Victorian David Wilson was one of three foreigners taken hostage, tortured and killed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Source: Herald SunFebruary 01, 2010
AAP (Australia)
A CORONER'S inquest into the death more than 15 years ago of Victorian man David Wilson could re-open this year after a 10-year delay.
Fairfax newspapers said the Victorian Coroners' Court had been handed a secret Department of Foreign Affairs file on the case that may contain hundreds of documents and cables including details of negotiations with the kidnappers via Cambodian officials for his release.
Members of the Wilson family told the newspaper they believe the full package of documents would show the coroner the Keating government knew the Cambodian government would bombard the mountain where Mr Wilson and two other hostages were held but did not try to delay an attack on the area until release negotiations were finished.
Mr Wilson, 29, Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet and Briton Mark Slater were kidnapped on a train in Cambodia in July 1994 and murdered by the Khmer Rouge two months later.
The federal government refused to pay a ransom of $50,000 in gold to the kidnappers and refused to help Mr Wilson's father, Peter, bring his own ransom, in line with government policy.
"I want the inquest to continue," Mr Wilson said.
"We've been kept in the dark for far too long. They have kept saying they can't endanger international relationships. And now it's national security. They have been hiding behind the two."
Fairfax newspapers said the Victorian Coroners' Court had been handed a secret Department of Foreign Affairs file on the case that may contain hundreds of documents and cables including details of negotiations with the kidnappers via Cambodian officials for his release.
Members of the Wilson family told the newspaper they believe the full package of documents would show the coroner the Keating government knew the Cambodian government would bombard the mountain where Mr Wilson and two other hostages were held but did not try to delay an attack on the area until release negotiations were finished.
Mr Wilson, 29, Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet and Briton Mark Slater were kidnapped on a train in Cambodia in July 1994 and murdered by the Khmer Rouge two months later.
The federal government refused to pay a ransom of $50,000 in gold to the kidnappers and refused to help Mr Wilson's father, Peter, bring his own ransom, in line with government policy.
"I want the inquest to continue," Mr Wilson said.
"We've been kept in the dark for far too long. They have kept saying they can't endanger international relationships. And now it's national security. They have been hiding behind the two."
6 comments:
Poor westerners, you might know already that Cambodians are living in 15 century, our parliment chief and our prime minister are monkeys. They came from jungle, they did not finished their highschool studies. They will steal, cheat, jail and kill without end because they will never be able to distinguish between right and wrong.
No disrespect, there were 1.5 millions Cambodian were killed, 3 westerner (white) and got all the attention. Why our Asian lives treated so cheap compare to Westerner. This kind of mentality has to change.
No disrespect, there were 1.5 millions Cambodian were killed, 3 westerner (white) and got all the attention. Why our Asian lives treated so cheap compare to Westerner. This kind of mentality has to change.
10:13 PM
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Inquest into the Khmer Rouge death of David Wilson in Cambodia by Victorian Coroner may re-open
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it was indeed sad for what happened in cambodia. cambodia deserves justice for all, really! let's pray god for help and blessing for cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
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