Wednesday, December 11, 2013

TVK Cameraman Attacked at CNRP Human Rights Rally


By Phorn Bopha, The Cambodia Daily
December 11, 2013

A cameraman from the state-run Television Kampuchea (TVK) was assaulted at Freedom Park on Tuesday as he tried to film CNRP leaders at a rally to mark International Human Rights Day, the victim and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said.

Seng Chan, 34, said he was slapped about a dozen times and strangled during an altercation with attackers who accused him and the state broadcaster of bias toward Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling CPP.

“A person shouted that TVK videos [of opposition events] are never broadcast,” Mr. Chan said by telephone.

“A monk pulled my collar and asked me where I was from,” he said. “They said that TVK would only broadcast the bad images and never the good images.”

After trying to explain that the monk had no right to challenge him, Mr. Chan said the monk ordered others to hit him “and then they slapped me on the head multiple times and kept beating me one after the other.”

Mr. Chan said he was also hit by plastic water bottles that were thrown at him, and that his neck sustained bruising from being choked.

Information Minister Mr. Kan-harith responded to the incident on his Facebook page, appealing to reporters to boycott CNRP events in the future.

“I would like to inform that for the sake of our reporters’ safety, the ministry will not send reporters to CNRP events any more, unless there are guarantees from the leader of the party,” the minister said, adding that Mr. Chan was beaten up “like he was a cat or a dog.”

TVK director general Kem Gunawadh said he agreed with Mr. Kanharith.

“I will have to follow the minister’s comment as he said that there has to be a [guarantee of] security,” he said, adding that while TVK reporters had been verbally ha-rassed before, this was the first time one was physically attacked.

CNRP spokesman Yem Ponhearith said he had heard of a scuffle, but did not have details about what happened.

“I have heard about the beating, but I have not seen or heard the full report on the incident,” he said.

“I will look into it and decide what to do.”

The Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) issued a statement Tuesday afternoon condemning the attack and said journalists’ rights are enshrined in the Constitution.

“It is even more of a shame that this happened on Human Rights Day,” the statement says.

“The leaders of the protest have to make sure that violence is not from their group and make sure there will be no such action in the future,” the CCJ said.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problems with TVK is one of CPP's own TV station that always reports bias news...telling lies and the general public have no say...

Anonymous said...

Wrong guy to be attacked! It should be Sun Hen!

Anonymous said...

correction: Hun Sen!

Anonymous said...

Ah chker Wishky aign nis has manipulated the result of election from 63:60 to 68:55 for your CPP. Now, what you want to talk about the HR here? You are the worst than MR Hun Sen and we know that you are a spy YOUN. Remembered, if TVK is neutral who will not alllow those dogs? Till now, the TVK and others TVs have always reported bias about the CNRP and what the CNRP supporters did, is correct. You are fail nasty. KR

Anonymous said...

We want Soy Sopheap, Phai Siphan, and Chhim Phal Vorin come to observe or report the event. Please, come our people waiting for you. If possible, Khiev Kanha would be best. Not that long, our demonstrators will go to his home or his department takes him out to make a speech at freedom park, soon. Now let him intoxicate with his saliva for a moment.

Anonymous said...

I second with 2:49PM

Anonymous said...

Culture of genocide and voilent that how khmer people are?

Anonymous said...

4:06 PM is a Vietnamese dog eater who is staring blah, blah, blah, trying to fool others. But it is too late now. The readers of all races are not blind and Khmer people are even smart when you mentioned that it is culture of genocide...How phony you are a Vietnamese dog eater @4:06 PM!!!

We are watching out on you @4:06 PM and whoever is trying to be hypocrite and phony, trying to fool every readers from Cambodia and around the world.

We know all so well about how the Vietnamese dog eaters say. For example, Vietnamese whore (OK, really, etc), Vietnamese dog eater called Mike, Pi Anh (Vietnamese name, but in Khmer language it means "from me" is equla to Pi Anh, and Ms Soap, and the like....

Anonymous said...

This Wishky man has nothing to say about some monks beaten up and killed by the CPP last few months ago?. So shut the fk up Mr Wishky member of a VC son of a B...!

Just go back to where you came from, ok?!

Anonymous said...

The cnrp should behave in democratic way. Always set good example so the non believer can follow. Do not act like the cpp.

Anonymous said...

What role of journalist obligated to do?
-observe the events
-collect information
-inform the truth
-Maintain Ethics for professionalism
-Have a moral conscience
Therefore journalist will gain respect and entitlement deserved in constitution.
Degradation of respect for journalist due to bias for submission for dollars, that is corrupt practice in profession.

Neang SA

Anonymous said...

Ah antit aign trov cham ouy chbas na;
1) you are one of the tree in your party CPP manioulated the voters of people
2) you threat the TVK to report the wrong the result of election
3) lots of women want to cut your penis
==> your day will come, Kom Klan pek ah Pror Merk Aign.

Anonymous said...

មានរឿងគួរអាណោចអាធមមួយ កាលពីសម័យប៉ុល ពត :
អង្្គការឲកំចាត់ " នាយទុន " ។ សន្ិសុខឃុំ ( ប៉ូលីស ) ល្ងង់មិនដឺងថា នាយទុនជាស្អី ក៍សួរមេឃុំ មេឃុំដែលកំពុងតែរវល់ផងនោះក៏ឆ្លើយយ៉ាងខ្លីថា នាយទុន =អ្នកលក់ដូរ ។
ប្រធានសន្តិសុខអាពត ក៏អូសយាយលក់ត្រកួននៅក្នុងភូមិយកទៅ សម្លាប់ចោលទៅ ។
If the journalist did vote for CNRP , he would be very disappointed . Perhaps ; he changes his mind now .STEREO
TYPE on Human Right Day !

Anonymous said...

8:34 PM is still a Vietnamese dog eater who starts blah blah blah.

Anonymous said...

oh too bad just beat him to dead including R,Kvak hun sen
i hate all cpp

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, everybody here are Vietnameses dog eater who starts blah blah blah included Ah 4:13 PM, Ah 9:13 PM. Good luck dog eater.

Anonymous said...

សម រង្សី, កឹម សុខា ពួកគេទាំងនោះ បានខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងយ៉ាងចចេស បន្ដការស្រែកឡាំប៉ា របស់ខ្លួនយ៉ាងស្រគៀ ត្រចៀក គៀងគរប្រជាជន អ្នក ស្រែចំការ តាំងពីជនបទ ចុងកាត់ម៉ាត់ញក ឲ្យគាំទ្រមហិច្ឆតា នយោបាយចាញ់ ឆ្នោតរបស់ខ្លួន ភាពអសមត្តភាព
របស់ខ្លួនកាន់តែច្បាស់ថែមទៀតនោះ គួរឲអា
ម៉ាស់ណាស់ ។
Bravo Prime Minister-elect Samramm Sy of FACEBOOK country.

Anonymous said...

បើស្រុកយ៉ាងម៉េចយ៉ាងម៉ា អញសុំទាត់អាចុយ
ម្រាយនេះដប់ជើងរាប់មួយ មុខដូចគូថក្របីងើប
ពីទឹក មាត់ដូចពស់ថ្លាន់អត់ចំណី អារលាយឆាប់

Anonymous said...

វាចេះតែយ៉ងម៉េចអាខៀវភ្នែច មុខលោកឯងសមតែកាន់កែវដកមេពេលព្រឺកៗបានសម គ្មានអ្នកណាគេចង់ស្ដាប់សំដីលោកឯងទេ។

Anonymous said...

Samramm 11: 51 sold your soul to yourn already.

Anonymous said...

You mother fucker stupid protest how many times you are going to do. Your protest have no outcome, oh god. Can you see other protest around the world? They did one, they did twice, it is over. I am not sending my money to support this protest again, it is a waste of money, and people time. Hun sen are so happy with the kind of protest you have in the street. You see he is a good Hun sen and he did order police using force against his people, freedom of expression. More international aid will come soon.

Anonymous said...

Take him out to talk go to his house Iknow where he lives when he in out everyday their kits too they can't hide no more they can't ran either. KRANHUN EASAN

Anonymous said...

Please Meurl Mork Ah Kdor Cheam Ouy Ban Chbass Koun Khmers Krorm Rourb, Vear Niss Heuy Del Ban Chhea Auy TVK reports CPP win. In fact, CNRP won the election 63:60 after stole voters by CPP (=Communist Preth Party).

Anonymous said...


Here's message to Khiev VO Kanharelouy---- Whatever you just said that wasn't really affect to the mass citizens inside/outside country at all since we knew exactly that the general election's victory was belonged to the CNRP's already. Unfortunately, you were the ones made an announcing or claiming as the CPP won it, instead. What do you think? In reality, you were a thief by destroying and damaging ours rights why. For fact, the result is supposed to be made it by wise-ass NEC and why would you do that.
About one of your unprofessional agent who A Seng Chan got hit by the mass protesters in recent at the Freedom Park at Phnom Penh that guy should receive a punishment since he never and ever produce the right info to public any way but only wrote it as pervert and biased story because of your acting as his boss of TVK working to serve YOUN's interest. So he should have hit hard, harder and stronger,and been better in that way. AS Khmer citizens we totally understood about the real professional of journalist, freedom of expression... but your team organization was really crooked but submission to Han Noi only.

Anonymous said...

Should slap Ah Chan Chaya, Ah Kosal, and Ah Soy Sopheap too.

Anonymous said...

JEALOUS BARKING...Continue...Useless.

Hun Sen

Anonymous said...

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