Friday, April 18, 2008

Police Unlawfully Kill Man: Group

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
17 April 2008


One of three policemen in Preah Vihear province shot a man dead over Khmer New Year, two rights workers for Adhoc said Thursday.

Din Bros was killed while driving with another man in Or Kleng Poar village, Tbeng Meanchey district, said Hor Neath, an Adhoc coordinator for Preah Vihear.

The rights group was investigating allegations police had done the killing, he said.

The victim’s family members could be reached for comment, but Chan Saveth, a second investigator for Adhoc, confirmed the report.

The shooting is a serious violation of human rights and contradicts our constitution,” Chan Saveth said.

Preah Vihear police could not be reached for comment late Thursday.

Preah Vihear Deputy Governor Sar Sam Ol said he had just returned from Khmer New Year and had not yet heard about the case.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are living under a slow motion killing field!

Please help us (Cambodia)reformed the Police, the Army, and the justice!

Forget about Pol Pot past, Help us now when we still alive, PLEASE!!!!

Anonymous said...

Everyone should realise that the police in Cambodia are VIETNAMESE. Cambodia has turned into a Vietnamese Police state much like Laos.