Thursday, April 21, 2011

Police Beatings, Arrests as Lake Resident Protest

(All Photos: CEN)


Residents refuse to take a buyout from the company that they say is too low.

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Thursday, 21 April 2011
“The arrests of children and beatings of elderly women represent a new low in what has already been a hard-fought land conflict.”
Residents of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak lake development were violently dispersed by riot police outside City Hall Thursday, marking an escalation in their prolonged protest against eviction.

At least 11 demonstrators were arrested and four were injured in police beatings, as around 100 residents gathered to demand a meeting with city officials over their impending eviction from a development site.

More than 100 riot police stormed into the gathered crowd on Thursday morning, hitting protesters with batons and shocking them, while arresting nine women and two underage boys.

“The police beat me with a baton on my head, causing bleeding, and on my right hand, causing swelling,” Ngeth Khun, a 71-year-old resident told VOA Khmer after the incident. “I came here to protest and protect my house, but the police come and beat me like this. I am old. I have no power to fight back against the police.”


The violence comes just one day after donors warned Cambodia that it must do more to protect citizens caught in land disputes or facing evictions.

Chan Saveth, head of monitoring for the rights group Adhoc, called the police action brutal and unusual.

“We regard it as a serious human rights violation,” he said. “In particular the police do not think of humanity and of [the protesters] needs for a fair resolution.”

Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, called the beatings a “shocking and entirely unjustifiable response to a peaceful protest.”

“The arrests of children and beatings of elderly women represent a new low in what has already been a hard-fought land conflict,” he said.

Residents want the city to stop Shukaku, Inc., a development group owned by a ruling party senator, from pumping fill into the lake and flooding homes they say they have not agreed to leave. They want more compensation from the company or a plot of land for resettlement.

Rights groups met with city officials late Thursday in an effort to secure the release of those detained in the morning.

Chan Saveth said Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema agreed to release them if they “recognize their mistake.”

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

អំពើរអមនុស្សធម៌ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ដោយចោរហារយ។
អ្នកសាងបាប​រមែងទទួលបានបាបជាកិច្ចតបស្នង

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is doing a right thing, evict those low life Cambodians to make way for our new viets people.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen has committed so many crimes against innocent Khmer people.

Khmer people power must bring him to international court of justice before he commits more crimes against Khmer civilians .

As long as Hun Sen in power countless tragedies will happen to Khmer people endless.

Only Khmer people power home and abroad will be able to bring this cold-blooded killer down from so-called Cambodian Prime Minister installed by Youn Hanoi .

Anonymous said...

During the Khmer Te-ong, it happened before the french signed Kampuchea Krom for Vietnam. It seems today youn have full control on Cambodia, that 's why we see more and more the oppression from CPP youn toward Khmer people. Youns are now the majority on Khmer land legalized by CPP. We got to understand that a big vietnamese administrative ship in the middle of boeung Tonle-Sap lake isn't for nothing. This big boat like a cruise ship is to protect Viet people living in the Tonle-Sap lake. You will see this coming election they will win again. Cheam Yeap said CPP has 5 million members. Those member are not Khmer, they are Youn registered in Khmer demographic. I beleive that Khmer cannot avoid the revolution, if we need a real freedom.

Anonymous said...

***

The political uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt now in Bahrain, Libya, Tehran and Yemen what they mean for the rest of the Dictators in world?

It seems the Tunisia "H1N1" is spreading everywhere in the world; even Cambodia start to permeate
and very soon Cambodian will be push to the Maximum CHAOS!
The Revolt will sweep across the Khmer nation to oust viet dogs.

My Khmer Compatriots, Khmer must struggles for RENEWAL, CHANGE and FREEDOM.

You don't have other choice, but to organise an Armed Uprising right now to against these Hanoi's Puppet Hun Sen's families and it 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 interests.

And how many Vietnamese illegal immigrants in Cambodia now ??? there are 6-7 million of them and over 100,000 in armed camouflage inside the government and plus 1 viet soldier per hectare (ha) to live and guard in rubber plantation. 1,000,000 HA = 1,000,000 soldiers in Cambodia land.
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.

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.

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

Anonymous said...

យើងខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេស ត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាក្រោកឡើងបះ
ធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម ឬកុប្បកុម្ម វ៉ៃបណ្តេញពួកអាឆ្កែ
កញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម,
សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប,
វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
វ៉ៃបណ្តេញឱ្យពួកវាដួលរលំរត់ទៅចៅហ្វាយរបស់វានៅ ហាណូយ ដែលជាប្រទេសម៉ែ ឪទី២របស់ពួកវា។

យើងខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេស យកគំរូពី ប្រទេសទុយនេហ្ស៊ី
ទៅ ប្រទេសអេហ្ស៊ីបជាគំរូ...!

«ហ៊ានស្លាប់ដើម្បីរស់»

Anonymous said...

Hey that the fucking American Uniform that was donated to your sorry ass CCP.

Anonymous said...

ជិតដល់ថ្ងៃអន្សារបស់ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនហើយ…!
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...

Got a bottle of gasoline filled it cloth, lighted and thrown them at the police. dont bring stick to gun fight.

Anonymous said...

អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់ ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេ បើមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់
វាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជឿនលឿន
និងសុខសាន្តឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

សមត្ថកិច្ច នៃរដ្ធាភិបាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលមាន ទាហាន ប៉ូលីស ប៉េអឹម ពេល ដែលបញ្ជូនទៅរៀននៅស្រុកយួន យួនមិន ដែលបានហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែកជួយសង្គ្រោះជីវិត ឬ
ការពារសុវត្ថិភាពពលរដ្ឋទេ
យួនគិតតែហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែក បាញ់, កំទេច,សម្លាប់, ពិឃាត, ប្រហារជីវិត, ផ្ដាច់ជីវិត, បំផ្លាញ,ច្បាម, ឆក់ប្លន់, ដុតផ្ទះ, ប្លន់ដណ្ដើមទ្រព្យ, កៀបសង្កត់, សង្កត់សង្កិន, ជិះជាន់, វាយបង្ក្រាប, ទាត់ធាក់ និងបោកគ្រាប់បែកសម្លាប់
ប្រជារាស្រ្តស្លូតត្រង់ជាដើម។ល។
បើមិនជឿសួរ ពួកអាមកពីហ្វឹកហ្វឺន ពីស្រុកយួន ១០០ ពួកវាថាដូចគ្នាទាំង ១០០ ។

Anonymous said...

CPP = Cambodian Punishment Party

Anonymous said...

Those military policemen are Yuon hidden faces using Khmer/Cambodian Military/Soldier uniforms in front of gullible people.

There is no such real Khmer/Cambodian military policemen beating and dragging women like that.

Those hidden-faced Yuon/Vietnamese policemen in Khmer/Cambodian Military or Policemen uniforms among Khmer/Cambodian society HAVE MADE THE KHMER/CAMBODIAN MILITARY SOLDIERS AND POLICEMEN AND BODYGUARDS LOOK VERY BAD IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC MEDIA, AROUND THE WORLD AND IN FRONT OF FOREIGNERS AND PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA, CAUSING THE CONFUSION AND CHAOS SITUATION IN THE SCENES AND FOREIGNERS OR NEIGHBORS LOOK DOWN ON REAL KHMER/CAMBODIAN POLICEMEN AND MILITARY SOLDIERS WITH NO REASON AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.

CPP YUON MEMBERS AND HUN SEN ARE CROOKS, CORRUPTED AND USING BRUTAL FORCES AGAINST THE INNOCENT WOMEN AND MEN WHO DID NOT COMMIT WRONG DOING. IT IS NOT FAIR!!!

HIDDEN-FACED YUON MILITARY POLICEMEN ARE A BUNCH OF CLEVER ASSES OR ASSHOLES

Anonymous said...

The Cambodian police only good in fighting with their own unarmed civilians, but NOT DARE touching Vietnamese illegal immigrants.

I WANT POL POT ERA TO COME BACK, but not the killing. Pol Pot would clean up illegal Vietnamese, the Chinese. Cambodia was a pure nation under Pol Pot.

If not killing, I think under Pol Pot is way much better than under Ah Chhke Hun Sen (A Viet dog, Hun Sen).

Anonymous said...

I want Cambodian/Khmer people don't work for CPP Yuon and Hun Sen as the bodyguards and military policemen as you have seen in the video or movie clips.

If CPP Yuon officials and Hun Sen give you Khmer people the money to work for them as military bodyguards and policemen, please say no. You, Khmer people should join forces with opposition party like Sam Rainsy Party which are truly democratic party and serve the people of Cambodia and rebuild Cambodia. Please be cautious and watch out on each other and protect each others.

Anonymous said...

ម្នាក់ៗដែលជាបក្សប្រឆាំងអួតខ្លួនថាជាខ្មែរក៏ប៉ុន្តែ
មិនដែលសរសេរជាភាសារខ្មែរបានមួយអក្សរនោះទេ
ហើយខំបំរើបក្សពួកប្រឆាំងដោយភ្លេចខ្លួនថាជាខ្ញុំកញ្ជាស់របស់បក្សសមរង្សីដែលបក្សនេះចង់ឲ្យទៅងាប់ក៏ទៅដែរ។បើបក្សនេះនៅតែមាននៅស្រុកខ្មែរប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែរនៅតែមានអ្នកស្លាប់ជានិច្ចពីព្រោះបក្សនេះ
មិនដែលចង់ឲ្យប្រទេសមានសុខសន្តិភាពនោះទេ។

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាប្រឆាំងវាបានលេះនេះហើយយកទៅបំរើការ
ឲ្យអាពួកបរទេសស្បែកសយកជុំនួយមកជួយក្រុមបក្សពួករបស់ខ្លួនថែមទៀត។ដួច្នេះសូមរាជរដ្ធាភិបាល
កម្ចាត់ឲ្យអស់អាពួកទាំងនេះ។អាពួកទាំងនេះវាមិន
ដែលនឹកចង់ឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរមានការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នោះទេ
វាចង់ឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរដួចជុំនាន់ខ្មែរក្រហមឥញ្ចឹង។
បើកម្ចាត់អាពួកនេះអស់ពីស្រុកខ្មែរនោះស្រុកទេស
នឹងបានសុខសន្តិភាពជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែរពិតជាមិនខានឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាប្រឆាំងវាបានឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ធាខ្មែររាប់រយលេប
ថ្នាំញៀនហើយមានចិត្តក្លាហានហើយហ៊ានតវ៉ាជាមួយរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលថែមទៀតផង។ចំណែកប្រជនខ្មែរ
ស្លូតត្រង់ពុំបានដឹងខ្លួនថាបក្សប្រឆាំងបានដឹកនាំខ្លួន
ឲ្យទៅរកកន្លែងស្លាប់នោះទេ។ខ្ញុំមើលពីបរទេសទៅ
ឃើញថាបក្សប្រឆាំងធ្វើយ៉ាងនេះមិនខុសអំពីពលពតនោះទេ។ពួកប្រឆាំងនៅស្រុកខ្មែរពិតជាបំរើការឲ្យ
អាពួកបស្ចឹមប្រទេសពិតប្រាកដមែន។អាបស្ចឹមប្រទេសប្រទេសមិនដែលគិតថាចង់ឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរបានសុខសប្បាយនោះទេពីប្រោះពួកនេះធ្លាប់បានចាញ់សង្គ្រាមនៅយួននឹងនៅស្រុកខ្មែរម្តងរួចទៅហើយ។ដួច្នេះពួកនេះវាបានលេសវាយកបក្សប្រឆាំង
ឲ្យប្រឆាំងនឹងរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលហើយធ្វើឲ្យស្រុកខ្មែរ
មិបានសុខ។

Anonymous said...

Uprising is going to start within the CPP, the military personnel and commanders are calm down as Hun Sen give them badges & star badges. Sooner rather than later where it's reach the point those star badges are going be worthless. Throw those worthless star badges away so you do not own the CPP anything. Pick up your arms and do the right things. United Khmer People are waiting for action.

Anonymous said...

That is result of people in bunkak lake are vote for Hun sen, Please to be continue vote for him in year 2013 so u will see what happen more, Has ha CPP rough and Hun sen viet.
if hun sen can die soon, everything will can be good than be4

Anonymous said...

No Khmer ever vote for him, he won the elections because the his illegal viets in cambodia voted for him. The viets should never allowed to vote, but the yuon head he want power. The viets are his best supporters. Now he is real face is killing Khmer people everyday for his viets supporter in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Our khmer people keep suffering over and over due to our corrupted government. the problem with our people is that we are not together. the people who did the protest only those who been effected by the lost of theirs land. that's the problem with our people. when do we khmer going to learn? or our way of thinking this always our mentality we only do if its effect ourselves.

Anonymous said...

Those Bull must send.

Anonymous said...

6: 23 AM, I agree with you Khmer never vote for Hun Sen look at 1993 national election Hun Sen lost the election and wanted to break up the country into 2 parts.

So who voted for him million of youn illegal migrants and millions of youn military in Hun Sen military uniforms.

So the same dirty tricks will be used again in upcoming national election in 2012-2013.

Anonymous said...

Some phD from oversea who is working for HUN SEN, should be a shame for your self.First,HUN SEN.(THE BLIND BANDIT KHMER-ROUGE}killed our brothers and sisters during pol pot era.You still bow your head and kiss his ass.I still don't know why? Now HUN SEN,gangs bated our sisters knocked them to the ground and through to police truck just like an animals. you still kiss his ass.And don't expect khmer around the world to respect you when your boss kick you out.