Bullet still lodged inside of Mao Kleung will shed light on the role of Thai troops in last week’s incidentThet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post
Bullet lodged in bystander could shed light on case
AS Cambodia continued to wait for an official Thai diplomatic response in the case of a young man allegedly shot and then burned alive by Thai troops on the border between the two countries, the victim’s father demanded that Thai officials admit responsibility for his son’s death.
“I was angered to hear the Thai officials’ comment that their soldiers merely shot in the air. My son’s life is not something I will let them lie about or make a mockery of,” Saing Yon, father of murdered 16-year-old Yon Rith, told the Post on Thursday.
“I am still demanding that Thailand make a public admission. I do not need compensation – I want those responsible to be punished.”
Yon Rith was allegedly shot and burned alive last Friday. Fellow villager Mao Kleung was also shot but survived and is recovering in an Oddar Meanchey province hospital. Ten other Cambodians escaped unharmed from the confrontation with the Thai soldiers.
Srey Naren, Oddar Meanchey provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc, said that the bullet still lodged inside of Mao Kleung will shed light on the role of Thai troops in last week’s incident. When doctors remove the bullet and submit it for analysis, she said, “we will have evidence to put before the Thai foreign affairs officials”.
Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that his ministry was still waiting for an official written response from the Thai side to Tuesday’s diplomatic note.
“They have to answer because this is a very serious issue. If they do not respond, it means they accept responsibility [for the incident],” Koy Kuong said.
The Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday that Vimon Kidchob, spokeswoman for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied the allegations against the Thai soldiers.
On Thursday, however, an official from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Post in an email that his government was not ready to make an official statement.
AS Cambodia continued to wait for an official Thai diplomatic response in the case of a young man allegedly shot and then burned alive by Thai troops on the border between the two countries, the victim’s father demanded that Thai officials admit responsibility for his son’s death.
“I was angered to hear the Thai officials’ comment that their soldiers merely shot in the air. My son’s life is not something I will let them lie about or make a mockery of,” Saing Yon, father of murdered 16-year-old Yon Rith, told the Post on Thursday.
“I am still demanding that Thailand make a public admission. I do not need compensation – I want those responsible to be punished.”
Yon Rith was allegedly shot and burned alive last Friday. Fellow villager Mao Kleung was also shot but survived and is recovering in an Oddar Meanchey province hospital. Ten other Cambodians escaped unharmed from the confrontation with the Thai soldiers.
Srey Naren, Oddar Meanchey provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc, said that the bullet still lodged inside of Mao Kleung will shed light on the role of Thai troops in last week’s incident. When doctors remove the bullet and submit it for analysis, she said, “we will have evidence to put before the Thai foreign affairs officials”.
Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that his ministry was still waiting for an official written response from the Thai side to Tuesday’s diplomatic note.
“They have to answer because this is a very serious issue. If they do not respond, it means they accept responsibility [for the incident],” Koy Kuong said.
The Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday that Vimon Kidchob, spokeswoman for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied the allegations against the Thai soldiers.
On Thursday, however, an official from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Post in an email that his government was not ready to make an official statement.
7 comments:
No more game for them and don't talk to them. Just burned them alive see how they feel and we going kill them all nowadays.
I am supporting Mr. Saing Yon, the father of the 16 years old burned alive by the Thai bandit. Mr. Yon right on the dot. He doesn't want any compensation but justice for his son. The government need to stand on this issue and pressure them to admit to the family and the world.
We must stand united on the issue and support our innocent people.
Hello boy! You have to know siem people they never kindness to our people.You know khmer people lived in the refugees camp siem soldier always rapped,shooting to khmer people everyday.Please don't go back the place that you went there before!And please tell all khmer people don't trust the siem people.
11:01PM should teach your innocent people not to be so innocent to go into another country to cut down the tree!
Teach them about laws, frontier, pasport, visa!!! and so on!
Thai= Bloody Murderer
Khmer people went there because those fucken Thai villager asking them too! that's what people along the broder khmer-Thai normally does, they goes there just for works? that's is their normal life everyday, all Thai has to do is jail them and punish under the law, if they violated something, don't shoot and burns people alive??
Thailand is cowards, lawless country...
Cambodian officials must work real hard on this issue, we must keep pressure Thai commander and Thai authority to bring that soldier to punish, because Thai is playing attitude on khmer, well, i don't see, i don't hear anything, and i don't care, this is their attitude now...
Cambodian must keep put pressure on them, until they take responsiblity...
Post a Comment