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| Chhoeun Chanthan brought to court (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post) |
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| Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party prays as the country marks the downfall of Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh, file photo. Photo: AP |
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
He told the court he was given weapons by the head of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit.
A military court on Wednesday began the hearing of the former bodyguard chief of ruling party president Chea Sim.
Chhoeun Chanthan was arrested with three other bodyguards in August 2011 and charged with faking documents in a $2 million embezzlement scheme, as well as possession of illegal weapons. A verdict is expected next week.
Police seized weapons and ammunition in an Aug. 13 raid last year in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district.
Chhoeun Chanthan, a 41-year-old former lieutenant general, denied the charges against him, as he was questioned for most of the day over an arms cash and for allegedly pocketing some $2 million that was meant for the construction of a bodyguard building.
He told the court he was given weapons by the head of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit, Hing Bunheang, to protect Chea Sim, the head of both the Senate and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.
Narch Try, a laywer for Chea Sim and the Ministry of Defense, said Chea Sim is asking the court for $2.5 million from Chhoeun Chanthan, with additional compensation of $50,000 in addition jail time.
Puth Thearvy, defense for Chhoeun Chanthan, said his client was being charged despite a shortage of evidence and urged his release.
7 comments:
Ah Chea Sim can save Khmer, if he sends one of his bodyguards to take care of Ah kwak
7:53 AM Ah skourt eng jong oy Ar pnek boun Sam Rainsy som larb khmer de rer?
7:53 Am Ar chke of Sam Rainsy
OK! 8:43! see on your right! how many eyes ah Kwack has???
Does Mr Sam Rainsy policies including Koh Tral Island and sea area 30 000km2 bring back to the Khmer people?
PM Hun Sen statment is very clear that Koh Tral Island and 30 000km2 are belong to Vietnam according to his treaties. How is about Mr. Sam Rainsy?
Please states your policies more clearer about Koh Tral and sea area 30 000km2 back from Vietnam invasion. Mr. Sam Rainsy!
ក្តអីទេអា! ឆ្កែរកញ្ជៈយួនមួយក្បាលនេះមករកផ្កាបុណ្យសង្សាស្អីហ្នឹងគេដែរ! អាមុខក្របីព្រៃអញ្ចេះនោះ!
8:59 AM,
What are you talking about Yuon theif? You falsify the land of Khmer that are not belonging to Yuon. It looks like Yuon coming from nowhere, just land in Khmer country and took Khmer island and land automatically. It shows that you and Yuon folks are very dumb and have no education at all. Just be smart to kill and steal the land, property, food and money.
It is just for you to read and think about it. Don't be stupid and hypocrite.
Khmer Krom was located in Southern Vietnam and they still live there, millions of them are Khmer. So, Koh Tral was illegally taken by Yuon Hanoi according to 1991 Peace agreement and Pol Pot refused to sign the deal with Yuon/Hanoi to give land and island to Yuon.
You are a dumb Yuon!
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