Monday, November 29, 2010

Cambodian PM says no punishment for fatal stampede

Ethnic Vietnamese relatives pray for victims near the site where hundreds of people stampeded during a water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Monday, November 29, 2010
By SOPHENG CHEANG
The Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia's prime minister said Monday that no one will be punished for last week's stampede in which at least 351 revelers died after the swaying of a suspension bridge cause mass panic.

Hun Sen said many people share responsibility for not anticipating the problems that caused the Nov. 22 tragedy but that rescue efforts were adequate and, without them, the death toll would have been higher.

"No one will receive punishment for this incident," Hun Sen said at the opening of a new government building. "We have to learn a lesson from this for solving such problems in the future."

Preliminary findings by an official investigation committee found that the natural swaying of a suspension bridge ignited fears it would collapse among an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people on the structure. In frantic efforts to escape, the crowd pressed and heaved, crushing hundreds of people and leading some to dive off the span into the water.


The official casualty toll is 351 dead and 395 injured. It was updated Sunday, after two more people died of their injuries and two others were added to list of dead by relatives said they had taken their bodies home.

The stampede occurred on the last day of a three-day holiday, as a crowd estimated to be more than 1 million thronged to the capital to celebrate the traditional water festival.

Last week Hun Sen has described the stampede as the biggest tragedy since the communist Khmer Rouge's reign of terror, which killed an estimated 1.7 million people in the late 1970s.

"It happened unexpectedly," said Hun Sen. "If we had correctly assessed in advance that there could have been a stampede, then we would not have allowed people to cross the bridge."

Hun Sen also announced that the families of each of the dead people would each be given at least $12,000, an enormous sum in a country where the annual per capita income is just over $700.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Job well-done comrade Hun Xen to implement our conspiracy plan. As you know Khmer Rouge & Kor 5 were all our conspiracy plan to erase the Khmer from world map. Comrade & your Kingdom of wonder, sooner we will give you more conspiracy orders to kill more Khmer race wiz zero tolerant including your family,relatives et all so that we no longer need you and instead we will install our brothers and sisters take up your position and control your whole country and nation by annexing it to become our Viet Federalist Country. More wonders will come up in your mind and foreigners' minds. So let wait and see Kingdom of Wonder of comrade Hun Xen!
From your Hanoi's big boss! Any question, make kowtow visit to us!

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...

The Koh Pich tragedy plan is a Youn plan to divert the attention from the border! Fucken Youns are theives

me so horny! said...

Dog eater pray and used dog meat to feed theirs god....give them rats instead Khmer

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is a dump,
he thinks he is a judge.
That is the court decision, not PM's, idiot.
Any court in the world will recognize that is the responsible of the Koh Pech owners and they must pay.

Anonymous said...

Under Ah Hun SIn's rule, Khmers lives are sooooo cheap, more cheaper than animals.

Anonymous said...

បងប្អូន ប្រុសស្រីជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ,

កូនយួន ៧៩ធំអស់ហើយ !
ឯយួនក៏ចូលមកកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗ គ្មានទីបញ្ចប់ឡើយ
ដោយមានឥទ្ធិពល :

បក្ខពួក គណៈបក្សប្រជាជន ជាក្រុមភាវកម្ម នឹង ជាបិសាចប្រែរូប ដែលមានទាហាន យួនយៀកកុង ជាងមួយរយពាន់(១០០.០០០)នាក់បង្កប់នៅពីក្រោយខ្នង រាយគ្រប់ក្រសួង, រដ្ឋបាល សំរាប់ ធ្វើកុប្បកម្ម , វិច្ឆេទកម្ម ដើម្បី ប្ដឹង ចោទប្រកាន់ ពីបទឧក្រិដ្ឋនានា
ឬ បាញ់សម្លាប់បំបិទមាត់ខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ, ខ្មែរអ្នក
ជាតិនិយមនានា ឬ ចាប់ដាក់គុក បំបាក់ស្មារតី់ ឱ្យខ្លាចបាក់ស្បាត លែងហ៊ាន ប្រយុទ្ធ ប្រឆាំងដើម្បីសេរីភាព បូរណភាពទឹកដី !

គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គឺជា : បក្សកុម្មុយនិស្តក្រុមហាណូយ ជាបិសាចប្រែរូប ជញ្ជក់ឈាមខ្មែរ បំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរ ឱ្យរលាយ រលត់ដូចប្រទេសចំប៉ា!

បើខ្មែរមិននាំគ្នារើបំរះទេ ខ្មែររងចាំតែថ្ងៃងាប់ប៉ុណ្ណោះ….!។

«ហ៊ានស្លាប់ដើម្បីរស់»
តាកែវ

Anonymous said...

That what heppen when Khmer people are not involved in politic. When once I ask for people in Khmer to go Vote. They say my vote doesnt matter who;s win the election or too busy doing something els.

Anonymous said...

How many ethnic Vietnamese were dead in Diamond
Island Bridge?How come there were the ethnic Vietnamese relatives coming
to mourn at this bridge?
Mr.Cambodian PM
says no punishment
for fatal stampede;it means that Cambodia doesn't have govt.Is it the
Vietnam govt responsible?The Hun Sen govt is free of charge;no one is responsible for this event.The house is without an
owner.It means that Cambodia
is ghost house because no one got punished.Oh God!What a country!

Anonymous said...

Hun Xen wants to use the Koh Pich Bridge tragedy as an example to have foreign and domestic investors contribute larger funds for contracts and projects to benefit his immediates and cronies!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Concernant ce Génocide II:
--d'ordre général, il faut "cerner et préserver le lieu" intact --sous supervision d'un procureur ou son substitut--: on ne touche plus aux morts sans autorisation de procureur. Même pas par le policier ou PM.
--plus aucun Policier et PM (ou quelconques personnalités) dans l'enceinte cernée par une bande ou cordage pour y opérer la ou les recherches de pièces à conviction, des tâches, des fils électriques abîmées, ... des habillements mouillés, des gouttes d'eau du jet arrosé par les policiers qui doivent être soumis à des interviews en détail (de son ou leur geste): analyse technique et scanographie
Ceci peut demander plusieurs jours. Même en faisant analyser à Phnom Penh (si le labo et fiable comme éthique professionnelle). Singapore serait content de le faire "GRATOS" dans cette recherche de vérité.
-- Mais absence de procureur ou substitut de procureur pour décider indépendamment (si la justice de ce pays est encore INDEPENDANT) avant de ne procéder en plainte "Contre X".
--on ne peut déplacer les corps de tués qu'après l'autorisation du procureur ou son substitut. Et les faire incinérer.
--le tribunal se constituera des dossiers et interviewera des personne ou groupe de personnes "présumées" suspectes. Même le ou les policiers qui auraient reçu ou non l'ordre d'arroser de l'eau. Les victimes en état de répondre aux questionnaires du tribunal de 1 à 1000 voire plus selon le nombre constatés.
- Il y plus encore à déterminer au de-là des peines endurées: ce n'est pas simplement PLEURER et Faire un défilé de mode et d'uniforme professionnelle ou écrire ls condoléances. car l'heure est à ce stade pour les enquêtes approfondies en vue de trouver une vérité sur la cause.

Mais, les grandes valeurs de respects au regard des droits de l'Homme sont ainsi "BAFOUEES" prétextant plein de raisons mensongères inhibant ainsi la vérité de faire jour, au nom de l'immunité, une de plus pour la société khmère définitivement infligée.
Pauvre peuple dans un système peu digne et courageux depuis toujours. C'est triste pour notre Nation!

Anonymous said...

No one will receive punishment for this incident នេះជាសំដីមេដឹកនាំរបស់ប្រទេសយើង។ គាត់ថាមិនមែនជាកំហុសរបស់នរណាមួយទេ។​សូមសួរគាត់ថា តើកន្លែងដែលត្រូវទៅកំសាន្តនានារាប់បញ្ចូលទាំងស្ពានពេជ្រផង វាកើតឡើងដោយឯកឯងឬក៏មានអ្នករៀបចំដើម្បី​ផលចំណេញ ប្រាក់កំរ៉ៃ ធ្វើមានធ្វើបាន? តាមដឹងគឺពិធីទាំងនេះសុទ្ធតែកើតឡើងដោយការរៀបចំ ហើយអ្នករៀបចំដែលជាជាមនុស្សឋានកណ្តាល មិនដែលមានទេវតា អ្នកតា​ ឥន្តព្រហ្ម យមរាជ ឬសត្វពាហនៈមករៀបចំនោះទេ ដូច្នេះបើមនុស្សជាអ្នករៀបចំ មនុស្សតោងតែត្រូវទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះគ្រប់បញ្ហាដែលកើតឡើង បើជាមនុស្សត្រូវតែក្លាហានចំពោះទង្វើរបស់ខ្លួន​ឯង មិនមែនដោះសារយករួចខ្លួនថាគ្មាននរណាជាអ្នកខុស គឺជាកំហុសទាំងអស់គ្នានោះទេ នេះជាទំនួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះប្រត្តិសាស្រ្តដែលកម្ពុជាក្រោមការដឹកនាំនៃមេដឹកនាំមុនៗ លើកលេងតែប៉ុលពត ដែលជាក្រុកតែមួយរបស់ហ៊ុនសែន និងហ៊ុនសែននេះចេញ មិនដែលមាននរណាដឹកនាំមិនទទួលខុសត្រូវ​ដូច្នេះឡើយ។ លោកនិយាយដូចខាងលើនេះមានន័យថាលោកគេចចេញពីប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្ត ដែលលោកគឹតថាលោករួចខ្លួន? កុំភ្លេចថាលោកជាប់ជំពាក់ក្នុងវិប្បលក្ខរួចទៅហើយ
លោកមិនផ្តន្ទាទោសកំហុសរបស់អ្នកប្រព្រឹតព្រោះលោកជាប់ជំពាក់ជាមួយសំណូកសូកប៉ាន់? តិចលោថ្ងៃក្រោយលេចលឺ លោកកាន់តែខ្មាស់គេថែមជាងនេះទៀតណា? អ្នករងគ្រោះគេមិនអរចំពោះទឹកប្រាក់លួងចិត្តរបស់លោកនោះទេ ព្រោះជីវិតកូនចៅគេមិនអាចយកលុយនោះទិញ​មកវិញបានទេ តែអ្វីដែលគេចង់បាននោះគឺការទទួលខុសត្រូវដ៏ថ្លៃថ្នូរបស់អ្នកដឹកនាំ។