"Impunity without border in the kingdom of wonder." - Mu Sochua
The murder that shocked even Cambodia [-Chinese company ordered the murder of Chut Wutty]
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| THE FIGHT WILL GO ON: A woman holds a photograph of slain environmental activist Chhut Vuthy at his funeral last Monday. PHOTOS: WILL BAXTER/THE PHNOM PENH POST |
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| Chhut Vuthy is harassed and detained by men wearing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces uniforms in Koh Kong province in December, 2011. On April 26, Chhut Vuthy was travelling in the same area with two journalists from ‘The Cambodia Daily’ when he was shot and killed. |
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| Chhut Vuthy speaks to a journalist in the offices of ‘The Phnom Penh Post’ earlier this year. |
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| ANOTHER VICTIM: Chea Vichea, above, was murdered in 2004, sparking outrage further fuelled by the jailing of two men for the crime who many believe are innocent. Cambodian trade unionists, above right, grieved at his funeral in Phnom Penh. |
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| Mourners toss Cambodian riel notes into Chhut Vuthy’s coffin at his funeral last Monday. |
The gunning down of environmental activist Chhut Vuthy, suspected to be in the service of business interests, is seen by many as another example of those in power forever silencing a voice of protest
6/05/2012
Luke Hunt
Bangkok Post
Yet Chutt Vuthy's death followed an order from CHC [China Huadian Corporation] - among China's top five energy producers - to stop him from taking unwanted photographs.
In Cambodia, the murder of a high-profile environmentalist has sent shockwaves around a country which has never shaken-off its reputation for violence, corruption and a culture of impunity among the ruling political and moneyed classes.
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