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| Pheng Kunthea Borey, former protocol chief for Senate President Chea Sim, leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in October. (Photo by: Pha Lina) |
Friday, 16 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post
The corruption trial against four former high-ranking members of Senate president Chea Sim’s inner coterie accused of engineering scams involving hundreds of millions of dollars will begin next week, a court official said yesterday.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Te Sam Ang said the trial against the four – accused of defrauding at least 51 foreign companies in scams that date back almost a decade – would commence on Tuesday.
“So far, their cases have been completely investigated. They will be put on trial on December 20,” he said yesterday.
Chea Sim’s former chief of protocol, Pheng Kunthea Borey, is accused of masterminding the scams – allegedly charging companies to secure the Senate president’s signature for a number of fake humanitarian and development projects.
She will face charges of fraud and forging public documents along with former Chea Sim advisers Chan Kosal, Ponlork Ho and former member of his cabinet Khieu Bora.
Pheng Kunthea Borey’s defence lawyer, Suy Chhun Hak, yesterday welcomed the announcement of the trial date and reiterated that his client was not guilty of the charges against her and committed no wrongdoing.
“I am now already [prepared] to work and defend my client, Mrs. Pheng Kunthea Borey, for her trial which will take place next week. I have already prepared documents and witnesses for it,” he said.
The defence lawyer of Chan Kosal and Khieu Bora, Tep Mony Cheath, also reiterated that his clients were not guilty and had never received any money from Chea Sim’s humanitarian projects.
“But these accusations have impacted on the honour of [one of] the highest Cambodian leaders, Samdech Chea Sim. Therefore, I hope that the court will find justice for them,” he said.
Ponlork Ho and his defence lawyer could not be reached for comments yesterday, but have also previously denied the charges against him.
Chhoeun Chanthan, the former chief of Chea Sim’s bodyguard unit, has also been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged scams.
11 comments:
What about Lao Meng Khin, Ly Yong Phat and Mong Reththy? These crooks Lao Meng Khin, Ly Yong Phat and Mong Reththy are the most corrupted.
Does this saying in the bible apply to Buddhism?
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,(Buddhism?) and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (I Timothy 6:9-11)
Little Birdy
cpp is of two group- sen's and sim's-
this is not speculation but real.
sim's is 50% viet's slave, but sen's is 100.
Wath would you do when they come for you???????
Whatever dumb Little Birdy for your little brain. Religions of all faiths teach compassion, love, and goodness. It is greed and selfishness in us that makes people do bad thing.
Hun sen is cutting arms and legs of chea sim so he may claim total power it is the same he did to penn sovann in the 80s
Little birdy is theary seng ?
proper Khmer, cannot write proper English, cannot write proper French:
What are all of you dumb idiot Khmer going to do besides leasing everything out for 99 years and being Viet's slave for the rest of all of you dumb idiot Khmer's life?
What are you going to do?
Que va-t-on faire?
ធើអីកើតក្រៅពីខ្ញុំយួន?
Can you tell us that much?
ប្រាប់មកមើល?
Dites nous?
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