Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Probe of Yeap crash pushed


Kar Savuth, Yeap’s lawyer, said yesterday that the case was long “finished” as the victims had received compensation from the lawmaker and withdrawn a police complaint.

Chhay Channyda and Kevin Ponniah
The Phnom Penh Post, 4 December 2013

Authorities should not allow prominent ruling party lawmaker Cheam Yeap to escape a “full investigation and possible prosecution” in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident involving his car on November 22, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

In a statement, the international rights watchdog says that although Yeap’s driver was at the wheel, the lawmaker was under a legal obligation to stop his car at the scene, inform local authorities and help the injured get to a hospital.

“The authorities should enforce the law instead of protecting senior [Cambodian People’s Party] politicians”, HRW Asia director Brad Adams said.

The CPP's de-facto spokesman was travelling through Kandal’s Kien Svay district when his car collided with an oncoming motorbike carrying Pin Sophea and her husband Pheoun Tha, before driving away.
Sophea died in hospital, while Tha suffered serious injuries. Yeap, who could not be reached yesterday, previously disputed the characterisation of the incident as a hit-and-run, saying his lawyer had gone to speak to police shortly after the incident. He told the Post that he fled the scene out of fear of violent mob retribution.

“Under Cambodian traffic law, Cheam Yeap may be liable for up to three years in prison,” HRW says.

Kar Savuth, Yeap’s lawyer, said yesterday that the case was long “finished” as the victims had received compensation from the lawmaker and withdrawn a police complaint.

“There is no penal action being taken against Cheam Yeap because he was not the driver.”

But Ven Sovin, Kandal deputy police chief, said the case was sent to the provincial prosecutor late last week.

Deputy prosecutor Sam Rithy Veasna, who will decide whether the case has enough evidence to be sent to an investigating judge at the provincial court, said yesterday that he was still reading and studying the case.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...



Cheam Yeap is a coward just like his boss!!!


Anonymous said...


Cheam Yeap is a criminal.

Anonymous said...

YOUN IS DANCING ON KHMER BLOOD

http://ki-media.blogspot.ca/2013/12/peace-on-earth-joy-to-world.html

Anonymous said...

The fcuking guy's face looks like he was hit by a truck.

criminal.

Anonymous said...

Cheam Yeap has to be charged with vehicular homicide,hit and run,failed to call for help the victims. If he stop and call for help the victim, the victim might survive. Also Keansvay people need to sue him for defamation.He said people at that area have history of violence that why he run away.People at keansvay never do such bad thing like he said.

Anonymous said...

An example of leadership and role model, courtesy of the everlasting CPP government officials.

Anonymous said...

នែ៎!លោកជៀម​ យៀម បើលោកឯងធ្វើជាអ្នក
តាត់តែងច្បាប់ឲ្យគេឯងផងឯទៀតគោរព។តែចំ
ណែកលោកឯងមិនព្រមគោរពទៅវិញនោះ តើ
ច្បាប់ទាំងនោះទុកឲ្យអ្នកណាគេគោរព។ទន្ទឹមនឹង
នះផងដែរ ខ្ញុំសូមផ្ដាំប្រាប់ទៅឈាង​ វ៉ុន ឲ្យជួយ
ប្រាប់ដៃគូរខ្លើម្រះថាហ៊ានស៊ីត្រូវតែហ៊ានសង។ដូច្នេះអាលោកវ៉ុនត្រូវតែបង្ខំឲ្យយៀមដើរចូលគុគដោយខ្លួនឯង បើមិនដូច្នោះទេអញ់និងសួរអាពីរ ម៉ែងក្បាលអែងគ្រប់ពេលពីរឿងបើកឡានបុកគេហើយនេះ​។គឺនៅពេលពួកអាអែងចេញមុខមក សម្ភាសន៍ក្នុងវិទ្យុ។ហើយសូមអំពាវនាវដល់បងប្អូនរួមជាតិទាំងនាំគ្នាសរសេរនៅលើបដារថា «ជៀម យៀមតំណាងរាស្ត្របើកឡានបុកប្រជានុរាស្ត្រ ហើយបានបើកឡានរត់យកប្រាស់អាយុ»។មិនតែ ថែមទាំងដៀលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅស្រុកគៀនស្វាយ សុទ្ធតែជនយ៉ង់ឃ្នងតាំងពីសម័យសង្គមមកម្ល៉េះ៕
(មនុស្សនៅក្នុងជួរគណប័ក្សប្រជាជនសុទ្ធតែពូជ
ពង្សជនពាល ទោះជាអ្នកបានទទួលការអប់រំដល់
កំរិតណាក៏ដោយ)៕

Anonymous said...

In Cambodia if you committed murdur or if you are a governmnent MPs or ever assocaited to the CPP. By law all you have to do is pay $500 to 1000 compensation for one life. Instead of penalising the perpetrator and put him Yeap to prision 20 years each for one life total 40 years in prision for hit and run murdur crime scence he is again walk free...JUST LIKE HIS BOSS HUN SEN WHO is corrupted and confirm that he take proceed from illegal logging is still free from all crims civil or criminal.
When can Cambodian see real justice even the KR trail is a joke, a token it reveal no truth and i dont think being a victims of KR we really receive any justice and the journey continue with unjust MPs that are free to killed or do anything in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

If someone see Yeap or CPP's MPs or his/their lawyers on the street can you please run him or them over i'm willing to pay for compensation...
Since there is NO CRIMINAL or chance of going into PRISON.

Anonymous said...

All closed HUN SEN supporters will have the same luck like Hok Long Dee, Helicopter crashed, Tree Nareen a former Bantey Mean Chey governor car crashed, Ong Phoerng a former Kraties car crashed, and if the husband did not get car crashed, wife will get cancer such as TEP GNORN a Senator, DEET MONTEE, GNOURN NEEL,

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN MUST GO if all Cambodian wish to live with full democracy, justice, peace and democracy and good living with standard, and also if all Cambodian wish to liberate our country from Vietnamese aggressor HUN SEN must step down or MUST GO,,,,