Thursday, July 08, 2010

Nom Benh Dy-Nasty: When life imitates US soap opera

Who's who in Nom Benh's own Dy-nasty-style opera

Khaou Chuly’s last wife involved in murder attempt of Khaou Chuly’s daughter and wife of CPP minister Sun Chanthol

Wednesday 07 July 2010
By Koh Ekareach
Koh Santepheap

Translated from Khmer by Socheata


Phnom Penh – A surprise took place at 3:30PM on 07 July at an opulent villa located on No. 1 Street 136, Boeung Keng Kang 1 commune, Chamcar Mon district, Phnom Penh city, when cops accompanied by prosecutors from the Phnom Penh municipal court, including cops from the ministry of Interior (MoI), came to arrest the wife of Oknha (rich tycoon) Khaou Chuly and brought her to court. The arrested woman was 48-year-old Seng Chantha and she is the last wife of Khaou Chuly (the Free Press Magazine reported that she is of Taiwanese origin). Seng Chantha is accused by Chumteav Sun Sutha of hiring a group of men to attempt to rape and kill the chumteav and her children at her house, but the attempt failed (Sun Sutha is in fact Khaou Chuly’s daughter from a previous marriage).

Following the accusation from Sun Sutha, cops for the MoI crime department arrested 4 people – 2 men and 2 women – brought them to court and incarcerated them temporarily since last month. Some of the four arrested told the cops about the plan to kill Sun Sutha, the daughter of Khaou Chuly’s first wife, and they indicated that the mastermind was Chumteav Seng Chantha, the last wife of Oknha Khaou Chuly. Khaou Chuly is currently over 80-year-old.

Chumteav Sun Sutha is the daughter of Khaou Chuly and she is the wife of Sun Chanthol, the senior CPP minister in charge of special mission and former Funcinpec minister of Public Works and Transportation, therefore the arrested woman is no other than the stepmother of Sun Sutha herself. The MoI cops surrounded Khaou Chuly’s villa for two days already, trying to catch Seng Chantha when the latter get out of the house. However, it appeared that Seng Chantha knew about this situation and did not get out of the house, therefore the cops had to use the law to arrest the chumteav at her house on 07 July.

Nevertheless, Chumteav Seng Chantha had not been questioned according to the law yet, but the court ordered her to be incarcerated at the police station first until she will be questioned on 08 July. Nobody knows if she will face the same fate as the four arrested before her or not. It should be noted that on 22 June, cops from the MoI criminal department arrested 4 persons, 2 men and 2 women, and brought them to court as they were suspected of trying to rape and kill the wife of Sun Chanthol.

The four arrested are: 25-year-old Yean Sothearith, 30-year-old Sok Lat, 25-year-old Neang Sinath and 37-year-old Chan Sokha. The four were servants and house guards. The four were arrested based on Sun Sutha’s lawsuit brought up on 16 June, they were accused by Sun Sutha of trying to kill her at her villa located on No. 1B North Bridge Street, Teuk Thla commune, Sen Sok district.

In the lawsuit, Sun Sutha accused a group of unknown men who tried to enter her villa, but they did not steal anything in the house. A source indicated that at 4:30AM on 13 June, while Sun Chanthol was not at home, Sun Sutha was resting in a room with her daughter. Two men attempted to enter the room, but Sun Sutha saw them on time and the culprits escaped by jumping over the fence. But, Sun Sutha claimed that she can recognize some of the features of the two unknown men, and she brought the case to the MoI criminal cop department.

After research, on 20 June, 4 suspects were arrested, one of the men was a servant at Sun Sutha’s house. Following their arrest, some of the suspects said that they bought poison to feed the dog, while some said that they were not involved like they were accused of. Nevertheless, the MoI cops proceeded with the case in total secret and no information was even provided to the news media. The four arrested are charged with rape and murder attempt, just like the chumteav Sun Sutha accused them.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

what is nom benh? cambodia doesn't have a city called nom benh, silly!

Anonymous said...

It is all about the money $$$. And it is happening everywhere.

Anonymous said...

I don't believe Seng Chantha attempted to kill anyone. She is Khmer citizen from Taiwan, why she is stupid to do that, but this a case of Khmer racist against the minority.

Anonymous said...

PIEL SEY PIEL....DOG EAT DOG! .....BRAVO...! PIEL SEY PIEL...!

Anonymous said...

Just let these animals cpp kill each other, they don't have nothing to do and they have too much $$$$$

Anonymous said...

That is why we wanted to have an Independence court to charge and convict criminals. It is all about money, power, and commit crimes.

Banksy said...

What do you expect from the 'new rich'?

Plus, how can a man over 80 years old still be an effective parliamentarian??

Is he particularly knowledgeable about the latest trends and theories??

In the past, Khmer killed Khmer and we called it genocide and then we called it civil war. What do we call it now when they continue to kill each other??

Anonymous said...

The question is why the step mother wants to kill her daughter in law? Does it make sense?

It should be another theory that Sun Chanthol might have a mistress and his mistress attempted to kill his wife. That makes more sense. The servants and house guards are just the scapegoat that Sun Sutha accused off. Nobody believe that the two men and women who work for master try to kill their own master. It can happen, but rarely. In Cambodia the servants are sub-human and they're afraid of their master. How can the servants try to kill their master?

What I got the information from back home is the servants and guards captured the intruders who tried to come to kill Sun Sutha.

Think about it.

Anonymous said...

A lot of Khmers originated ftom Taiwan, like names Teng, Ung, Chan Chen, etc. Former President of Taiwan President Chen Shuibian committed crimes now she is in jail.

Anonymous said...

Khau Chily is a very well known buisnesmen in the year 1960´s.
He returned from France to Cambodia in the year 1990´s.

For business reason, he contacted the high CPP ranking offials and married his son to Chea Sim ´s daughter, very famous for the number of men she got to satisfy her sexual appetite, and also married one of his daughter to Sum Chanthol, the current minister of Public works.

Khau Chily got may lands in PPenh, such as in Tonle Bassak area and many others properties.

Anonymous said...

Many people who are caring nothing but only to profiter themselves with a lot of moneys. Therefore, they used their children to connect themselves with high ranking officials to get the favous of what they want to pleased themselves. These people are the same like this animal Khov Chouly. This man has destroyed Cambodia to satisfy his amtion by abusing ethnic communities lands. I hope Cambodian should learnt about the behavior of these animals. They are indeed crooked people and they are very venenous to Cambodian society.

Khmer in Sydney CBD

Anonymous said...

Dear khmer Sidney.

It´s hard to blame those busines smen. If they were not well connected with the CPP, their business will be destroyed.

I know a Khmer businessman from Australia. Thank to the connection, He got rich. But he forgot the CPP nad finally his lands and properties were
" legally" confiscated by the powerfull. That´s the fact.

Another one example. The owner of tiger bear company, Ang Try, live next the Sar Kheng House, a kind of protection and security for his family. Later Sar Kheng and AH Hok Lundy asked him to sell the plots of land next to their houses. As Ang Try hesitated on the low price,the 2 powerfullconfiscated " legally" thir lands for free.

Our colleagues were right when they said " Peal SY Peal". But you must do the peal to survive in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

You support that in Cambodia one must do peal to survive. I can't argue with that, but I want to say "Do peal to survive in South Asia".

Anonymous said...

No I don´t suport this disgusted idea, in order to survive . I Júst noticed that it´s the fact in our unfortunate today Cambodia. I am a retired physician. I am independant man. I even hate private medical practice, as most doctors have not medical ethic at all.

Anonymous said...

Congratulation on your retirement.
About 30 more years I will reach my retirement, but I am not a Physician just a freelance writer.

Anonymous said...

Well you represt the Cambodian Young generation. I hope young Cambodian generation will eliminate the Cult of the personality, the corruption, the social InJústicea and dare raise their voice to challenge the dictatorship.

You must adopt the culture of learnng, reading and challenging. But you must have an independent mind, a long term vision for our Country.

Anonymous said...

Dear 11.28 and 11.24
I cannot agree with you to survive, you have to be peal. A peal is alway a peal. If you are not bornt to be peal, you will not accepte to be peal even they paid you a lot of moneys.
Cambodia is giving birth too many peal that is why, we cannot build our country into a rule of laws country because everyone wants to be peal so that they can exploite from others.

Khmer In Sydney.

Anonymous said...

To 11:18 AM
If it has been conficated , how could it be legal ? If you use your power or your money to conficate things from other without the agreement from its owner , it means ellegal . It has been taken by force .. how could you say it was legal ?

Anonymous said...

Since the court is a powerful´s ribbon stamp and all the institutions are in his hands, he cxan make illegal things " legal" , I repeat " legal" with double brackets.

Anonymous said...

Huh, Isn't left hand and right hand? Watch out we can't mess with them!

Anonymous said...

Perhaps now is the time to get rid of the commi Chinese--one by one.

Anonymous said...

9:51 PM
Dream on and keep dreaming. China's Navy warships are already surrounding SEA through Pakistan shore; and the missiles are already aiming toward Japan, Hanoi, Russia, New Delhi in India and toward a few countries. China was almost reached to Tehran (Iran) but the US threatned Iran about Uranium to build Nulcear power.

Thailand' elites Sino-Thais rule Thailand.

Taiwan will be soon join with China mainland if the US keep losing jobs and more states declares bankruptcy like in California.

Anonymous said...

Been in Cambodia for 2 years, I learned various Conspiracies ranging from: being killed by auto accident;robbery; falling from several floors; prison for planted drug trafficking, etc...
It is very scary. People in power can do many many ways to hurt any person.
A local slogan said Cambodia is the land of "killing opportunity."
It sounds better than "Killing field"

Anonymous said...

General Macathur Douglas should had used the nuke and nuke the commi Chinese. Harry Truman should not had stopped the general.

Fuck the Chinese!

Bless America!

Anonymous said...

These Khmerns are fucking animals.

Piece of shit!