A bomb squad safely detonates an explosive device left outside state television station TV3 on January 2. (Photo by: KEM SOVANNARA)Friday, 09 January 2009
Written by Sam Rith
The Phnom Penh Post
Authorities say the masterminds of last week's bomb plot may also have been behind the 2007 attack on the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship Monument
POLICE say that their initial investigations into last week's bomb plot that appeared to target the Defence Ministry and a state television station have led them to suspect the perpetrators may be linked to those who executed a similar bomb plot at the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship Monument in July 2007, an official from the Ministry of Interior told the Post Thursday.
Three explosive devices found on January 2 in front of the Defence Ministry and near the offices of TV3 were disassembled and destroyed by mine clearance personnel. In the 2007 plot, three fertiliser bombs were found and safely detonated near the monument, situated in the park opposite Phnom Penh's Wat Botum.
Em Sam An, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior and president of the National Secretariat for Anti-Terrorism, said "police now suspect the perpetrators were also connected to the bombing at the [monument]."
Early days yet
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said one of two suspects in connection with the foiled plot was arrested Wednesday. The suspect, Som Ek, 44, was arrested in Palelai village, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, by police cooperating with the Internal Security Department of the Secretary General Commission National Police stationed in Poipet, said Sun Savuth, deputy criminal police chief for O'Chrov district.
In addition to involvement in the foiled bombing attempt, the warrant used to arrest Som Ek also accused him of attempting to use explosives to destroy the friendship monument in July 2007, Sun Savuth said. Som Ek was the only person listed on the warrant.
Man of many names
Sun Savuth said Som Ek moved around frequently and went by eight different names: Som Ek, Ti To, Srun Seng, Chao Sakada, Chea Kimhoun, Seung Kamsan, Phat Vathna and Meng Saray.
Em Sam An said he expected there would be more arrests in the case but refused to comment further.
"Let the police work on the case for one or two more days," he said.
POLICE say that their initial investigations into last week's bomb plot that appeared to target the Defence Ministry and a state television station have led them to suspect the perpetrators may be linked to those who executed a similar bomb plot at the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship Monument in July 2007, an official from the Ministry of Interior told the Post Thursday.
Three explosive devices found on January 2 in front of the Defence Ministry and near the offices of TV3 were disassembled and destroyed by mine clearance personnel. In the 2007 plot, three fertiliser bombs were found and safely detonated near the monument, situated in the park opposite Phnom Penh's Wat Botum.
Em Sam An, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior and president of the National Secretariat for Anti-Terrorism, said "police now suspect the perpetrators were also connected to the bombing at the [monument]."
Early days yet
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said one of two suspects in connection with the foiled plot was arrested Wednesday. The suspect, Som Ek, 44, was arrested in Palelai village, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, by police cooperating with the Internal Security Department of the Secretary General Commission National Police stationed in Poipet, said Sun Savuth, deputy criminal police chief for O'Chrov district.
In addition to involvement in the foiled bombing attempt, the warrant used to arrest Som Ek also accused him of attempting to use explosives to destroy the friendship monument in July 2007, Sun Savuth said. Som Ek was the only person listed on the warrant.
Man of many names
Sun Savuth said Som Ek moved around frequently and went by eight different names: Som Ek, Ti To, Srun Seng, Chao Sakada, Chea Kimhoun, Seung Kamsan, Phat Vathna and Meng Saray.
Em Sam An said he expected there would be more arrests in the case but refused to comment further.
"Let the police work on the case for one or two more days," he said.
3 comments:
I heard that vietnam owes alot of debt to france since their independence. So, this one of their reason domination over laos and cambodia. To pay back and to dominate in one.
Terrorist ,we saw them
http://khmer-heroes.blogspot.com
រឿងគ្រាប់បែកប្រជាភិថុត ៣ គ្រាប់ មុនថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា
រឿងគ្រាប់បែក ៣ គ្រាប់ មុន ៧ មករា មាន ពីរហេតុផល ត្រូវវិភាគ ៖
ថ្ងៃការ ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណា (កូនស្រីធំ របស់ហ៊ុន សែន) ជាមួយប្តីទី២ ឈ្មោះ ហុក ឡងដាវ (ដូចឈ្មោះជាឌី វិជ្ជា)។ ហុក ឡងដាវជាកូន របស់ខ្មោចយួនតៃហោង ឈ្មោះហុក ឡងឌី។ មុននេះ ហុក ឡងដាវ លែងលះ ជាមួយ ហ៊ុន ចាន់ថា (កូនស្រី របស់ហ៊ុន ណេង)។ រីឯហ៊ុន ម៉ាណា មានប្តីឈ្មោះម៉ឹង មករា (កូនប្រុស របស់ម៉ឹង សំផន), បានលួចសហាយ ជាមួយហុក ឡងដាវ។
ជិតដល់ថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា ២០០៩ ដែលគណបក្សស្រីលើកជើង ដែលជាគណបក្សកុំមុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការ កញ្ជះយួន, រីឯព្រឹត្តិការគ្រាប់បែកទាំងនោះ គ្រាន់ជាលេស និងជាទំលាប់ របស់ពួកកុំមុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការខ្មែរ កញ្ជះយួន ក្នុងន័យបង្ក្រាបស្មារតី ខ្មែរគ្រប់រូប មុនពិធីនោះ តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ កូនខ្មែរគ្រប់រូប ស្គាល់ច្បាស់ណាស់ ក្បួនអស់ហ្នឹងណាឆ្ងល់ទេ។
សូមកូនខ្មែរ រំលឹកឡើងវិញ ប្រមែប្រមូល សកម្មភាពព្រឹត្តិការមុនៗ សំរាប់ វិភាគបញ្ហាបច្ចុប្បន្ន , កូនខ្មែរនឹងឃើញលើគោក បញ្ហាទាំងអំបាលម៉ាន ដែលបានប្រឌិតឡើង ដោយពួកកុំមុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការ កញ្ជះយួន បច្ចុប្បន្ន។
Post a Comment