Wednesday, December 08, 2010

NatAss Prez nixes independent bridge investigation

“If we set up a committee, we don’t know what to do” - Incompetent Cheam Yeab
Assembly President Nixes Separate Bridge Inquiry

Chun Sakada & Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh & Washington Tuesday, 07 December 2010
“It is regretful, but we will not give up on our investigation.”
National Assembly President Heng Samrin on Tuesday denied an opposition party request that parliament establish a special commission to investigate the deadly Nov. 22 bridge stampede.

A government committee determined the stampede, which killed 353 people and injured nearly 400, was an accident due to panic on the crowded Diamond Bridge.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said in days following the disaster that no officials would be held responsible for what he called a “joint mistake” in an unforeseeable event.

But opposition lawmakers said the National Assembly should establish an investigation of its own, a request Heng Samrin said was “not a necessity.”


Son Chhay, a lawmaker for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, who signed the request with two other parliamentarians, said the denial showed “non-responsibility by the National Assembly.”

“It is regretful, but we will not give up on our investigation,” he said. “We will work closely with some non-governmental organizations to independently investigate the real cause and information on the deadly incident, and push the government to fine government officials who lacked responsibility.”

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights, an independent organziation, has said it will pursue its own investigation into the tragedy.

Speaking on “Hello VOA” Monday night, Kimsour Phirith, another lawmaker for the opposition, said the government findings were not enough.

“This was not a natural disaster like a tsunami or volcano eruption, where we were not able to know it in advance,” he said.

“Responsible officials,” he said, should be held accountable through resignations or suspensions.

However, Cheam Yiep, a National Assembly member for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said the government investigators had “done their job to handle the problem.”

“If we set up a committee, we don’t know what to do,” he said. “It is not our expertise.”

He suggested that the legislative body bring government representatives to answer questions, a process Kimsour Phirith said had proven ineffective in the past.

“Instead of coming to answer questions, they just come to read their answers and ignore the questions,” he said.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Khmer Gov. = CPP = YUON

So they had to die like animal.

May be they planned to make it happen that is why they don't any one elst to investige.

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នានិយាយពីអំពើអាក្រក់របស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម, សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប, វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
និយាយហើយនិយាយទៀតដើម្បីអោយអន្តរជាតិដឹងឮ
ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។

Anonymous said...

Mr.Cheam Yiep, your expertise in the Cambodian National Assembly is"We don't know what to do when this kind of disaster happen to our Khmer people life?".

Please don't think those dead body look like the deep fry birth that sold at Nak leuong market. Some one must responsible for the tragedy. You're a PM of Cambodian govt-ment not a PM lawless in Pol Pot era--Aren't you?

A "joint mistake is a joint of investment business mistake" for the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Cheam Yieb appearently seems to be a smarter out of the bunch,however when he states that I quote" If we set up a committee,we don't know what to do" explains that the clan is incompetent,NOT knowing in running the country.

It is really very sad to the victims and their families and the rest of Cambodians.

See what the king needs to say?

I bet he would not do anything as they are NOT his relatives.
What would happen if some were related to him or royalties?

Anonymous said...

DIE DEAD SLAP NGOP TOV
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន SADAM ហ៊ុន សែន, SOY សំ រិន, SICK ស៊ីម, សុខ អាន, ហោ 5ហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប, SVA គិម ហុង, BLACK ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
ពួកអានេះវានៅតែលក់ម៉ែវាទៀតទេ ។
ភាគច្រើនពួកគេមនុស្សល្ងង់ខ្លៅ,អវិជ្ជា មកពីគណៈបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងពួកសំណល់ខ្មែរក្រហមទេតើ ?

ជនពាល said...

វាជាករត្រឹមត្រូវណាស់ ដែលប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
បានបដិសេធ នូវសេចក្ដីស្នើសុំរបស់គណបក្ស
ប្រឆាំង ។​ ព្រោះថា គណបក្សប្រឆាំង គ្មានសុច្ឆន្ទៈក្នុងការជួយរំលែកទុក្ឋសោកក្ុមគ្រួសារជនរងគ្រោះឡើយ គោលដៅពួកគេ គឺ មានចេតនា ចង់កេងចំណេញផ្នែកនយោបាយ
ដោយចង់ទម្លាក់កំហុស​និងការទទួលខុសត្រូវ ទៅលើពួកសមត្ថកិច្ច ទាក់ទងនិងឧប្បទ្ធវហេតុ នៅលើស្ពានពេជ្រ នោះ ។

Anonymous said...

Two years ago when Toyota cars have proved to give accidents to American citizen, USA court has punished Toyota manufacturer billions of dollars to pay compensation to the victims ( only a fews ) and also push Toyota to recall millions of cars for re-check up with safety issue.
In this Koh Pich, developpers and owners of Koh Pich must have to punish and this Koh Pich must be confiscicated for public ownership to grow trees for environment and birds conservation.
Areak Prey

Anonymous said...

Cheam Yeab?????He is the Hun Xen and youn Hanoi's Dog!!!!
He has no Brain for himself!!!
The dog Cheam Yeab works only for dictator Hun Xen!!!

Anonymous said...

you don't know what to do??? what you have to do is sack some useless police chief.This is corruption corruption .....if there no corruption they wouldn't be so lazy to do thier job like that.

Anonymous said...

That mother fucker Cheam Yeap is ah Kwack lickers and suckers. Even only one person dead we should have to investigated too this cases over 300 people dead why don't you want to investigated asshole. Why're you so fucking scares to investigated stupid tell me now mother fucker you've something to hide or what?

Anonymous said...

In this case , its not just Cheam Yeap , it's all CPPs stance . The reason they refused to investigate the bridge tragedy because it's the government responsibility and the blame will go to CPP because the Mayor , the Police Chief and the Water Festival Organizer are CPP members. People should know that by now . CPP are for themselves , their families , their friends and their Parties but not for the people . They only need people during the election and some people are so ignorant to know that they have been cheated by CPP again and again .

Anonymous said...

Without glasses Chhiam Yiet (ឈាមយៀក)looks almost like Sdach Kan bust.

Anonymous said...

ចេះអី ជាមយាប?​
បុណ្យឡើង ដោយសារ លុតក្រាប។