Original report from Phnom Penh
19 May 2009
Phnom Penh authorities have deployed more police to prevent robberies in the capital’s businesses, but city leaders also say businesses will have to vigilant for their own security.
Robbers have begun targeting local businesses in recent months, including the stickup of an Internet café in the city two weeks ago.
Muggers continue to ply the streets, but police have been deployed to protect the security of businesses.
“The police came to my place to advise me to be more careful with suspicious clients,” said a manager of a restaurant, who asked not to be named, in Beoung Keng Kong II, where a daylight robbery took place recently.
“The commune authorities advised me to put up cameras in my shop for security,” said the owner of a beauty salon near the Deli Café, where Internet-surfing clients were robbed last month. “They said they would deal better with the robbery.”
“Authorities are being deployed on the streets and are advising people, especially shop or restaurant owners, to be more cautious,” said Uk Phan, Beoung Keng Kong II commune chief, himself a victim of the Deli Café robbery.
Chhay Srun, Deli Café’s manager, said that apart from the authority’s advice on tougher security he had not been updated on the investigation of the robbery.
Licadho rights investigator Am Sam Ath said robbers have changed their targets from motorcyclists on the streets to clients or customers in shops or restaurants.
“Before, most of the robbery cases occur on the streets, but now robbers just wait in restaurants, shops or garages and rob the clients,” he said.
Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Mann Chheoun said the authorities have enough mechanisms to provide security for the people.
“We have from municipal- to the local-level security units, so we have provided good security and order,” he said. “But, to provide perfect security, no country on Earth can guarantee that.”
Robbers have begun targeting local businesses in recent months, including the stickup of an Internet café in the city two weeks ago.
Muggers continue to ply the streets, but police have been deployed to protect the security of businesses.
“The police came to my place to advise me to be more careful with suspicious clients,” said a manager of a restaurant, who asked not to be named, in Beoung Keng Kong II, where a daylight robbery took place recently.
“The commune authorities advised me to put up cameras in my shop for security,” said the owner of a beauty salon near the Deli Café, where Internet-surfing clients were robbed last month. “They said they would deal better with the robbery.”
“Authorities are being deployed on the streets and are advising people, especially shop or restaurant owners, to be more cautious,” said Uk Phan, Beoung Keng Kong II commune chief, himself a victim of the Deli Café robbery.
Chhay Srun, Deli Café’s manager, said that apart from the authority’s advice on tougher security he had not been updated on the investigation of the robbery.
Licadho rights investigator Am Sam Ath said robbers have changed their targets from motorcyclists on the streets to clients or customers in shops or restaurants.
“Before, most of the robbery cases occur on the streets, but now robbers just wait in restaurants, shops or garages and rob the clients,” he said.
Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Mann Chheoun said the authorities have enough mechanisms to provide security for the people.
“We have from municipal- to the local-level security units, so we have provided good security and order,” he said. “But, to provide perfect security, no country on Earth can guarantee that.”
4 comments:
C'est pas tellement efficace les mesures prises par cet apprenti-sorcier de fermer les casinos, des paris etc. Quoi de plus beau que de voir échouer ce genre de décision à l'aveuglette.
Most government's laws and on-and-off regulations will not be passed until they're politically beneficial to the ruling party. Those are gambling, military number plates and so on and so forth. Those laws and regulations are on their bullshit's mouthes.
Problem here is not about "enough or not enough mechanism" but it is about security itself is weak and robberies happen everyday. Yes, countries on earth cannot have perfect security, but they are not like in Phnom Penh. If authority cannot secure the safety of people, governemnt should pass a law to allow people carry gun.
Here is one true story: One day in last April I brought my car to get the air condition fixed at Phsar Tapang( near Phsar Thmei)and while waiting I was looking for a public internet. There was one " Internet Cafe" "OPEN" with all the light down. It was at 10 in the morning. As I pushed the door in, there were about five drunk foreigners, each one with a Cambodian girl sitting on their laps. " Common in drink with us ! We were drinking since yesterday and stayed up all night long!". They addressed to me. It It just a scarry place. I rushed myself out, thinking that this is may be a new way of prostitution?
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