PHNOM PENH, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Ngor Srun, secretary of state at the Cambodian Council of Ministers and top aid for Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, was the victim of an acid attack Sunday morning and now in Thailand for further medical care, said police source here Monday.
The attack occurred in downtown Phnom Penh, as Srun ended his participation of a major general election campaign for the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and prepared to bring his vehicle to a nearby workshop for mechanical check, said the source.
Srun was hospitalized at the Calmette Hospital around 11:00 a.m. local time Sunday and transferred to Thailand later in the afternoon, the source said.
Police refused to give more details of the crime.
English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily Monday quoted hospital source as saying that Srun was burnt on the left side of his face, ear and chest.
His wounds were cleaned, treated and bandaged in the emergency room over the course of two hours, said the source.
"The patient's symptoms seemed fine. But with an acid attack, it is hard to predict," the source added.
Meanwhile, the paper quoted an anonymous man as saying that "this is a family problem, (but) I want to keep it a secret."
Srun, a CPP member, is husband to the second daughter of Cambodian Senator President Chea Sim.
This has been the second high-profile crime so far during Cambodia's general election month, which started in June and will end on July 27.
Friday, veteran reporter Khim Sambo and his son were shot dead on street. Sambo used to work as part-time contributor for the Khmer Conscience News, a Cambodian-language newspaper closed affiliated with major opposition party.
The attack occurred in downtown Phnom Penh, as Srun ended his participation of a major general election campaign for the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and prepared to bring his vehicle to a nearby workshop for mechanical check, said the source.
Srun was hospitalized at the Calmette Hospital around 11:00 a.m. local time Sunday and transferred to Thailand later in the afternoon, the source said.
Police refused to give more details of the crime.
English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily Monday quoted hospital source as saying that Srun was burnt on the left side of his face, ear and chest.
His wounds were cleaned, treated and bandaged in the emergency room over the course of two hours, said the source.
"The patient's symptoms seemed fine. But with an acid attack, it is hard to predict," the source added.
Meanwhile, the paper quoted an anonymous man as saying that "this is a family problem, (but) I want to keep it a secret."
Srun, a CPP member, is husband to the second daughter of Cambodian Senator President Chea Sim.
This has been the second high-profile crime so far during Cambodia's general election month, which started in June and will end on July 27.
Friday, veteran reporter Khim Sambo and his son were shot dead on street. Sambo used to work as part-time contributor for the Khmer Conscience News, a Cambodian-language newspaper closed affiliated with major opposition party.
21 comments:
What kind of nation is this? Shoot and acid attack like a normal daily life. What a barbaric society?
I love my people, but this present Khmer government is being bitterly cursed. One sick society at the root left over from the Khmer Rouge regime. This may be just the beginning of the end of CPP.
Let's address this issue.
Acid has now become a weapon - a horrible one. Its trade and use should be regulated. Acid trade should be licenced. Traders should be made to keep a verifiable account of the quantity of acid they buy and sell. They further should be made to register the name, address and ID card number of all buyers. Sale should be refused to buyers who refuse to give such particulars.
The police should look into this a acid trade and propose the enactment of a law on this trade. They should organise debates on this issue to collect ideas for the legislation and for its effective enforcement.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
cpp = corruption, intimidation, assassination
Dr. Mong Hay,
I think that we cannot control the problem. Look at the vehicles circulating in PP now, many are illlegal import, we cannot control all the vehicle.
This is typically how Ah Savage Infidel Scam Rainxy treated his political rivals. The motherfucker is pure evil from hell. Let's vote CPP to send him back to srok Norouk.
I agree with Dr Lao Mong Hai. If we have a will we will have a way. THe problem of Cambodia at present is a systematic strategy of the leader to make monies for himself and not for the interest of the Nation.
We should give license to people with chemistry degree to control all businesses with chemical substances. Other people without a degree and doing this business will be arrested. Until now, all pharmaceutical products are still running by everyone because Hun Sen do not want to stop it and to give all these businesses to all pharmacists because people such as Sok Kong, Duong Chhiv etc.. and etc.. want to run those businesses. From 1995 until now, the association of Cambodian pharmacists cannot win their arguments because they shared Hun Sen. Areak Prey
Dr L Mong Hay
Your points are good, but to implement or consider it we first must have leaders with good consciences. Otherwise it's like pouring water on a duck's head if we talk to the current leaders.
It will never be solved any problems in the Khmer society unless the people want to change their mentality.
Regulating acid is kinda impossible, you can extract it from a car battery.
It will never stop as long as you don't throw the perpetrator in jail.
And the willingness of the ruling party to do this is -35%.
Is it a case of family feud or is it a case of political feud - power struggle between the Chea Sim and Hun Sen faction? I think it is a power struggle between these two factions within the CPP. Chea Sim and Chea Sim's son-in-law are very powerful, so normal people would not dare to attack them with an acid. It must be an order from some powerful people within the Hun Sen camp to intimidate the Chea Sim faction due to power struggle.
Sok An's son is Hun Sen's son in law. Sok Puthivuth married to Hun Mali. Ngor Srun is Chea Sim's son in law. If Srun works for Sok An and why Hun Sen and Chea Sim fight?
Because Sok An and Hun Sen are related by their children marriage.
Acid attack is a very serious crime and it is often used to revenge family or love's dispute. Therefore why doesn't the government set any law or measure to crack this bad practice.
We Cambodian people should not just blame each party or government, we'd better work together to reinforce the praqctice the rule of law and create a peace society by providing our citizen with enough education, knowlegde and learn to be responsible for their action.
While the [police and court] must provide fair justice to peolpe in this society.Dear Cambodia ! let's practise and follow our BUDDHA'S LEADERSHIP.
KHMER MUST EACH OTHER!!!
IT IS TIME TO CHOOSE YOUR GOOD LEADER.
Keep the attack going.Acid attack occurred only when the mistress has no respect for the first wife or the husband is cheating.
I think this idiot Ngor Srun has attacked from his own wife for not being faithfull to her. I believe that after this acid attack, this Idiot Ngor Srun will be thrown out from CHea Sim' daughter.
Dear Dr Lao,
Are you OK ?
I think you're smarter more than that !
Are you talking to the DEAF society ?
Out of Acid what's else,do you ask them to debate ? They jusy killed another khmer journalist,Khim Sambo,do we should have a debate of Gun ?
....More than 10 yrs,these animals
do not even finish its Anti=Corruption Law (?).Why & Why ?
IT IS NOT A POLITICAL OR WHAT SO EVER OTHER RELATED EVENT ACID ATTACK!!!!
It is just a pussy story....
Generally, attack by this way is related to love affair, triangle relations and so on...
HERE, IT IS THE CASE ALSO....
Great news! Let these corrupt CPP dogs get a taste of their own medecin.
Acid attack is understandable,next time use URINE alright.
មិនបាច់និយាយទេ កូនស្រីជា ស៊ីមនោះ, ប្តីផង សាហាយផង ប្រុសផង រាប់មិនអស់!
10:25 how stupid your father is?
10.25 is absolutely correct.
your short sighted will remain short that way 1.03am.
Hun Xen camp has all the money that flow to srok khmer, yet Chea Sim faction is nothing compared to Hun Xen's clan. That is a fact.
Chan,
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