Monday, May 11, 2009

Four Vietnamese nationals arrested for attempting to transport timbers out of Cambodia

Source: Radio Free Asia
Reported by Khmerization

Officials from Lorm village, O'Yadoa district of Rattanakiri province have said that 4 Vietnamese nationals were arrested on 7th May for attempting to transport timbers out of Cambodia to Vietnam, report Radio Free Asia.

One villager said: "They have entered our territories and cut down a lot of trees. We don't know how many times they did this. We have arrested them once before in that place, but they still come again. The Vietnamese border guards and the Cambodian police from O'Yadao came and they wanted to us to make a compromise (by releasing them)."

Villagers said that the Cambodian police threatened and coerced them to release those 4 Vietnamese, but the villagers refused.

Mr. Souvann Khamvan, deputy police chief of Rattanakiri, said that the crackdown on illegal logging is the duty of the O'Yadao police. He said: "Those 4 Vietnamese nationals were arrested by the villagers."

Mr. Chhay Thy, Adhoc investigator based at O'Yadao said that he is monitoring the issue. He said tha if the 4 Vietnamese illegal loggers were released it will be a conspiracy by the authority. He said: "We are investigating the case of villagers arresting the Vietnamese illagal loggers. And if they were released it would be illegal."

In July 2008, the villagers from Lorm villagers detained 5 Vietnamese trucks and electric saws and 3 motorcylces. They were arrested but the Cambodian border police released them in exchange for a little fine (bribe?).

Villagers knew that Vietnamese loggers have entered to log timbers in the areas since many months ago.

The latest news from RFA broadcast on 10th May reported that the 4 Vietnamese nationals had been released without charge after the Vietnamese authority had intervened.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cambodians who illegally entered Vietnam was arrested and jailed by Vietnamese authority. Vietnamese who entered Cambodia and made illegal logging wre not punished by Cambodia authority.

Bravo Khmer government!

Anonymous said...

Well, it should not be surprise at all about this.All CPP are controlled by yuon.If they dare to hold yuons , then their luck will run out.Yuons in srok khmer are enjoying all kind of freedom guarantied to them by CPP,while khmer krom still lived under yuon oppression daily, and CPP don't give a shit about that.

Anonymous said...

These slaves to youns khmer government just have no shame. Once day they will even sell their own kids to saved their own skins. For now, they don't care for it not happening yet to them.

The french signed khmer krom over to youns in the 1949. Now the CPP is selling everything khmer to youns.

Anonymous said...

True, if Khmers enter Vietnamese territories, they don't even have to cut Vietnamese trees, they will be arrested. Tim Sakhorn, a Khmer citizen, was arrested by Viet police inside Khmer territories. the Hun Sen government acts so cheap.

Anonymous said...

Dear My Beloved Cambodian Brothers and Sisters,
Please you have to understand our own Government and especially HUN SEN still owe the Vietmanese ROAP MEUN CHHNAM . If there is NO SIHANOUK, No Killing Fields and there is No SIHANOUK ! No Vietmanese using Cambodian terrory as their military bases and sancturies during the Vietnam War and Once ! there is no SIHANOUK ! there is No HUN SEN as being slave , so we still owe Vietnamese since SIHANOUK was in power even building HO CHI MINH Trail for The Vietnamese we still currently owe Forever them ROAP MEUN CHHNAM
The Young Khmer Republic Commando.

Anonymous said...

So Cambodia has come down to this! No fucken AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave mother fucker authorities dare to touch the Vietcong for breaking Cambodian law!

Now you know why the fine wood are much cheaper in Vietname than in Cambodia thank in part to AH HUN SEN so called military border guards!

Oh well! Now it is time for AH HUN SEN to point finger! So much for AH HUN SEN reforestation program in Cambodia! If AH HUN SEN doesn't destroy Cambodia and the Vietcong will!

How much longer dirt poor Cambodian people have the will to survive!

Anonymous said...

Dear CPP supporters,

What do you think about this issue?
Do you think that the government should arrest those Viet friends who illegally cut and transport timbers to Vietnam? Or do you think that something like this never has happened?

Anonymous said...

12:11PM!
If you ask this question directly to HUN SEN,he then will accused you of destabilizing the country . Anything that relate to yuon will be ignore by this whole cpp.

Anonymous said...

7:09 AM
Young Khmer Republic Commando:
First: It is not thing to do with the constitution, it is more the system of running.
Second: Not sure, that you know the whole stories about the political situation of Cambodia during the US-Vietnam war.
Third: Are you ready for another war and kill again for what purpose ? Young Khmer generation in Cambodia are smart enough, want to rebuild their own future and help rebuild the country.
Fourth: Who will help you ? US-Army is now tired for another crazy war.
A bad dream, in case you like your country and love Khmers, help much as you can.

Anonymous said...

1:12PM!
7:09AM just want to refresh your memory about our past history that our Cambodia was led by a notorious dumbass Sihanouk that all.What make you say that he want war ?.Don't jump to the conclusion without reading it idiot? .What he said was right.Sihanouk was the main culprit of all those.

Anonymous said...

2:12 PM
Meants nothing :
Young KHMER REPUBLIC Commando

Anonymous said...

yes, good, arrest them for illegal activity and destruction of khmer forest. and also penalize the local authority who allowed this to happen in the first place. it's about time khmer gov't/authority wake up. god bless cambodia.