By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
04 July 2008
A Ministry of Interior provincial border official asked Thai authorities on Friday to begin an investigation into the shooting deaths of two Cambodians, including one child, Thursday afternoon.
Tim Sareth, deputy director of the Ministry of Interior's Cambodia-Thai coordination office, told VOA Khmer by phone he was traveling to Thailand late Friday and had already requested an investigation into an alleged shooting near a border crossing in Bantey Meanchey province's O'Chhouv district.
Cambodians It On, 25, and Chea Phal, 6, were allegedly shot Thursday afternoon on the Thai side of the border, Tim Sereth said, but he would not speculate on who committed the shooting.
Thai Embassy First Secretary Chaturont Chaiyakam said Friday he did not have the details of the case, but he did not believe the Thai authorities would shoot unarmed civilians.
The shooting deaths were confirmed by O'Chhouv District Governor Keo Sen, who said Friday he was taking reports from witnesses to file a complaint with Thai border authorities.
The witnesses identified the shooter as a Thai border patrolman, he said.
Witnesses It En, sister of It On; Meas Thourn; and Muon An said they crossed the border Thursday afternoon, where they encountered an armed official who wore the black uniform of Thailand's border patrol and spoke Khmer Surin with a Thai accent.
They were part of a group of 12 people who regularly travel across the border to farm, the witnesses told VOA Khmer by phone Friday.
The witnesses said they were ordered to return to Cambodia and had walked 50 meters toward Cambodia, before the armed man opened fire.
It On was hit in the arm and back and died almost immediately, and Chea Phal was hit in the head, but did not die, the witnesses said.
Chea Phal was taken to O'Chhouv referral hospital, where he died, witnesses said.
Suth Kimsan, acting director of the O'Chhouv hospital, confirmed Chea Phal died at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. Hospital staff treated him for one hour before he died, Suth Kimsan.
Tim Sareth said Friday he will coordinate with the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand and with Thai border authorities to conduct an investigation.
Tim Sareth, deputy director of the Ministry of Interior's Cambodia-Thai coordination office, told VOA Khmer by phone he was traveling to Thailand late Friday and had already requested an investigation into an alleged shooting near a border crossing in Bantey Meanchey province's O'Chhouv district.
Cambodians It On, 25, and Chea Phal, 6, were allegedly shot Thursday afternoon on the Thai side of the border, Tim Sereth said, but he would not speculate on who committed the shooting.
Thai Embassy First Secretary Chaturont Chaiyakam said Friday he did not have the details of the case, but he did not believe the Thai authorities would shoot unarmed civilians.
The shooting deaths were confirmed by O'Chhouv District Governor Keo Sen, who said Friday he was taking reports from witnesses to file a complaint with Thai border authorities.
The witnesses identified the shooter as a Thai border patrolman, he said.
Witnesses It En, sister of It On; Meas Thourn; and Muon An said they crossed the border Thursday afternoon, where they encountered an armed official who wore the black uniform of Thailand's border patrol and spoke Khmer Surin with a Thai accent.
They were part of a group of 12 people who regularly travel across the border to farm, the witnesses told VOA Khmer by phone Friday.
The witnesses said they were ordered to return to Cambodia and had walked 50 meters toward Cambodia, before the armed man opened fire.
It On was hit in the arm and back and died almost immediately, and Chea Phal was hit in the head, but did not die, the witnesses said.
Chea Phal was taken to O'Chhouv referral hospital, where he died, witnesses said.
Suth Kimsan, acting director of the O'Chhouv hospital, confirmed Chea Phal died at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. Hospital staff treated him for one hour before he died, Suth Kimsan.
Tim Sareth said Friday he will coordinate with the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand and with Thai border authorities to conduct an investigation.
23 comments:
To all cambodians...
You vote for Hun Sen...
CPP's goal is diminish the poor's people.
So as thais, we're helping you.
Why do you complaint?
Thai Boy
Ah Nan Chai Shitty Kapic Siem Boy, learn to respond to the issue at hand ah Nan Chao piece of shit.
This is war, people. Ah Nan Chao siems drew the Cambodian blood, and we must not forget their lowly criminal land-grabbing Nan Chao Siems.
F*ck all the bad-spirited Nan Chao Siems.
tiu ni ma Ah kapis Chor Siem {thieves]...= fuck your mother Ag Siem thugs......hehheheheheh
Ah French Infidels must have respect for the Khmer border. They must stop bring in grenade to blow up Khmer people in Thailand and steal our temple.
Why Ah Siamese allowed themselve to act as evil toward Cambodians poople?.
1- Because of Hun Sen GV'T authority popetry GV'T.
2- Siam-Thai don't wanted to see Khmer Nation existing; because they're feeling needling in thier eyes.
3- They wanted to posesse all Khmer belonging as theirown.
4- They don't wanted to see Cambodia get healthier nor prosper.5- They're bullying Khmer nation and they don't care deth or alive!.
Down to Ah Siamese!
We protest against the killing unarmed civilians no matter where they are from. This is not the first time Thia solder killed Khmer civilians. Please every Cambodian boycott any Thai product. Thailand, both civilian and military personesl are evil. The country ruled by jungle law. What a shame
With Hun Sen... There's will be no protest.
Cambodians are so weak right now, nothing to eat, or maybe... we become really chicken. Everywhere in the World!!!
Everyone for themselves, selfish!
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What a courageous Siam patrol, shooting civilian!!!
Why you take on Khmer soldier, don't really have the balls I guess???
The Siam is showing to the world their hypocryte face.
Those are not civilian but temple thieves.
Thai always have been known to shoot unarmed Cambodian civilians.
They have no respect over human rights.
They have been doing for years since 1979. They shot refugees like animals.
Thailand is so cruel.
HUN SEN needs to speak up on this deads Cambodians citizens.
Fuck you SIAM!!
That is impossible. People don't shoot innocent people. They only shot criminal, spy, ..., and thieve.
Siem had shoot Many Karmen Refugees.
Phnom Dangrek,Khao I Dang I was there.They acts shooting were worse
than the Animals.
Siem are not Buddhists.
The Buddhism wouldn't harm any life.
12:16, it is Khmer not "Karmen". Anyway, thank you for slapping ah Siems with the truth in their face.
I say we send all ah Nan Chao siems back to China because they are the undeveloped barbarians of the Chinese.
The Siam are the most savage, cruel and most of South-East Asia. They hate and kill the Khmer people for no reason. It is important that government Khmer and NGO Khmer - human rights complaints against the Thai murderers for crimes against humanity and especially to assassinate the Khmer people.
Savage Siam !
"Witnesses It En, sister of It On; Meas Thourn; and Muon An said they crossed the border Thursday afternoon, where they encountered an armed official who wore the black uniform of Thailand's border patrol and spoke Khmer Surin with a Thai accent."
He's not Siam, you idiot (3:19). Not too many Siams speak Khmer Surin.
8:32PM
By posting the quotation you just show that you totally lack intelligence.
I guess you are to stupid to be aware.
Anyway kill another civilian and your Supreme Commander dick head will have to send a military plane to pick up Siam businessmen corpses.
Oh Yeah? You killed Chinese people, and you going to get another problem up your sleeve.
If you want revenge, come to Issan province.
8:32 PM
Stupid 8:32 PM ! there have been deaths, the senior military Siam are responsible for massacres of innocent Khmer, tape wild Siam.
Not when they are trespassing.
Trespassing that doesn't mean you can shoot unarmed people.
You can arrest them or send them to the correctional hall.
Fuck you! SIAM!!
We should do the same lets sneak in their lands and kill its soldiers,
Oh yes you can, especially when you have been warned for thousands of times.
They did it in the Mexico-US border too.
oK LET POISON THEM AT THE CASINO!!!
THAT RAT THAI RAT!!!!!
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