Sunday, May 06, 2012

Cambodia closes probe into activist's shooting [-A probe into a premeditated government script?]

Tith Sothe showing made-up photos (Photo: Bona, RFI)

05 May 2012
AFP

PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian government on Saturday said it had closed its investigation into the fatal shootings of a well-known activist and a military police officer after the arrest of a security guard.

Ran Boroth accidentally shot dead In Rattana, a military policeman who had just gunned down anti-logging activist Chhut Vuthy during an argument in a remote forest on April 26, a government spokesman said.

"This is the clear and true result confirmed by witnesses at the scene," spokesman Tith Sothea told reporters in the capital Phnom Penh.

"Now we have shown the truth to the public," he said of the government probe. "So our work is closed for now."

The findings contradict earlier claims by the military police that In Rattana fired two bullets from his AK-47 into his own chest, after shooting dead the prominent activist.


Vuthy's death shocked the country and prompted international calls for an impartial investigation.

According to the official version, Vuthy, 45, was trying to expose illegal logging in southwestern Koh Kong province with two journalists when he was confronted by a group of men, including the security guard and several military police, who tried to confiscate his camera.

A heated argument ensued during which In Rattana shot Vuthy. Ran Boroth then "tried to grab the weapon from In Rattana to prevent him from firing more shots but the gun discharged and killed him", Tith Sothea said.

Ran Boroth, 26, worked for Timbergreen, a company licensed to log the reservoir site for a Chinese-funded dam.

He has been charged with involuntary homicide, which carries a sentence of one to three years in prison.

Campaigners say Cambodia has recently seen a worrying rise in violence against citizens involved in land and labour disputes, resulting in a number of injuries, often at the hands of armed government security forces.

The outspoken Vuthy, who inspired villagers to conduct forest patrols to monitor deforestation and illegal logging, is the most high-profile activist to have died since the 2004 daylight murder of union leader Chea Vichea.

5 comments:

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ETC.............................

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នយោបាយក្បត់ជាតិរបស់ពួកវា។

បើខ្មែរនៅក្រៅប្រទេសមិននាំគ្នា កំចាត់ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិធ្វើខ្ញុំកញ្ជះយួនដាច់ថ្លៃចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរ គ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្តឡើយ។

@ 12:37 AM
Dear All Khmer-Americans,
If we all write to the US govt to complain about Hem Heng's communist activities outside his diplomatic duty, the US govt will investigate and kick him out. He is an ambassador, if he come to America to stir up trouble among American citizens (Khmer-Americans) then the US govt. will take action against communist Hem Heng. Please write to your Congressmen and Senator and the US govt. to complain about Hem Heng's communist activities in America. What he is doing is causing division and fighting in within the American society (Khmer community).
Dear All, if we all write to the US govt to complain about Sea Kosal's communist Karl Marx activities outside his diplomatic duty, the US govt will investigate and kick him out. He is an ambassador, if he come to America to stir up trouble among American citizens (Khmer-Americans) then the US govt. will take action against communist Karl Marx Sea Kosal. Please write to your Congressmen and Senator and the US govt. to complain about Sea Kosal's communist Karl Marx activities in America. What he is doing is causing division and fighting in within the American society (Khmer community).

@ 3:38 PM
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ក្បាលធ្វើកញ្ជះយួន ដូចជា ៖

អា សយ សុភាព
អា ជុំ កុសល
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អា អេង ឆៃអៀង......(យួន)
អា កែវ រ៉េមី ..............ជាដើម ។ល។

ឯនៅក្រៅប្រទេស សព្វថ្ងៃមានពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិលក់
ក្បាលធ្វើកញ្ជះយួន (CPP) ដូចជា ៖

Ah HEM HENG.....Ambassador (USA)
Ah SEAR KOSAL...Ambassador (UN)
Ah CHEA SARUN...(អាយួន ជា សារុន)
Ah OU SOVANN
Ah IM SONG IM
Ah HENG PISAL
Ah HENG SONG
Ah KROURCH VANN CHAN
Ah LACH BUNRITH
Ah MEL MORN
Ah MUN BORA
Ah OK TOTA YUTH
Ah SEM SOVANN
Ah YIN SARUN
Ah VAR MONY

Mi SISOWATH SOCHEATA
Mi SO SAKHUN
Mi MATES MAGARETT

Ah KIN SEAN HO (Montréal . CANADA) etc.............

ពួកអាកញ្ជះយួនអស់នេះ គង់មានថ្ងៃយួនឱ្យអាចោរ ហ៊ុន សែន ចាប់ស្ងោរមិនដាក់ទឹកទេ...!

Anonymous said...

How can you sleep at night Ah Tith Sothe, you are lying through your teeth. You actually believed that we, national and international communites believe your stupid Investigations. Maybe try telling the world that you and CPP can shit out pure gold from your ass, see if that work.
This investigation joke, and go ahead close the case, don't waste the national budgets.

Anonymous said...

"A heated argument ensued during which In Rattana shot Vuthy. Ran Boroth then "tried to grab the weapon from In Rattana to prevent him from firing more shots but the gun discharged and killed him", Tith Sothea said."

Above statement from Tith Sothea is pure nonsense and everyone including him knows that, but he and his team could not come up with any better story.

After one day of investigation or I should say one day after sitting around and discussing how to lie, they came up with such a conclusion.

A whole bunch of idiots working for the more idiotic bosses will result in the permanent destruction of the Cambodian forest!

Pissed off

Anonymous said...

If Hun Sen is a liar,the rest of
his officials are liars.

Anonymous said...

ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងខ្វាក់ក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារ,
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ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វ
ថ្ងៃនេះបើខ្មែរយើងមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
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