese blood) than Chinese.
Khmer people aren't just suffering physically and emotionally, but psychologically as well. It will 1 to 2 generations for Khmer people be proud of who they are.
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