Sunday, April 29, 2012

“Just kill them both”: Eyewitness account of the murder of Chut Wutty

28 April 2012
By Sok Pheakdey
Cambodia Express News
Translated from Khmer by OssPrey OssDey

The Cambodia Daily (CD) published an article titled “In Cardamom Mountains, Two Deaths Recounted” in its Saturday-Sunday 28-29 April 2012’s edition. In it, the CD provided a lengthy account of the event that led to the murder of Chut Wutty, President of the Natural Resource Protection Group, and In Ratana, a military police officer, in the afternoon of 26 April 2012 in Phnom Kravanh (Cardamom Mountains), Koh Kong province.

Based on this article, two CD women reporters – 27-year-old Phorn Bopha and 27-year-old Canadian [Olesia] Plokhii – were traveling with Chut Wutty in his old burgundy Toyota Land Cruiser from Pursat to Koh Kong province along the Phnom Kravanh mountain range.

When they arrived at the location of the incident, next to huts close to a road paved with gravel, Chut Wutty and the two reporters got out of the car to take photos of yellow vine [used in traditional medicine to treat stomach ailments] piled next to a hut. At that time, a man wearing a black T-shirt and blue short came to tell him to stop taking pictures and to leave the area.

As the situation became tense, the two CD reporters who were interviewing the villagers about yellow wine decided to return to Chut Wutty’s vehicle parked along the road. When they arrived at the car, Chut Wutty was talking with a soldier dressed in beige desert military uniform of the type used by US soldiers. During that time, a man dressed in civilian was also seen standing with Chut Wutty.

The uniformed soldier, who did not tell about his identification, told Chut Wutty and the two CD reporters not to leave area until they receive the authorization from his superiors. However, the soldier did not say who his superiors are, nor when they will arrive there.

The soldier prevented Chut Vutty from entering the car even after the two CD reporters pleaded with him to allow them and Chut Wutty to leave the area.

[The Cambodia Daily also reported physical stand-off between Chut Wutty and the soldier.]


After a while, three men arrived in two motorcycles. Two of the men wore military police uniforms, one in military uniform with a mask covering his face.

All three men were armed with AK-47 and the soldier with the mask reeked of alcohol smell.

The military police and the soldier told Chut Wutty to accompany them to go meet their “boss” in Koh Kong city, then they chased Chut Wutty away from his car.

The 5 military police officers and soldiers then confiscated the cameras and they forbade Chut Wutty from entering his car where the two reporters were sitting inside. The group of military police and soldiers yanked Chut Wutty’s shirt and unbuttoned his shirt.

The military police and soldiers then confiscated two cameras from the CD reported, then they allowed Chut Wutty to get inside the car and leave. However, Chut Wutty’s car would not start due to a dead battery. He then asked the two CD reporter sto help push the car to start the engine.

During that time, the soldiers and military police cursed Chut Wutty and the two CD reporters, calling them slaves. Another verbal clash then took place. Twice, the soldiers reached inside the car key to turn off the engine. The situation became more tense.

Finally, Chut Wutty was able to start the engine and tried to drive out, but the soldiers stood in front of his car, preventing him from leaving.

During the tense situation, Phorn Bopha called Kevin Doyle, the editor of the Cambodia Daily, to report the situation, then shot were fired into Chut Wutty’s car while the latter was sitting inside the driver seat. The two reporters were not injured, they then got off the car and ran for cover in the forest. The reporters did not know where the shots were fired from nor who fired them.

After the incident, the two reporters returned to the car and they saw Chut Wutty injured on the driver seat. In Ratana, a military police, was also seen lying in the ground in front of Chut Wutty’s car. The two men did not die yet, but the soldiers and the military police did not help them. They left the two injured men on the spot until they died even after the two CD reporters pleaded with them to take the two men to hospital.

The soldiers forbade the two CD reporters from leaving the incident area. [The two CD reporters then took refuge in a nearby hut. Two other soldiers arrived and one of them said loudly enough for the reporters to hear:] “Just kill them both.

[The soldiers then said that they should drag Chut Wutty’s car to the nearby forest. Meanwhile the body of In Ratana was also dragged to a nearby hut.]

About 90 minutes later, a group of cops arrived at the incident location to take note and to check on the bodies which they later sent out Koh Kong city.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

រឿងឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មពាលស៊ីពាលនៃរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាយ៉ងយួនហាណូយ
ប៉េអឹមខេត្តកោះកុងឈ្មោះ អ៊ិត រតនា ទទួលបញ្ជាអោយបាញ់
សម្លាប់លោក ឈុត វុទ្ធី ប្រធានអង្គការការពារធនធានធម្មជាតិ
ចំណែកឯទាហានបាញ់ទាបញ្ជាអោយបាញ់សម្លាប់ប៉េអឹមខេត្ត
កោះកុងឈ្មោះ អ៊ិត រតនា វិញដើម្បីបំបាត់ភស្ដុតាងមន្រ្តីអ្នកធំ
ជាងគេដែលនៅពីក្រោយខ្នងក្នុងការបំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើនៅទីនោះ។

Anonymous said...

អ្នកដែលបញ្ជា​ និងអ្នកបាញ់សម្លាប់លោកឈុត​វុទ្ធី
ដែលមានសាច់ឈាមជាខ្មែរសុទ្ធសាធ ប្រហែល
ជាវាគ្មានពូជអំបូរវាជាខ្មែរទេ!បើកម្មផលមានមែន
សូមអោយអំពើជាអកុសលនេះ បែរត្រឡប់ក្រោយ
មកផ្តន្ទាលើក្រុមគ្រួសារពួកវាទាំងនេះ អោយវា
វិនាសទាន់ហន់ក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗនេះ កុំបីខាន។
សាធុៗៗៗ!

Anonymous said...

ហ៊ុនសែនធ្លាប់និយាយប្រាប់ដៃជើងពួកវាថា :
ក្នុងសៀវភៅយុទ្ធសាស្ដ្រខ្មោចយួនហូ ជីមិញ
មានឃ្លាមួយសរសេរថា :
“មានតែខ្មោចងាប់ទេ ដែលមិនអាចមើលឃើញ…
ស្ដាប់ឮ … និយាយកើត…”
ដូច្នេះ, ហ៊ុនសែន និងបរិវារ កំពុងអនុវត្តិទ្រឹស្ដី
ក្នុងសៀវភៅយុទ្ធសាស្ដ្រខ្មោចយួនហូ ជីមិញ នេះឯង។

Anonymous said...

why hun sen dosen't yell? may be h's waiting from ha noi.

Anonymous said...

ហាស ហា ហា ....

សាធុ...! សាធុ...! សាធុ....!

សូមឲ្យវត្ថុស័កសិទ្ធិក្នុងលោកប្រល័យពួកតិរិច្ឆានក្បត់ជាតិប៉េអឹម អ៊ិត រតនា
ដែលមានសម្តេចទាំងបីក្បាល ជាប្រមុខនៃរដ្ធាភិបាលកញ្ជះយួន សូមឲ្យពួកតិរិច្ឆានទាំងអស់នេះ ងាប់ទៅគ្មានដីកប់ ងាប់មួយពូជរបស់វាគ្មានអ្នកធ្វើបុណ្យឲ្យ ។

សូមទេវតាឆ្នាំថ្មីឱ្យពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងឡាយងាប់ទាន់ហន់ និងតៃហោងដោយ រោគទឹកនោមផ្អែម, លើសឈាម, ដាច់សរសៃខួរក្បាល, ជំងឺអេដស៍, ជម្ងឺគ្រុនចាញ់ ,
គ្រុនឈាម, ជម្ងឺនានា និងត្រូវគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង ,
រួមរិតតោងស្អិតជាប់នឹងខ្លួនរហូតដល់វិនាសជីវិតក្បត់ជាតិ
ពីផែនដីខ្មែរនេះទៅ ហោង …!

តស់យើងធ្វើពិធី សប្បាយក្អាកក្អាយ ច្រៀងរាំ ស៊ីផឹក ៧ថ្ងៃ៧យប់.........

C'on let celebrate 7 days and 7 nights when one of the CPP's dead

Anonymous said...

This will become another unsolved murder. Never put a gun in a Cambodian's hand. It's a ticking timed bomb and people will die.

Anonymous said...

Ly Yong Phat is likely to get a share of the profit from the deforestaion since he is a senator and native of Koh Kong Province.

Anonymous said...

UN AND US SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CULTURE OF IMPUNITY. ALSO KHMER ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOULD HELD DEMONSTRATE AGAINST ILLEGAL VIET THEIVES IMMIGRATION FLOW INTO CAMBODIA.

Anonymous said...

This death police is the trigger man that shot the activist. But, to shut him up, his superior killed him as well based on my guessing. If he is alive, he will confess who is behind the killing.

Hun Sen has a lot of blood on his hand and what will the UN and the USA will do to Hun Sen?

It's time for Khmer people to topple Hun Sen and kill him. Hun Sen is Youn agent and work for Youn Hanoi. Youn Hanoi has a plan to control Khmer land and later will annex Khmer land to become their province.

Anonymous said...

ហាស ហា ហា ....

សាធុ...! សាធុ...! សាធុ....!

សូមឲ្យវត្ថុស័កសិទ្ធិក្នុងលោកប្រល័យពួកតិរិច្ឆានក្បត់ជាតិប៉េអឹម អ៊ិត រតនា
ដែលមានសម្តេចទាំងបីក្បាល ជាប្រមុខនៃរដ្ធាភិបាលកញ្ជះយួន សូមឲ្យពួកតិរិច្ឆានទាំងអស់នេះ ងាប់ទៅគ្មានដីកប់ ងាប់មួយពូជរបស់វាគ្មានអ្នកធ្វើបុណ្យឲ្យ ។

សូមទេវតាឆ្នាំថ្មីឱ្យពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងឡាយងាប់ទាន់ហន់ និងតៃហោងដោយ ត្រូវគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង ,រោគទឹកនោមផ្អែម, លើសឈាម, ដាច់សរសៃខួរក្បាល, ជំងឺអេដស៍, ជម្ងឺគ្រុនចាញ់ ,
គ្រុនឈាម, និងជម្ងឺនានា រួមរិតតោងស្អិតជាប់នឹងខ្លួនរហូតដល់វិនាសជីវិតក្បត់ជាតិ
ពីផែនដីខ្មែរនេះទៅ ហោង …!

តស់យើងធ្វើពិធី សប្បាយក្អាកក្អាយ ច្រៀងរាំ ស៊ីផឹក ៧ថ្ងៃ៧យប់.........

C'on let celebrate 7 days and 7 nights when one of the CPP's dead.

Anonymous said...

They reported that the shooter committed suicide by shooting himself, I'm surprised that they didn't say that the shooter buried or cremated himself as well after he shot himself two times with AK47. DEAD MAN CAN'T TALK!


Baay kdaing

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះដាច់ថ្លៃរបស់យួនហាណូយសាហាវព្រៃផ្សៃ
ឃោរឃៅយង់ឃ្នងខាង បាញ់បោក,វ៉ៃទាត់ធាក់, កាប់សម្លាប់ ,
ឆក់ប្លន់, រំលោភ,ដុតផ្ទះ មកលើប្រជារាស្រ្តស្លូតត្រង់ដោយគ្មាន
ត្រាប្រណីឡើយ។

ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះដាច់ថ្លៃរបស់យួនហាណូយប៉ិនប្រសប់ខាងលប់
បំបាត់ភស្ដុតាងហើយចោទឬទំលាក់កំហុសលើខ្លួនដ៏ទៃ
ឱ្យងាប់ជំនួសវិញ។


អានេះគឺជាល្បិចប្ដូរសំបករបស់ពួកអាក្រុមពាលស៊ីពាលនៃ
រដ្ឋាភិបាលអាយ៉ងយួនហាណូយដែលមានមេដឹកនាំ
ដោយអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន។

Anonymous said...

នៅពេលដែលមិនអាចលាក់ជិត អាទាហាន២
៣នាក់ដែលបញ្ជាឲ្យបាញ់អាវុទ្ធហត្ថ មុខជាត្រុវ
គេសម្លាប់បំបិទតាងជាមិនខាន។

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

@3:40 PM
នៅពេលដែលមិនអាចលាក់ជិត អាទាហាន២
៣នាក់ដែលបញ្ជាឲ្យបាញ់អាវុទ្ធហត្ថ មុខជាត្រុវ
គេសម្លាប់បំបិទតាងជាមិនខាន។