Friday, January 14, 2011

Photographer roughed up

Security guards employed by the Shukaku Inc development company pull down a barrier erected by
residents to block the destruction of their homes in Village 24 in Srah Chak commune, Daun Penh district on Friday. (Photo by: Sovan Philong)
Police protecting the Boeung Kak development for Shukaku Inc. (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
Friday, 14 January 2011
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post

A photographer from The Phnom Penh Post was manhandled and briefly detained by district police at the Boeung Kak lakeside in Phnom Penh this morning, as he attempted to photograph the demolition of homes for a controversial housing project.

Sovan Philong, an award-winning Post photographer, said he arrived at the lakeside as police and construction workers began dismantling the dwellings of around 20 families.

As he was taking pictures of the stand-off between residents and police, Sovan Philong said he was blocked by a group of uniformed riot police officers and had his camera equipment seized.

“Four or five of them ran to block me – they tried to get the camera from me,” he said.

Sovan Philong said that even after showing the police his press identification – issued by the Ministry of Information – the police treated him “like a robber”, grabbing him by the scruff of the next and pinning his arms behind his back.

They didn’t care. They just wanted one thing: to get the camera,” he added.


Police also confiscated camera equipment being used by Sovan Philong’s brother, Hong Menea, 20, an apprentice photographer.

During the confiscation, Sovan Philong sustained a minor injury to his head.

After the intervention of residents and NGO representatives and other reporters who were at the scene, the police handed back the two cameras, but deleted their images of the crackdown.

In a statement yesterday, the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia condemned the police actions, calling on the authorities “to ensure that members of the press are not obstructed while doing their jobs, and that they are not unjustly accused, harassed or arrested for going about their professional duties”.

The homes at Boeung Kak lake were being demolished to make way for the development of a 133-hectare housing and commercial project by local developer Shukaku Inc, a firm owned by Cambodian People’s Party Senator Lao Meng Khin, and China’s Inner Mongolia Erdos Hung Jun Investment Co.

Housing rights activists say more than 4,000 families are set to make way for the project.

When asked on Friday for the name of his superior officer, one municipal police officer stationed outside Shukaku’s lakeside office said his boss had “no name and no phone number”.

Information Minister Khieu Kanharith could not be reached for comment on Friday.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SEBASTIAN STRANGIO

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please don't take any more photos using that memory card. There is chance to retrieve the deleted photos by using "Lost and Found" program or the like.

Anonymous said...

ពូកអាឆ្កែស៊ីអាចម៍នៃអាក្រុមហ៊ុនធនក្ស័យ ស៊ូកាគូ អស់នេះ វាធ្វើមើលតែអាកំឡៅ ម៉េងឃីន និងពួកធរណីស្រូប ឲ្យលុយវារាប់ពាន់ដុល្លារអញ្ចឹង! យ៉ាងច្រើនគេឲ្យវាម្នាក់ ១០០០០រៀលទេក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃ តែពួកវាវិញ ធ្វើឫកដូចឆ្កែអំបែងក្បាលដាច់ថ្លៃអញ្ចឹង!

ពួកអាសត្វតិរច្ឆានដែលនៅពីក្រោយរឿងប្លន់ដីបឹងកក់ពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់ នឹងត្រូវបណ្តាសាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ឲ្យពួកអាហ្អែង ទទួលនូវបណ្តាសាដូចខាងក្រោមៈ
១. បើជិះឡាន ឲ្យក្រឡាប់ឡានងាប់ទាំងពូជ
២. បើជិះយន្តហោះ ឲ្យធ្លាក់យន្តហោះ
៣. បើដើរលើដី ឲ្យធរណីស្រូប
សាធុៗៗៗ សូមឲ្យសក្តិសិទ្ធិ!

Anonymous said...


Samdech Hun Sen, you must pay attention to this events.You have always knew exactly what it will be happen next because you are the former Khmer Rouge and why you went to join Khmer Rouge figting against MR Lon Nol govt. The past history is today history. Who will win??

Anonymous said...

Communist regime is just like that . The government can do anything they want regardless of what the law says . You people keep voting for CPP, that's what you will get as long as they are in power.

Anonymous said...

Where is freedom and democracy ? Phay Siphan , can you answer me this question?

Anonymous said...

Why are policemen used to protecting private company???

Anonymous said...

COPS of PRIVATE PARTY!

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាបក្សប្រឆាំងបើគ្រាន់បើមកអាមេរិកហើយ
ស្រែកឌៀលរដ្ធាភិបាលរបស់បន្តិចលមើលថា
តើច្បាប់គេធ្វើយ៉ាងដួចម្តេច៊
ពួកអាឡប់រាល់គ្នាហ្នឹងគ្រាន់ពួកសៀមក៏ពួកវាមិន
ហ៊ាននិយាយផង។

Anonymous said...

Military officials, and police officials ARE supposed to protect and serve the PEOPLE.

Instead, they steal, kills, lock up, and oppresses people.

Dictatorship Hanoi' HoonXen.

Anonymous said...

Where is that tough cops to guarding the Border with VC or Siamse.....sent this police or guard down there. I'll triple theirs pay!

Anonymous said...

did not do anything to youn, only do it to the Khmer people.... What a shameful act. Stealing from the poor for the rich.
Traitors Hen Sen and his gangs

Do something about youn will you, before you kill your own people.

Traitors, Scumbags slaves to youn.

Hope youn will take you to dam tay ong. Sen, Sim, Rin

Anonymous said...

We are vietnam ,we will be agreat vietnam soon ,we already control laos and cambodia ,we already put our people and our agents every where in cambodia even in government and in CPP,in 1979 we work hard we send our suicide commando to phnom penh to catch samdat sihanouk,we need him stay with us and support us before we push pol pot to the forest ,but the china workers at phnom penh catch our commando and destroy them,but we still lucky because now samdat sihanouk come to support us by himself ,so we have every thing in our hand ,we have samdat sihanouk in our left hand and hun sen in our right hand ,we are strong now ,china just a tiger wake up from sickness and china use to lost a battle at our north vietnam ,we will be a great vietnam soon ,long life our great vietnam..........

Anonymous said...

ah HUN SEN MIN TORN SLAB PONG VEAR BURT CHEARM SROSH ROURCH SRACH BAT.

BAE AH HUN SEN GNORB KOM TVAE BUNN OY VEAR, AH HUN SEN CHEAR MON-NOOSH KBOTH, MON-NOOSH CHONG RAI TUNG BDAIY TUNG PRO PUN VEAR.

IF THE HUSBAND AND WIFE (AH HUNSEN & MI CHOA BUN RUNY) DIE DONT' LET THEM BURY IN CAMBODIAN LAND. THEY ARE BORN FROM HELL TO PUT IN THIS EARTH.

HELL PEOPLE BELONG TO VIETNAM.

CPP................................PP

Anonymous said...

những cảnh sát được chọ là con rối việt như vậyông chức Việt.Hun Sen và CPP là kẻ phản bội và những người cần phải bị nhốt trong tù.
Down Down Hun Sen and CPP .
Khmer Ga

Anonymous said...

​ មិនមានអីខុសពី(បុលប៊ត ) បុលប៊ត​យកសម្បត្តិប្រជាជន ធ្វើជាសប្បត្តិ រួម បន្តែ ពួកសំដាច់ អាជោយកសម្បត្តិប្រជាជនទៅឱយនាយ ទុនឬពួកគ្នាវាចែក គ្នាធ្វើសេថី នៅភ្នំពេញ វាមិនខ្វល់ពីប្រជាជនទេ។
សព្វថ្ងៃវាសម្លាប់ប្រជាជនសាហាវជាងប៉ុលពតទៀត៕វា យកសម្បត្តប្រជាជនលក់ទិញឡានទំនើបជិៈមក​​​​​​ បញ្ជាឱយគេបណ្ដេញប្រជាជនទៀត៕
បងប្អុនដឹងហើយថាត្រូវចាត់ការយ៉ាងណាជាមួយ អា ស៊យកាគូនោះ ចាត់ការវាទៅ៕ ចាត់ការមេវាមួយទៅស្ងាត់ហើយ៕៕៕៕៕

Anonymous said...

ក្រោកឡើងខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាដល់ពេលវេលាហើយត្រូវប្រើកាំបិត, ពូថៅ, ដាវ , ខ្វែវ, ផ្គាក់, ព្រួញ, សរ, ច្បូក,លំពែង,ធ្នូ,ដំបង,
ព្រនង់, កាំភ្លើង, គ្រាប់បែក, បេសែសិប, បេសែមួយ, មីន, មីនកន្ត្រាក់, មីនបង្កប់, មីនក្លេម័រ, មីនតោន, កាំភ្លើងធំ, កាំភ្លើងត្បាល់, ក្រោកឡើងជាមួយយុទ្ធភ័ណទាំងអស់នេះ បាញ់និងកាប់ក្បាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនសងសិកអោយខ្មែរ
ស្នេហាជាតិនិងដើម្បីការពារមរតកជាតិរបស់យើង។

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នានិយាយពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់
របស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា ទាំងយប់ ទាំងថ្ងៃ មានដូចជា ៖
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម,
សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប,
វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
និយាយហើយនិយាយទៀតដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
អោយពួកវាស្អុយឈ្មោះ ស្អុយត្រកូលរាប់ម៉ឺនសែន ឆ្នាំ...!

Anonymous said...

អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់ ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេ បើមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់
វាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្តឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

ប្រទេសខ្មែរ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះកំពុងតែត្រូវបានលេបត្របាក់ ដោយសត្វក្រពើយួន តាមគ្រប់រូបភាព ដូចជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្ត បញ្ចូលយួនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍, រំកិលព្រំដែន, ធ្វើវិនិយោគ
ដោយចំហ និងដោយលួចលាក់ បង្កើតសមាគមយួន ២១ ខេត្ត, ក្រុង, ធ្វើចារកម្ម បង្កើតរដ្ឋបាលយួន ក្នុងអំណាច
រដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរ…. តើអាថ៌កំបាំងទាំងអស់នេះ ស្ដេច នឹង ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិមើលឃើញដែរ ឬ ទេ???

Anonymous said...

All Khmer Compatriots,

You don't have other choice, but to organise an Armed Uprising against these Hanoi's Puppet Hun Sen's families and cronies.
All of you are in a loose-loose situation by Legal Means.
Freedom will never fall from the Sky. You have to fight to get that.
Hun Sen and Hanoi will continue to oppress you and confiscate your lands for their vietnamese bosses and their own interessts.
And how many Vietnamese illegal immigrants in Cambodia now ??? there are 6-7 million of them and over 100,000 in armed camoulfage.
The Hanoi's Vietnamisation is step by step and almost finished to their goal.
All of you will be Hanoi's slaves on your ancestors Lands very soon.
They cannot kill all of you in all Sroks and all Provinces, otherwise the whole world will step in to help liberate you from this mess of political chaos.

If you don't dare to die you won't survive.

Anonymous said...

My Khmer Compatriots,

The Arm uprising is the best solution for getting rid of Hanoi's puppet Regime of Hun Sen and its cronies as our ancestors had been done in 1835-1840 during the reign of Ang Mey, Té-Ong, and Vinh-té canal. (Kraok kap Yuon ខ្មែរខាងលើ, ខ្មែរខាងក្រោម, ខ្មែរខាងកណ្ដាល ក្រោកឡើងទាំងអស់កាប់យួនយកដីជីដូនជីតា
យើងមកត្រឡប់មកវិញ )

But why we, as their descendants, won't do it again???

Hanoi will eliminate all Khmers by all means, demographic with 6-7millions Viet illegal immigrants, Lands concession from Khmers owners of the country, Yuons depleted all khmer resources, fish stocks, all mineral ores, gas, forests, petroleum, and Gold etc...
I called to Khmer compatriots to rise up with Axes, Swords, Sticks, Knives, Spears, Arrows, and possible grenades, B40-B41 hand Guns, shot guns to riot and kill THEM for your Freedom and liberate your country from the vietnamese yoke.

ជនពាល said...

សូមបងប្អូននៅបឹងកក់ទាំងឡាយ នាំគ្នាប្រមែប្រមូល វត្ថុតាងនា ៗ ដូចជាឯកសារផ្សេង ៗ មានទាំងរូបភាព ជាដើម ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនិងការបណ្ដេញចេញពីទីលំនៅ មកថែរក្សាទុក ។ព្រោះថា ទៅថ្ងៃក្រោយ នៅពេលដែលគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច បច្ចុប្បន្នអស់លក្ខណ៍ទៅ យើងនឹងនាំគ្នាធ្វើការប្ដឹងប្ដល់
ដល់ក្រុមហ៊ុននេះ និងបក្សពួកដែលបានពាក់ព័ន្ធ អោយពួកគេសងជម្ងឺចិត្ត សងទាំងដើមទាំងការ នូវអ្វីដែលបងប្អូនយើងបានខាតបង់ ៕ ទោះបីជាត្រូវរងចាំ​ដប់​ម្ភៃឆ្នាំទៅមុខទៀតក៏ដោយ តែរឿងអយុត្តិធម៌ គឺគេមិនអាចមើលរំលងបានឡើយ ។​ជាពិសេស នៅពេលដែលកម្ពុជាយើងមានស្ថាប័នតុលាការ
ឯករាជដ៏ពិតមួយមែននោះ គឺការប្ដឹងប្ដល់របស់បងប្អូនរងគ្រោះនៅបឹងកក់សព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ប្រាកដជានឹងទទួលបានជោគជ័យជាមិនខាន ៕

Anonymous said...

សូមឲ្យវត្ថុស័ក្តិសិទ្ធិនិងអារក្សអ្នកតាបំផ្លាញអាក្រុមហ៊ុន ស៊ូកាគូឲ្យ
វិនាសឲ្យស្លាប់តាយហោងយ៉ាងវេទនា ដោយគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង រន្ទះបាញ់ ធ្លាក់យន្ដហោះ លិចទូកកប៉ាល់ ក្រឡាប់ឡាន ឡានម៉ូតូបុក ខ្លាខាំ ដំរីព្រេច ពស់ចឹក ព្រមទាំងឲ្យព្រាត់
ប្រាស់ប្ដីប្រពន្ធ័ និរាសឪពុកម្តាយ បងប្អូន កូនចៅ និងឲ្យក្រ
រហេមរហាម រងទុក្ខវេទនាអស់ ៥០០ ជាតិ បើធ្វើខុស
សូមឲ្យត្រូវបណ្ដាសានេះហោងចុះ !!!
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ:
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ:
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ: ។

Anonymous said...

Khmer in Cambodia still the trouble for this non Khmer government in Cambodia. If the government love khon Khmer this wouldnt happen...

Anonymous said...

The Tunisian president has abruptly left his country, following violent demonstrations that occurred at this time in Tunisia. when A Hun Sen and his clans are leaving their absolute power for over 28 years. It must that the Khmer people wake up and chase the government of A Hun Sen and clans that sells and steals the wealth of the Khmer people to foreign interests.

Khmer people live! wake up!

Anonymous said...

Those dogs (polices & Guards) are doing any things for money without conscience.

Anonymous said...

​ សម្ដេច អាជោ ហែនសុនខ្វាក់ម្ខាងមើលមិនឃើញ ប្រជាជនបឺងកក់ទេ ជាតិក្រោយវាខ្វាក់ទាំងពីរខាង ហើយ មីប៊ុន កាលី ជាមេកាកបាតមេចហ៉ងអែង​ មើលមិនឃើញដែរហា ?? ប៊ុន កាលី យកលុយ រដ្ធជួយប្រជាជន យកមុខមាត់ តែសម្លាប់នាក់បឺងកក់ នឺងនាក់ទន់ខ្សោយផ្សេងទៀតទាំងរស់៕៕
ប៊ុន កាលី យកលុយកាកបាតជួយនាក់បឺងកក់ផង ទៅ បានទេ​ ???
Hun Manet as Hight educational Student , You know what is right and what is wrong Ok .You are not Kim Jung Un, are you ???////
I know you read this .

Anonymous said...

Would you hurt,robr, killed poor, needies, inocent people for a living????

Anonymous said...

សូមឲ្យវត្ថុស័ក្តិសិទ្ធិនិងអារក្សអ្នកតាបំផ្លាញអាក្រុមហ៊ុន ស៊ូកាគូឲ្យ
វិនាសឲ្យស្លាប់តាយហោងយ៉ាងវេទនា ដោយគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង រន្ទះបាញ់ ធ្លាក់យន្ដហោះ លិចទូកកប៉ាល់ ក្រឡាប់ឡាន ឡានម៉ូតូបុក ខ្លាខាំ ដំរីព្រេច ពស់ចឹក ព្រមទាំងឲ្យព្រាត់
ប្រាស់ប្ដីប្រពន្ធ័ និរាសឪពុកម្តាយ បងប្អូន កូនចៅ និងឲ្យក្រ
រហេមរហាម រងទុក្ខវេទនាអស់ ៥០០ ជាតិ បើធ្វើខុស
សូមឲ្យត្រូវបណ្ដាសានេះហោងចុះ !!!
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ:
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ:
ឱម្មសិទ្ធីស្វាហាយ: ។

Anonymous said...

Traitor and youn that all Rainsy people tools. A bunch of selfish looking for personal interest. No one I ever have found yet he or she truely love Khmer. but 99.9 % are delusive and only trying to make a cheap living by the nam of Khmer compatriot. Many reader they are seem good peoples but KI and Sam group planted dirty disception seed to make them beleived on this Ghost cheater teams, those victime are demonstrator, SRP company activist, oversea peoples....Rainsy and you KI are looking down on those inocents people. Is it your game tools Rainsy? I wonder you are a double agent for Siam!!!! if you did Rainsy, May I ask any one who stay near you put you right off.
I am Mike I wish any people who are speak the truth, will be freinds with me, but not one of those are in politice.

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នានិយាយពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់
របស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា ទាំងយប់ ទាំងថ្ងៃ មានដូចជា ៖
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម,
សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប,
វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
និយាយហើយនិយាយទៀតដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
អោយពួកវាស្អុយឈ្មោះ ស្អុយត្រកូលរាប់ម៉ឺនសែន ឆ្នាំ...!

Anonymous said...

The problems with these bad Cambodian cops and soldiers is that they are only good at being instruments to kill and inflict suffering on the poor Cambodians to whom they also belong.

They are worse than animals since animals don't usually kill or inflict suffering on their kind to serve others.

Don't these cops and soldiers know that helping the poor means in fact helping themselves for the better future of their families and their country?

Idiotic cops and soldiers, look at yourselves carefully so you can realize that you are not rich at all and, as a matter of fact, you are just as poor as the poor of Cambodia so why don't you wake up and help the poor rather than helping the bad Shukaku company?

Anet Khmer

Anonymous said...

Why are these cambodian pigs in military uniform sitting and standing guard a for a murderer and thieves family.

Anonymous said...

These dogs bite his own people without conscience