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| The 13-year-old boy was severely beaten and kicked by Thai cops for collecting trash. His bladder was severely injured (Photo: DAP) |
04 June 2011
By Kher Sonorng
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Sao
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The Cambodian-Thai border relations authority in Banteay Meanchey province issued a call to the family of a Cambodian boy who was recently beaten up and injured by the Thai cops, to come forward so that they can file a legal complaint to the Thai authority.
Officials at the Cambodian-Thai border posts is conducting a search for the parents of a boy who sneaked across the border and was subsequently severely beaten up by the Thai cops on 02 June, one day after the celebration of the International Children’s Day. The Cambodian authority wants to have the family of the boy file a complaint as stipulated by the agreement signed between the two governments.
General Dy Them, the director of the Cambodian-Thai border relations office in Banteay Meanchey, said on 04 June that his office learned that a Cambodian boy was beaten up and injured by the Thai cops, that is why his office is pushing the family of the victim to come forward to file their complaint as this case violated human rights and children’s rights. “We can only complain to the Thai authority to take action and to find justice because this boy is still a minor. If there is any problem, the parents can take this as a basis to complain to the Thai office and the Cambodian consulate (in Thailand).”
According to report, about 7 Thai cops beat up and kicked a 13-year-old boy by the name of Pheng Sophea. The cops accused him of theft in Ruang Kluea market in Aranyaprathet, Sakeaw province, Thailand at 7PM on 02 June 2011.
Mrs. Chan Em, a 38-year-old woman who is the mother of the victim, indicated that, currently, she lives in Kbal Spean village, Poipet city, Banteay Meanchey province. Her son was sent to the support hospital in Mongkol Borey. She added that her son was injured in the chest and his bladder was seriously injured as well: “I was very scared then I saw my son peeing and shaking all over, I have no money whatsoever, and my son was only picking up trash. I was very frightened, I want to bring a complaint for my son’s case to the border police, this is a very bad action [by the Thai cops].”
Theng Chhavyrith, an official with ILO IPEC who is involved in the reduction of child labor, said that this tragedy took place due to poverty and the boy had to look for a job in order to support his family. Minor children could face several dangers when they leave home: “Our organization is provided professional training and education, just like the civil society organizations and company owners. I will bring this case to them [civil society organizations] so that they can follow up and find a resolution.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) in Cambodia indicated that in 2002, 750,000 Cambodian children are employed to help support for their family. It also indicated that about 250,000 children are involved in intensive child labor, such as manual labor, prostitution, sex trade, drug trafficking, domestic labor, working in fishing boats, in salt fields, in brick kilns, rubber plantations and mining etc… These children are not subjected to any labor conditions and they usually suffer from labor accidents.
11 comments:
Thai is the whore of the asian nations. In world war 1 and II Thai allowed the White west to use their country as a base to attack Viet, Khmer,USSR, china,Japanese etc. This Thai nation has never done anything good to all asian nations and still continue to do what they are good at as to attack innocent and weak people like this young boy. They think they can get away from what they have done to us, No way time will come for them soon. It is called "karma". That is it! enough is enough!.
Asian nations must come together and give this Thai wicked nation a lesson by giving zero tolerance to bully, criticising or other forms of abuses. No wonder 50% of the Thai nation have suffered from HIV, that is a punishment alright. But alot more to come to their nation soon. Just wait and see.
Wisdom
Thai barbarian shoot and kill to Khmer innocent civilian.
What Thai cops did to this Khmer boy is barbaric act against humanity, we Khmer should make complain to UN about Thai cruelty toward Khmer innocent civilian.
The barbarian Thai soldiers bashed the kid not to hurt him, but to murder him.
Thai soldiers have done this sort things about 1001 time a year which always ignore by the CPP for many years.
Now that they are fighting with Thailand in the world court, they seem to be interested.
Even the retarded CPP and mental ill Hoon Xen still can't be trusted for anything.
Apparently both countries does not follow or respects any laws.
Worst, they beat up a boy. Instead of serving and protecting people.
These animals are sic species of ASEAN nation...
Tt take 7 thai cop to beat a 13 Khmer boys! I will remember this shit thais people
It is a sad and cruel story indeed!
It is too bad Cambodian government spends more time trying to eliminate the oppositions than reducing poverty and creating favorable conditions for work in Cambodia to reduce the number of Cambodians crossing the border to look for jobs in Thailand.
The CPP, you want to be in power forever and so why don't you take it as a challenge to bring together Cambodia out of poverty?
Remember that to rule a country is to serve it and the people who are the its real owners.
A Prime Minister is a person who dedicates his life to serving his people and not make his people serve him by abusing power!
Hun Sen, be a different leader and start changing now as it is better late than never!
Anet Khmer
complain to siem embassy about it and see what action they take!
How can we fight this kind of problem on going.because our khmer innocense people got beat-up by the THAI COPS AND THAI PEOPLE.
we need to do something on this issue.
GOD BLESS CAMBODIA.
Anet Khmer
12:34 AM
http://khmer-kampuchea.blogspot.com/2011/06/pm-who-uses-khmer-people-as-bait.html
This is barbaric and coward toward Thai's Siem's authority. They beated up the 7 innocent 13 years old Cambodian boys and girls and got away with it. "NO WAY", I expected that our government should do something about it. These were the patterns of Thai's authorities that did those things so many times and got away with them. They shot us like we were animals, they even raped our young girls or ladies, they kicked our young kids and they roped our properties like nothing. I want our government's authority to do something; especially, sue them for violate the international children abuses, human right and use accessive forces toward human. Thank you.
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