Thursday, February 14, 2008

Cambodia Police Generals, Hun Sen's Close Aides, Said Still in Confrontation

National Police Chief Gen. Hok Lundy(L) and Police Gen. Dul Koeun (R)

Dul Koeun and Hok Lundy Are Still in Confrontation

13 Feb 08
By Ratanak
Sralanh Khmer newspaper

Translated from Khmer by Anonymous

Dul Koeun, deputy commissioner of the National Police and director general of the Logistics Department, is again being in confrontation with Hok Lundy, commissioner of the National Police at the time when Prime Minister Hun Sen entrusts Dul Koeun with more works to do.

An official at the Interior Ministry disclosed that lately, Hun Sen had assigned Dul Koeun to be in charge of receiving officials from other parties who joined and worked with the Cambodian People's Party [CPP]. While the process proceeded, Dul Koeun was being in the spotlight. He behaved cockily and his underlings at the [Logistics] department, too, showed arrogance toward their colleagues in the party.

The official also disclosed that Hok Lundy did not really dare challenge Dul Koeun as before, because he also confronted Sok An, deputy prime minister and minister of the Council of Ministers Office. Besides, Dul Koeun also had good relationship with four-golden-star Gen. Kon Kim, a deputy commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and Hing Bun-heang, Hun Sen's chief bodyguard. Therefore, Hok Lundy dared not strongly confront Dul Koeun as previously, despite the haughtiness displayed by Dul Koeun's subordinates.

The source further disclosed that last year, the conflict between Hok Lundy and Dul Koeun was extremely tense due to Hok Lundy's objection to the establishment of the Interior Ministry's Logistics Department, which permits Dul Koeun to spend money without the need of going through the national police commissioner. However, after Hun Sen mediated, it subsided for a while.

Moreover, the interior ministry official disclosed that lately, Dul Koeun was much more recognized than Hok Lundy, because he had managed to persuade officials of other parties to join the CPP. Hok Lundy was not impressed as before by the head of the government since the story about Heng Peou, former deputy commissioner of the National Police and adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, broke out.

Nevertheless, Hun Sen still considered Hok Lundy his right-hand man, because the national police chief had led some 400 military police officers to surround Senate Chairman Chea Sim's residence in the night of 12 July 2004, forcing the latter to sign the constitutional appendix on the formation of the packaged government and National Assembly. As such, Hun Sen had only appreciated Dul Koeun to an extent that does not cause Hok Lundy to lose face too much.

The interior ministry official also disclosed that if Prime Minister Hun Sen did not take action in time, the confrontation between Dul Koeun and Hok Lundy might erupt on the eve of the election.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let's pray that the confrontation escaltes.

Anonymous said...

Believe me these two clowns will kill each other one day soon. Since Heng Pov issue, HoK LunDy is kind of fangless. USA doesn't like Heng Pov too. USA will ask HUN SEN to get rid of HOK LunDY. USA will ask Vietnam to stay away from Cambodia internal affair. USA will ask most of HUN SEN officials about 20 of them to be trialed.

Anonymous said...

A bunch of phunkcing idiots with fake general stars and fake degrees. They have long titles in their names. penis size of a bean sprount, ego as big as their bank account. This is the problem with cambodia, a communist country in denial.

Anonymous said...

it is called dialogue, working together to find a solution, agreeable solution that is.

Anonymous said...

Let them kill each other. There is no such thing as dialogue, its shoot first and then ask. Hopefully they will wipe each other out.