Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hor Namhong and his wife collaborated in the killing of many prisoners: Wikileaks cable

Would the US Founding Fathers turn in their graves if they learn that the US Ambassador is toasting with killers?
Reference ID: 02PHNOMPENH1361
Created: 2002-06-06 02:43
Released: 2011-07-11 00:00
Classification: SECRET
Origin: Embassy Phnom Penh

R 060243Z JUN 02
FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8519S E C R E T PHNOM PENH 001361

FOR INR/B

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2012
TAGS: CB PINR
SUBJECT: BIO: ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR HOR
NAMHONG, CAMBODIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

REF: PHNOM PENH 01099

CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE ALEXANDER A. ARVIZU. REASON 1.5(B)

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROVIDED REFTEL.

¶1. (S) INR/B BIO FROM 1998 REPORTS THAT HOR NAMHONG'S
COLLEAGUES RESENT HIM FOR APPOINTING HIS RELATIVES TO KEY
MINISTRY POSITIONS. IN 1992, INR/B DESCRIBED HIM AS AN
OPPORTUNIST WHO LACKED HIS OWN POWER BASES, BUT GAINED
POSITIONS BY SEEKING ALLIANCES AND DOING FAVORS FOR POWERFUL
SOC LEADERS.

¶2. (S) AN UNDATED, UNATTRIBUTED REPORT ON FILE AT THE EMBASSY
CLAIMS THAT: HOR NAMHONG CAME BACK TO CAMBODIA AFTER THE
KHMER ROUGE TOOK OVER, BUT WAS NOT KILLED BECAUSE HE WAS A
SCHOOLMATE OF IENG SARY. HE BECAME HEAD OF THE BENG TRABEK
CAMP AND HE AND HIS WIFE COLLABORATED IN THE KILLING OF MANY
PRISONERS. AMONG THE VICTIMS WERE THE QUEEN'S SISTER NANETTE
AND HER HUSBAND METEVI (A RELATIVE OF SIRIK MATAK). HOR
NAMHONG ALMOST KILLED CHEM SNGUON AND HIS FAMILY (INCLUDING
CHEM WIDHYA WHO WAS WITH HIS FATHER IN THE CAMP) BECAUSE
SOMEONE HEARD WIDHYA LISTENING TO A FRENCH RADIO BROADCAST.
THE VIETNAMESE INVADED JUST BEFORE THE CHEM FAMILY WAS TO BE
KILLED. HOR NAMHONG'S WIFE ASKED IENG SAR TO HELP THEIR
DAUGHTER WORK WITH THE KHMER ROUGE REGIME. SHE POINTED OUT
THAT SHE HELPED IENG SARY BRING BACK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE
KILLED. THE DAUGHTER CAME BACK. LATER, HOR NAMHONG'S WIFE
SAW HER DAUGHTER'S PICTURE ON THE WALL AT TUOL SLENG AND
FAINTED.


ARVIZU

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

បើខ្មែនៅតែនាំគ្នាត្បុរក្បាលទៅបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣
ខាងមុខនេះ ហើយបើឈ្នៈ អាខ្វាក់ ហ៊ុន សែនខ្ញុំអោយបៀមអាចម៍ព្រួសគូថខ្ញុំ។

Anonymous said...

Chickens coming home to roost!

Anonymous said...

America! We believe in you like hollywood movie but you know he was a murderer in killing field period but you still toast and cheers with him.

What is about Human Right?

What is about Killing Field?

WHat is about unjustice to the victims ?

What is about us?

America! All you need is justic, freedom, Human right, democracy liberty under dollars.

America! You bomb innocent cambodian people ( over 500 000 were killed by B-52 bomb ) and you talk about Human Right only when Hun Sen goverment don't give profit to your Country. Is it true America?

What is the meanning of Human Right really is under your own definition, America ? I'm lose in your democracy and Human Right act so far.

Anonymous said...

Hor Namhong is a Viet. and a murder, we will bring you in to a prison...

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាចោរក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែនបានឃុបឃិតជាមួយពួកអាក្រពើយួនជាពិតប្រាកដ បានអនុញ្ញាត្តឱយពួកអាក្រពើយួនបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនចូលមកក្នុងទឹកដីខ្មែររាប់សិបគីឡូ។

Anonymous said...

អាស្រកីមួយក្បាលនេះវានៅស្រុកខ្មែរគ្រប់ជំនាន់, អាឆ្កែ ហូ ណាំហុងនេះវាជាខ្មែរយៀកម៉ីញបង្កប់ខ្លួន
របស់យួន។ អាឆ្កែមួយក្បាលនេះអត់ដឹងអីទាំងអស់
ទាក់ទងទៅនឹងកិច្ចការបររទេស។

Anonymous said...

7:22 AM

Historically, America has a notoriously egregious reputation for supporting dictators throughout history; yet I hardly find this as a surprise.

Anonymous said...

Most of the dictators around the world are in power because of America like Samdamc Husan, Ghadafy, ...If that dictators leaders give profit to America. America won't scream much about Human Right or democracy but if they are no longer benefit America than Human Right watch, Democracy will play very big role in that dictators country.

THere no right definition og Human Right at all in this earth. It is up to USA to give value or not!!!

Anonymous said...

Stupid bitches and evil husband How can you live with yourself knowing KR killing Khmer innocent. dam

Anonymous said...

Look at the US Amb who represents the free world why toasts with the former director of KR prison? This is so embarrassing. And look at the couple killers,bears no shame of their past acts. A husband was a prison director, wife was a women leader of the camp. Now, the prison director is deputy PM and makes all the sons to top government posts. What the hell on earth is this? And why US Amb still welcomes this bad guy?