Monday, January 17, 2011

Ex-drug czar charged with taking bribes

Moek Dara (Photo: CEN)
Chea Leng (Photo: CEN)

Moek Dara

Sunday, 16 January 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

The secretary general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs has been charged with receiving bribes and is in the custody of the Anticorruption Unit, national police spokesman Kirt Chantharith said today.

The NACD’s Moek Dara was detained for questioning by the Anticorruption Unit last week following the arrests of Banteay Meanchey provincial Police Chief Hun Hean and his deputy Chheang Sun, who were apprehended earlier in the week.

Kirt Chantharith said Hun Hean and Chheang Sun had implicated Moek Dara under interrogation from law enforcement officials.

“He was charged with receiving bribes from drug traffickers and he is now being detained at the Anticorruption Institution detention centre under strict control of the Anticorruption Unit and the Ministry of Interior in Phnom Penh,” Kirt Chantharith said.


Hun Hean and Chheang Sun have also been charged with receiving bribes, said Chan Kosal, the acting police chief in Banteay Meanchey.

Chhem Savuth, head of the Siem Reap provincial prison, said the pair were serving pre-trial detention at his facility.

“They are strictly protected and taken care of for their future hearings,” Chhem Savuth said today.

A jailed former anti-drug official in Banteay Meanchey province provided the information that led to the arrests of Hun Hean and Chheang Sun, Chan Kosal said.

Lim Mab, formerly the head of the anti-drug police in Banteay Meanchey, was arrested in July on drug charges.

After the arrest, however, Chan Kosal said Lim Mab’s family members had paid a bribe to senior police officials in exchange for their relative’s release.

Lim Mab was rearrested last month, Chan Kosal said, at which time he implicated Hun Hean and Chheang Sun, who were arrested last week.

“These people were arrested due to the answers and the confession of Lim Mab,” Chan Kosal said.

Chan Kosal added that By Nasy, the replacement head of the anti-drug police in Banteay Meanchey, had been arrested on Friday in connection with the case of the other officials in custody.

“By Nasy was charged with receiving bribes in the same drug case involving Hun Hean and Chheang Sun,” Chan Kosal said, adding that By Nasy was being held in Banteay Meanchey pending transfer to Siem Reap.

Sam Chankea, Banteay Meanchey provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc, said he had received information from law enforcement officials that Moek Dara and Chea Leang, an NACD subordinate arrested along with him, were to be transported from the ACU in Phnom Penh to Banteay Meanchey today before being detained in Siem Reap.

25 comments:

WE SEEN THIS GAME said...

THIS IS THE GAMES OF THEIR IMAGED ,MAY BE THE NEXT 3 MONTHS OR MORE ,THESE GUYS WILL GET UP GRADE TO WORK AS LEADER BY YUON SYSTEM

Anonymous said...

I heard many CPP members are very concerned of their safety after Hun Sen has used them to dig for moneys for him by taking briberies and drugs.
Now he arrest them by replacing with new applicants whose donnated him more moneys. Very soon those new comers will be their turn to be arrested. It is true that is a game of Yuon system but sorry they won't move up anymore because all Kon yuon have grown up already

Anonymous said...

good job, anticoruption

ជនពាល said...

មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​​​ខេត្ត​បន្ទាយ​មានជ័យ​ កំពុងតែច្រួលច្រាល ខ្វល់ចិត្តខ្លាំងណាស់ ។ ព្រោះថា លើកនេះ ត្រូវជំនុំជំរះរឿងធំហួសសមត្ថភាព ។ ជាពិសេស លើកនេះចង់ស៊ីលុយគេ​ ក៏មិនបាន ព្រោះខ្លាចក្រុមប្រឆាំងអំពើពុករលួយ អូសក​យកទៅញាត់ទ្រុងបន្ថែមទៀត ៕

Anonymous said...

ទាំង​នេះគឺ​ជាល្បែងអុករបស់ហ៊ុនសែន​ទេ​​​​​​​​​​​​ ព្រោះជិត ដល់ពេលបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវសម្តែង ការក្លាហាន ដើម្បី បញ្ជាក់ថាអញ ស្អាតស្អុំបោកប្រជាជន​ខ្មែរឲ្យ​យល់ច្រឡំ ដើម្បិ ទាញយកសន្លឹក ឆ្នោត ម៉េច​ មិន ចាប់ ឬ​ បង្ក្រាប តាំងពី ១០ ឬ២០ឆ្នាំមុន ម៉េច​ ទើបមកចាត់ការឥឡូវ នេះវិញ? ពួក វាចែកគ្នាស៊ី ឆ្អែតគ្រប់គ្រាន់ហើយ ដកខ្លួន​ថយអស់​ ។
​​ឥឡូវទើបចាត់ការនាក់នៅសល់ យកមុខល្អខ្លួន​ ឯង

បងប្អូនទាំងអស់គិតមើលមែនឬអត់ ?
កុំចាញល្បែងអុកនេះឱយសោះ​។ កូនសិស្សថ្នាក់ បឋម ក៏ចេះគិតដែរ ។

Anonymous said...

These are one of Hun Xen's pawns on his chess board.

Anonymous said...

ទោះបីជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នេះ​ ជាល្បែងអុករបស់លោក
ហ៊ុនសេនមែននោះក៏ដោយ តែអ្វីដែលយើងបានឃើញនោះ គឺថា​ លទ្ធផលនៃសកម្មភាព
របស់ក្រុមប្រឆាំងអំពើពុករលួយ កំពុងតែមានដំណើរការដែលគួរអោយភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល !

Anonymous said...

ប្រយុទ្ធ​គ្នា​​​ញាក់សាច់​រវាង​តោ3​​ក្បាល និង​ក្រពើ​​មួយក្បាល សូមចុចនៅទីនេះ

Anonymous said...

Do good gets good, Do bad gets bad, Sathu Sathu Sathu!!!

Anonymous said...

Are these people just the escape goats??? I wonders!

Anonymous said...

ទាំង​នេះគឺ​ជាល្បែងអុករបស់ហ៊ុនសែន​ទេ​​​​​​​​​​​​ ព្រោះជិត ដល់ពេលបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវសម្តែង ការក្លាហាន ដើម្បី បញ្ជាក់ថាអញ ស្អាតស្អុំបោកប្រជាជន​ខ្មែរឲ្យ​យល់ច្រឡំ ដើម្បិ ទាញយកសន្លឹក ឆ្នោត ម៉េច​ មិន ចាប់ ឬ​ បង្ក្រាប តាំងពី ១០ ឬ២០ឆ្នាំមុន ម៉េច​ ទើបមកចាត់ការឥឡូវ នេះវិញ? ពួក វាចែកគ្នាស៊ី ឆ្អែតគ្រប់គ្រាន់ហើយ ដកខ្លួន​ថយអស់​ ។
​​ឥឡូវទើបចាត់ការនាក់នៅសល់ យកមុខល្អខ្លួន​ ឯង

បងប្អូនទាំងអស់គិតមើលមែនឬអត់ ?
កុំចាញល្បែងអុកនេះឱយសោះ​។ កូនសិស្សថ្នាក់ បឋម ក៏ចេះគិតដែរ ។

Anonymous said...

This is to draw attention of Cambodian not to think on border with Vietname. and be informed to those serve CPP and Vietname, when you are no longer used your fate will like him. Next handcuff will be given to Sar Kheng, then Hoon Xen in 2012.

Anonymous said...

You want justice in Cambodian society. First of all , you kill members of cpp like Hunxen, sokh An, khiev kanharith, om yin tieng,... many ohters...

Now, hun xen practises yuon rule to kill members. snake eats its children.

Anonymous said...

It's about time.

Anonymous said...

ចាប់ឲ្យអស់នាក់ណាខ្លះទៀត​នៅពីក្រោយខ្នងពួកអស់លោកគ្រាក់ៗ ទាំងនេះ ។​ វែកមុខ ឲ្យឃើញ កុំលាក់មុខ ជន បុករលួយ ។។

Anonymous said...

ល្បែងអុក នាយក់ ដល់ពេល​រុញ ទូក ឲ្យគេស៊ី ហើយ ដើម្បីដោះទល់មួយគ្រាសិន បន្ទាប់​ទៅ ​ សូកអីទៀត ? រត់​ឬ ងាប់ ?

Anonymous said...

It's about time they do something about corrupted officials! I think there still alot more out there that no body dare to touch them..? This is why cambodia shrink into small piece in the world map today! Cuz of corruptions all over the country...believed me, there will be more lands lost as long as corrupted officials still exist!!!!

Anonymous said...

Unbelieveable? this guy supose to catch drugs trafficker, not catching and selling drugs for themselves..? A lot of those rich powerful family working high level governments, they mus get involved in drugs trafficking too..! All of those nice luxury villa, luxury car they let their children racing in the street of Phnom Penh city...like TOYS?? If cambodia don't get rid these corrupted people quick, our country will become like KAMPUCHEA KROM#2!!

Anonymous said...

Phnom Penh already called NAM VANG! I seen Thai restaurant put PAILIN on their restaurant's title..? I ask, is this khmer rest. or thai? they said SIAM!!

Anonymous said...

Hanoi slowly replacing true khmer, with youn?

Anonymous said...

yes..love this story..Money, power and greed! IF official dont take bribes they will be killed anyway..

Anonymous said...

មានតែពួកអាប្រឆាំងនៅប្រទេសខ្មែរទេដែលមិនយក
ចិត្តទុកដាក់នៅរឿងហ្នឹងក៏ប៉ុន្តែពួកគេត្រូវតែប្រុង
ប្រយ័ត្នជានិច្ចមិនថាគណបក្សប្រជាជននោះទេទោះ
ជាបក្សណាក៏តុលាការយកមកញាត់គុកដែរ។

Anonymous said...

There's whole bunch of corrupted judges sitting and collecting bribe, and no one done anything yet? This country will become CHAMPA#2 soon or latter....What's an idoit!

Anonymous said...

Thailand will taken care these issues in 48 hours...khmens!

Anonymous said...

They should strip down everything this guy own, including car, villa, all money in the bank, because he robbed and stealing...that's punishment! Of course including jail's time...!!!