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| Long Panha (left), an employee of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, is taken into custody by police during a demonstration by factory workers on Wednesday in Phnom Penh. Photograph: supplied |
Friday, 13 July 2012
Sen David
The Phnom Penh Post
Police released union employee Long Panha last night after taking him into custody during a clash between police officers and workers’ rights representatives near Wat Botum in Phnom Penh in which he was beaten and left bleeding from the head, NGO officials said.
According to Panha, 23, who was treated for injuries to his face and forehead after his release, police forced him to thumbprint a confession in which he apologised for instigating the conflict between police and protesters, an admission he rescinded at a press conference yesterday morning.
“I did not clash with the police first,” he said. “My hand was empty but the police had shields and sticks. It is a violation of human rights.”
Panha, who works for the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, said the attack took place as roughly 20 workers and union representatives rested after submitting a petition to Hun Sen’s cabinet on behalf of striking workers at Levi’s and Gap supplier Tai Yang Enterprises.
“I am sorry for clashing with police yesterday morning. I promise to stop clashing with police anyway. I ask the police to end this case at the Phnom Penh Police Office,” read a copy of his confession.
Panha denied the content of the confession, and declined to file a complaint, preferring to drop the matter entirely.
According to documents obtained by the Post, Hou Sithy, director of Hun Sen’s cabinet, accepted the petition which asked Minister of Labour Vong Sot to examine the worker’s demands.
Meanwhile, the weeks-long strike that prompted Panha and other labour rights activists to hold their demonstration continued at Tai Yang’s Kandal province factory yesterday and will persist, said CATU President Yang Sophorn.
“If they get a solution from their employer, they will return to work,” she said. “They do not yet calm down.”
11 comments:
Once again, this was because of Ah sucker bleeding face Rong Phana was trying to fight with the police officer and he did not corporate to leave the area, he curz at the police officer, that's why he got hurt. I don't blame the police.
former KR
CPP is a liar and will always be a liar, they need to learn to be true to themselves and to others. CPP must learn to change their behaviour before it is too late. Right now, the Viets are training their children to take over srok khmer, Hun sen must be smarter by now by producing the rule of law to protect himself and the people of cambodia. If we look at the past, the viets took over loas, champa, khmerkrom and soon the whole srok khmer. So, be smart PM not to let others repeat their domination and aggression on us, no more. Try to show the world that, PM and khmer people are one, we have to learn to stand by each other. With the rule of law also comes with social democracy, that is let people speak up and do whatever they like to do in the name of how to improve the nation as well as be critical on issue that may be unfair and unjust. Only then, our country will be at peace and prosper at the same time.
LA FORCE SANGUINAIRE DE HUN SEN =MAFIA.VOLEUR=DICTATEUR.INJUSTICE PLUS MAUVAISE QUE POL POT. LES P P C ONT PEURS ET LICHENT LES PIEDS DES YOUNS HANOI COMMUNISME EN TOUS TEMPS. ALORS HUN SEN =ESCLAVE YOUN HANOI ET DE PLUS EN PLUS FLAGRANT ET AUSSI FLAGONER.
SUE THE POLICE AND GOVERNMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THIS GOV'T THINKS THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT....
put this white shirt guy in jail
by engaging with authority
Regarding the bleeding man ‘Rong Phana’, he was trying to fight the cop/police so the cop has the right to hit and project himself. The officer was trying to clear the area and told them to leave, Ron Phana did not listened and shouted to the cop and was going to fight with the cop. Cambodia is not the only country that has human violation, hurting people as you guy stated, if you would have read the world news, you would see the other country worse than Cambodia.
Former Khmer Rouge soldier
still you can sue those police and ah toch raroth you right is warranty by constitution
Sue my Ass!
-Touch Naroth.
KANGAROO COURT?
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ពួកខ្មែរក្រហមកាលថ្ងៃ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ អញ្ជឹងដែរ...!
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