Monday, November 29, 2010

Cambodia PM says no one responsible for stampede

29 November 2010
BBC News

Cambodia's prime minister says no one will be punished over a festival stampede in which 351 people died.

"The incident that happened was the responsibility of the government," said Hun Sen, describing it as "a historical lesson that we must remember".

The country's worst tragedy in decades happened last Monday when revellers at the annual water festival panicked on an overcrowded bridge.

Some people were crushed, while others fell into the river and drowned.

The majority of victims were women, and questions have been raised over who is to blame for the disaster.

Hun Sen said that no state officials were responsible, and described calls for senior government figures to step down as politically motivated.

But he admitted that the government was at fault.


"The incident happened because of carelessness and we didn't expect this thing to happen," he said during the opening of a new government building in the capital.

"The biggest mistake was that we had not fully understood the situation."

Officials say a full report on the incident will be issued in the coming days.

A preliminary investigation has found that the swaying of the Diamond Gate bridge near Phnom Penh triggered a panic.

Between 7,000 and 8,000 people are thought to have been on the narrow bridge at the time.

A committee set up to investigate the disaster found that many of those on the suspension bridge were from the countryside and were unaware that such structures often swayed, local media reported.

Hun Sen has described the stampede as the country's biggest tragedy since the Khmer Rouge era in the 1970s, which left an estimated 1.7 million people dead.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Ki-Media:

I would be grateful if we can raise a question for discussion and/or analysis whether Koh Pich's tragedy is a Viet's conspiracy to kill the Khmer race? Please raise it for discussion, analysis, debate to spark more researches and investigations into this case. Can this conspiracy theory be tested or just a real fact? Everything can happen and information can be easily twisted in a country which is under a shadow colony of a foreign country.

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen has more Crimes than any other in Cambodia.
His Crimes Such as :

1)- Brought Yuon to Invade Cambodia.

2)- Created K-5 plan.

3)- Bombast in front of the old ASS.

4)- Coup D'etat 1997

5)- Koh Pich Murder

All these crimes are enough evidences for International Prosecution.

I ask all khmer to file International lawsuit against Hun Sen for his "Axis of Evil" on Khmer People. And make The CASE "OO4" for KRT. backed by United Nation.

Anonymous said...

Court should use this case of Koh Pich's responsibility as the case of Joint Criminal Enterprise. Prosecute all of them! Downfall ah Hun Sen regime!

Anonymous said...

This will mark the beginning of the END for them (CPP)! If the perished souls don't get them then the people w/in the nation will. Either way, they will be a goner.. they will forever be haunted, day and night. RIP!

Anonymous said...

Mr Sam Rainsy missed the great opportunely for his political Party. He must be in Cambodia since 23rd of November 2010 to support the victims and to show, how much he loves the Khmer people.

Anonymous said...

somrainsy don't love Khmer people if he love Khmer he has to speak up some words from where he live,but he didn't.

Anonymous said...

Everyone in the world knew that Ah Samdek Hun was former Khmer Rouge, so will he care about this killing?

Anonymous said...

ជម្ងឺប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
ខ្មែរស្លាប់អត់មានអ្នកដឹងឮ
នេះជាជម្ងឺក្នុងសង្គម
ស្លាប់រាស្ត្រតូចតាចរួចអ្នកធំ
គេកែនប្រជុំថាទោសគ្មាន ។
ពីដើមរៀងមកអ្នកខុសរស់
គ្រាន់តែដូរឈ្មោះរស់នៅបាន
ដូរស្រុកដូរទេសអត់តាមដាន
ខ្លះរស់សុខសាន្តរហូតស្លាប់។
ប្រទេសទាំងមូលគ្មានអ្នកត្រង់
សុទ្ធមារយាទបង់ ប៉ិនចំណាប់
បោកប្រាសអ្នករស់លស់អ្នកស្លាប់
មិនមានចងចាប់មន្ត្រីណា ។
ខ្មែរស្លាប់ម៉ឺន សែនលានក៏ដោយ
ក៏មិនស្ដាយក្រោយ ឬខ្លោចផ្សា
អ្នកដឹកនាំត្រូវគ្រប់ហេតុការណ៍
អត់ច្បាប់មាត្រាណាចោទបាន ។
ជម្ងឺនេះធំណាស់ខ្មែរអើយ
ល្មមភ្ញាក់ខ្លួនហើយពីសម្រាន្ដ
ទារសិទ្ធិសេរីគ្រប់ៗប្រាណ
ទើបខ្មែរសុខសាន្ដនៅគង់វង់ ។
២៩.១១.២០១០ ម៉ោង២២

Anonymous said...

NOBODY IS TO BLAME? NOBODY BUT THOSE STUPID KHMERS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE WHO CAN'T SEE THE DAN -GER? DO THEY DESERVE TO DIE FOR THEY ARE SO IGNORANT? REALLY?
YOU ALWAYS DEFEND YOUR GOVERNMENT
AND YOURSELF AT ALL COSTS. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, HOW MANY DEADS
SO FAR? 456 A FEW DAYS AGO. WHAT WAS THE REASON THIS NUMBER COMES DOWN TO 351. YOUR GOVERNMENT IS FULL OF DOCTORATES AND PhDS, DO THEY KNOW HOW TO ADD? IS IT ABOUT TIME TO SEND THEM BACK TO SECOND GRADE??? ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Anonymous said...

No one is responsible,said
Hun Sen.The Cambodia has no
govt? Does the State of
Cambodia belong
to someone else
beside her own?.
Who owned the Koh
Pich or Diamond
Island?S/he is
responsible.If
Hun Sen owned it,Hun Sen is responsible.Some
people who work for him are
responsible.All of them must resign and jail
them.

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

Good work hun sen and cpp.. and thank you for SOK SIPHANA, SARIN DENORA and PHAY Siphan for your lip services to support your master in Hanoi

AND KOS PICH Own by HUN SEN and Family under the name Canadia Bank Mr. SEA

Just like TELA GAS Station all over Cambodia which own by BUN RANY HUN SEN under different name.

87 of our vietnamese brothers and sisters die there but the cambodia government did not report this... but are understand to do what it take for US to control this sutpid country call CAMBODIA

Anonymous said...

ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា យំខ្លាំងណាស់ណាជាមួយ​ភរិយាគាត់​ យំស្តាយជីវិតរាស្រ្តស្លាប់គរជើងលើគ្នា​លើកោះពេជ្រ ពីដើមមកយើងមិនដែលឃើញគាត់​និងប្រពន្ធគាត់យំអីចឹងទេណា កុំថាគាត់មិនយកចិត្ត​ទុក​ដាក់និងរាស្រ្ត។​ តាមពិតយើងក៏ឃើញទាំងអស់គ្នាដែរ តែត្រង់ថាគាត់យំរបៀបណានោះយើងក៏មិនដឹងដែរ ព្រោះយើងមិនមែននៅក្នុងបេះដូងគាត់ទេ តែខ្ញុំគឹតថាវាជារឿងរបស់គាត់ អីចឹងទេ សូមបងប្អូនមេត្តាពិចារណាតាមការគួរ។ ​សូមបងប្អូនកុំព្រោះតែរឿងហ្នឹង យកជ័រព្នៅត្បៀតឃ្លៀកអី។ រឿងអ្នកធំទុកឲ្យអ្នកគឹត រឿងអ្នកតូចចាំអ្នកតូចគឹត ។