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| Weapons allegedly found in the possession of Samuth Virak (pictured), former deputy director of the materials department at the Defence Ministry, were displayed yesterday at the military court in Phnom Penh. Photo by: Pha Lina |
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
The Royal Military Court yesterday began the trial of a general and four other soldiers charged with hiding illegal weapons, enlisting illegal soldiers and duping and inciting people to oppose authority.
General Samuth Virak, former Ministry of Defence deputy director, was arrested in January and stands accused as the mastermind of a criminal plan to operate an illegal armed force.
However, deputy prosecutor Mok Sieha dropped two of the four charges against Samuth Virak during yesterday’s proceedings. Samuth Virak now stands accused of imitating a three-star general and hiding illegal weapons, both offences under the Penal Code.
Samuth Virak’s defence lawyer, Nach Try, blocked the prosecutor’s claims in court yesterday, and said the cumulative offences were not enough to charge his client.
“The prosecutor cannot charge my client [with imitating a three-star general] because my client is displaying a three-star general uniform in his home,” Nach Try said.
“If that is the case, the prosecutor must go down to the spot where all the uniforms are sold at the Toekthla market [on Phnom Penh’s Russian Boulevard],” he said, adding that his client had the correct documentation to possess and use the weapons.
Samuth Virak also gave testimony to the military court.
“I have not acted illegally in society. They accused me by unjustly,” Samuth Virak said. “Please, Judge, find justice for me and release me to feed my children, wife and widow mother.”
“I dare to swear before the effective guardian spirit. If I have acted as accused – let me die,” he said.
13 comments:
What the fuk woth ah hun xen? is a undiret threat to the population?
Nail him! Nail that son of a bitch.
i hate people who are "duping and inciting people to oppose authority" just because they can hide behind human rights, freedom, etc! that is a lame excuse for breaking the law. hey, this is not a primitive society, ok! cambodia has a rule of law to follow, you know! stop provoking authority, ok!
Sooner or later, more and more will go against hoon xen.
Its a tick tox.
This is a clear attempt by Hun Sen and his closed associates to get rid of anyone who has not been inline with them. It's quite normal for any high ranking military officials to have some light weapons in their residence to protect themselves and the family. I am sure there are catches of rifles in all houses, including Hun Sen's and his military men, even some civilians do have a gun somewhere in the house. Charging a general on a few weapons possession is extremely unusual in this kingdom of wonder.
shut up, already! too much conspiracy theory here, you know!
it's called reforms, you know, slowly but surely, really! nothing wrong with that! god bless cambodia.
Hun Sen may kill and or arrest all Chea Sim group and Heng Samrin goup
before Chea Sim and Heng Samrin group go together retaliate Hun Sen.
"Kill them first before they kill you!" that's Hun Sen theory...
AH Hun Sen leave Cambodia, your Vietnamese mother is calling for you to see her.
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Everyone knows that Hun Sen is morally corrupt, you know.
This is how a dictator operate, Hon Xen is always push you down or even kill you if you know to much and not follow his command. Only those who are close to him and follow his instruction then they get what they want and need. Even Heng Pov did not have a chance to get away after he betrayed Hon Xen.
Everyone, please, don't mention or say just Yuon.
Please mention Vietcong/Vietnamese/Yuon so that the world need to know what Yuon is.
I have many American friends and friend around the worlds did not know what Yuon is.
You can mention both Yuon/Vietnamese or Yuon/Vietnamese/Vietcong so that the people around the world will understand.
All Khmer United
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