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| Ven. Loun Sovath can be seen dragged by cops in civilian clothes. He was shoved into a waiting car (Photo: FPM) |
24 May 2012
By Pech Bandol
Free Press Magazine
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Phnom Penh police force blocked all streets surrounding the Phnom Penh municipal court next to the new City Mall which houses the Lucky market, the ACLEDA bank, as well as a number of other store fronts. All businesses were closed in order to prevent the public from seeing the protest and the crying of Boeung Kak Lake residents who were demanding for the release of 13 of their representatives. At that time, Ven. Loun Sovath, a human rights activist, was seen arrested by force by pro-government monk officials and government forces.
Ven. Loun Sovath was using his cell phone to take pictures of a woman who was protesting against the questioning of their representatives inside the Phnom Penh city courtroom. Less than an hour later, a group of about 10 pro-government monk officials arrived in a new car, they got off the car and they were accompanied by cops dressed in civilian clothes. They then proceeded to grab and pull Ven. Loun Sovath and shoved him inside a car. Meanwhile, protesting Boeung Kak Lake residents attempted to prevent the arrest and in the melee, Ven. Loun Sovath was beaten on his head by the cops who forced him into a car which sped off from the incident location. According to report, Ven. Loun Sovath would be taken to Wat Botumvotey pagoda [where he could be defrocked].
National and international civil society representatives told reporters in front of the court that action by the police and the pro-government monks is a blatant human rights violation and that actions taken by the Phnom Penh city hall are getting worst and more serious.
As of noon time on Thursday, the 13 BKL representatives who were arrested on Tuesday have not been released yet. Children of the arrested BKL representatives can be seen crying and calling for their mothers among a group of 60 BKL residents. The small group of children and women are now surrounded by hundreds of government cops.
10 comments:
The Vietcong show all what they did in the past.
Youn & CPP pastads
Ah Thmil Tep Vong must be defrocked and then he can involve all he wants. No need to use Khmer buddhism to mix with CPP politics.
Ah Parachik Tep Vong is the most political fake monk ever.
The monk should be defrocked is Ah Ho ChiMonk Tep Vong.
Ah Tep Vong is a mafia CPP monk.
Pi Anh Yeay Vea
we start to be suicide to blow up all polic, hun sen body-guard and all vietcong in cambodia
Dear Compatirots
This situation is very dangerous for Venrable Luon Sovath. I would like to suggest to our democrats in Cambodia that:
1. We must ask for ID cards of those so-called plain cloth police officers each time they want to arrest our leaders or members
2. If she/he has been arrested, our members should go along with them to make sure that she/he would not be harm.
The reason is that the so-called plain cloth police might be just a Yuon group that would kill our leaders or our members when they drive away.
We need to have a certain level of protection for our high spirited leaders such as Ven. Luon Sovath and others that I wish not to be named here. Otherwise, Hun Sen and Yuon would kill our leader one by one with their 101 tricks very easily.
We must be alert and ready to protect our leaders all day and night.
Usa
Video of the arrest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sG6iLwj95o
Dear all Khmer compatriots,
It's time that we must stand up to protest and defend Ven. Luon Sovath. The CPP has used evey mean including its Hochimonks to eliminate those Khmers who defend national interest and social justice.
We must all reunite for freedom of speech!
khmer peoples liked to painting khmer as Viet, suck !
Tep Vong, 7 Makara Mong, will have the same fate.....We MUST do something about Loun Sovath arrested.
You are suck,9:24PM.
You are one of Vietcong spy and
ah Hun Sen supporter.
All almost bloggers in this article
are supporting Ven. Luon Savath,except you.So you are a crazy Man.
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