By Ek Madra
PHNOM PEHN (Reuters) - Cambodia accused soldiers from neighbouring Thailand on Wednesday of burning a boy alive after shooting at villagers in a disputed border region, a claim Bangkok said was baseless.
The accusation comes amid simmering tensions between the historic foes over jurisdiction of the land around the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which straddles their common border. Seven soldiers have been killed in the last year in skirmishes near the site.
Cambodian Deputy Foreign Minister Ouch Borith said he had seen evidence proving the incident took place and urged Thailand to investigate what he said was a "brutal and inhumane" act.
Borith said he had seen photographs of the charred body of a boy. He did not provide any evidence Thai soldiers were responsible.
"This is true. We have pictures of the late boy whose hands were tied, along with his remains and ashes," he told reporters.
Cambodian authorities said a 16-year-old boy was arrested by troops on Sept. 11 for cutting down trees on Thai territory. Soldiers shot and seriously wounded another boy as he fled, the reports said.
Cambodia's Foreign Ministry sent a statement to its Thai counterpart complaining that the boy's death was a "serious breach of internationally accepted humanitarian principals".
The Thai ministry responded on Wednesday, saying it had been informed by the army that the teenagers had trespassed on Thai territory and were given a warning by border troops.
"There was no arrest. They just warned them and pushed back into Cambodia without detention or any clashes," spokeswoman Wimon Kidchob told reporters. "This matter, I am certain, will not harm our good relations."
Thailand's extra-parliamentary People's Alliance for Democracy movement used the simmering temple dispute to attack the previous government. It plans to protest near the ruins this weekend to demand Preah Vihear is "returned" to Thailand.
Both sides have repeatedly pledged to exercise military restraint and work to resolve the issue, which critics say has been used by governments on both sides to stoke nationalist fervour.
(Additional reporting by Kittipong Soonprasert)
The accusation comes amid simmering tensions between the historic foes over jurisdiction of the land around the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which straddles their common border. Seven soldiers have been killed in the last year in skirmishes near the site.
Cambodian Deputy Foreign Minister Ouch Borith said he had seen evidence proving the incident took place and urged Thailand to investigate what he said was a "brutal and inhumane" act.
Borith said he had seen photographs of the charred body of a boy. He did not provide any evidence Thai soldiers were responsible.
"This is true. We have pictures of the late boy whose hands were tied, along with his remains and ashes," he told reporters.
Cambodian authorities said a 16-year-old boy was arrested by troops on Sept. 11 for cutting down trees on Thai territory. Soldiers shot and seriously wounded another boy as he fled, the reports said.
Cambodia's Foreign Ministry sent a statement to its Thai counterpart complaining that the boy's death was a "serious breach of internationally accepted humanitarian principals".
The Thai ministry responded on Wednesday, saying it had been informed by the army that the teenagers had trespassed on Thai territory and were given a warning by border troops.
"There was no arrest. They just warned them and pushed back into Cambodia without detention or any clashes," spokeswoman Wimon Kidchob told reporters. "This matter, I am certain, will not harm our good relations."
Thailand's extra-parliamentary People's Alliance for Democracy movement used the simmering temple dispute to attack the previous government. It plans to protest near the ruins this weekend to demand Preah Vihear is "returned" to Thailand.
Both sides have repeatedly pledged to exercise military restraint and work to resolve the issue, which critics say has been used by governments on both sides to stoke nationalist fervour.
(Additional reporting by Kittipong Soonprasert)
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Burn the Siamese for the Boy's offering!
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ពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជារាប់ម៉ឺននាក់បានចូលមកស្រុកសៀំមហើយពួកសៀមវាបានដឹកប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាយកចាក់ចោលនៅភ្នំដងរែកដោយអ្នកខ្លះបានដើរជាន់ម៉ីនអ្នកខ្លះអត់បាយអត់ទឹកគឺពិបាកវេតនាដួចនៅក្នុងជំនន់ពលពតឥញ្ចឹង។អ្នកខ្លះឆ្លងទន្លេ(កើតកូន)នៅក្នុងព្រៃគួរឲ្យអាសូរពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជាណាស់មិនដែលបានសុខទេលុះដល់ពាក់កណ្តាលឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាលោកបានទៅនៅតាមជុំរំទល់ដែនខ្មែរ-សៀមបានរស់នៅជាមួយពួកទាហ៊ានខ្មែរដែលប្រឆាំងជាមួយរដ្ធាភិបាលបច្ចុបន្បន៍ពួកទាហ៊ានទាំងនោះបានធ្វើបាបប្រជនខ្មែរយើងដួចគ្នាមិនចេះចប់ទេដោយអង្ករអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិបញ្ចូនមកឲ្យពលរដ្ធខ្មែរពួកគេទាំងនោះយកអង្ករមកលក់ឲ្យពលរដ្ថខ្មែរយើងទៅវិញ។ដោយលំបាកក្នុងការរស់នៅជាមួយទាហ៊ាននៅតាមទល់ដែនពេកម្នាក់ៗក៏សម្រេចចិត្តចូលមករស់នៅក្នុងជុំរំខាវអ៊ីដាងប្រទេសសៀមដោយមានអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិដឹក
ជញ្ជូនផងដែរ។ប៉ុន្តែជាអកុសល់ម្តងទៀតពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជាមករស់នៅប្រទេសសៀមពួកសៀមវាបាន
ធ្វើបាបធ្វើកម្មមិនចេះឈប់មិនចេះហើយ។នៅក្នុងជុំរំខាវអ៊ីដាងបើកុំមានអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិពួក
សៀមវាសម្លាប់ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរមិនដឹងអស់ប៉ុន្មាននាក់ទេមើលទៅ។ខ្ញុំបាទបានឃើញពួកទាហ៊ានសៀម
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សហើយជាស្រីទៀតលោកស្រីម្នាក់ហ្នឹងខ្ញុំបាទពុំបានចាំឈ្មោះគាត់ទេជូនកាលគាត់យកទ្រូងពាំង
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អ្នកឯងចង់សម្លាប់ប្រជាជនភាសខ្លួនទាំងអស់ហ្នឹងអ្នកឯងសម្លាប់គាត់មុនទៅ)នេះគឺជាទឹកចិត្តដ៏មុត
មាំរបស់លោកស្រីយើងខ្ញុំជាប្រជាពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជាមិនភ្លេចគុណបំណាច់របស់លោកស្រីទេសូមអរគុណ។ចំពោះអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិមួយចំនួនមិនដែលនឹកឃើញជួយប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានៅស្រុកខ្មែរទេ
ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាដែលលោករស់នៅកម្ពុជាមិនដែលបានធ្វីទាល់តែសោះអំពីអំណោយរបស់បរទេស
នៅឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩ដួចជាថ្នាំសង្កូវ,សម្លៀកបំពាក់,។ល។មិនដែលបានទាល់តែសោះគឺរស់បានតាមកម្លាំង
ញឺសឈាមរបស់គាត់តែប៉ុណ្ណឹងឯង។បើតាមខ្ញុំដឹងខ្លះៗប៉ុន្តែមិនពិតប្រាកដទេប្រហែលជាជឿនៅជន
មួយក្តាប់តួចបានញុះញង់មិនឲ្យអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិចូលមកស្រុកខ្មែរគឺដោយសារឥញ្ចឹងបើតាម
ខ្ញុំគិត។
Fuck you Ah Siam, fuck you Ah Thailand, Ah chief. You looted all Khmer land and temple and now you want Preah Vihear Khmer. Ah Fucking Thailand.
The Siams can crawl back to wherever they came from. The Angkorian kings gave them refuge from the Mogolians. They should have let the Mogolians slaughter them back then. They're the most ungrateful and deceitful people ever on this planet.
It is not a new story. Thai soldiers are real devils though they claim themselves to be Buddhism. I was one of the refugees to the Thai border during the war.
- Cambodian Ladies were raped like in a sex video and tortured to death by many means
- Some people were burned alive and some people were dumped in the forest with no food
- When crossing the border into their land, they used stick to hit and count the head
- One they raid the camp, the robbed and stole as much as they can.
- Many countless cases that they did to the Cambodians but who care? who find justice for them?
- The areas where once the Cambodian refugee camps such as Rithysen Camp (there is a temple called Prasat Serey, Obey Chhon etc. are now part of Thailand. If you have aerial view of the border during the war and compares with the recent one - you will see the differences.
Hor 5 Hong's ministry of Foreign Affair should "PROTEST" not "Complaint"? to Thai Embassy for the killing of a Cambodian teenager by Thai troops...
Why Mr. Hun Sen kept quiet and say nothing?? your friendly neighbor burns your son and daughter alive!!
I know how you felt, but Mr. Hun Sen is good in killing his own people instead...
khmer people should start burning siem people alive, too! what goes around comes around, you know!
Burns Thai embassy and all the worker to the ground, and if Thailand wanted war! will give the bastard THE WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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