COMFREL Condolence and Statement in Response to Killing of Cambodian Forest Protector Chut Wutty

Dear All,

Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL) are shocked and condolence to the family of Mr. Chut Wutty, Director of environmental watchdog Natural Resource Protection Group (NPRG) in Cambodia who was killed on April 26, 2012 during his mission at Koh Kong province.

This is a creation of fear environment on pre-election campaign should effects among activisms working on political, human rights, social and environment issues.

We demand and encourage the government to implementing all necessary measure for comprehensive investigation and find justice for his family.

Please see the attached file for details.

Best regards,

COMFREL

Our Deep Condolences to the family, friends and supporters of Activist Chut Wutty

KI-Media is truly saddened by the death of Mr. Chut Wutty, the President of the Natural Resources Conservation Group who was murdered on 26 April 2012 while guiding two journalists to investigate illegal logging in Phnom Kravanh (Cardamom) Mountains in Koh Kong province.

We are appalled to learn about the attempt made by the military police officers – who were supposed to stop illegal logging activities – to confiscate deforestation photos taken by Mr. Chut Wutty and the journalists, an action which resulted in this cold blood murder. We demand that a fair investigation be conducted in this murder case.

Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with you.

With our deepest sympathy,

KI-Media team

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CRCI Condolences to the family of the victims in Japan

King Sihamoni sent condolences to China, King-Father send $50,000 in aid

More foreign gov'ts, leaders offer condolences to China over deadly quake

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- More foreign governments and leaders Tuesday sent messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, or issued statements, to express their deep condolences over the massive earthquake in southwestern China and show their support to the Chinese government and people for their arduous efforts in disaster relief.

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and former king Norodom Sihanouk expressed their condolences to the people in the disaster areas, saying they believed the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government, would overcome the natural disaster and rebuild their damaged homes.

Sihanouk personally sent aid worth 50,000 U.S. dollars to the quake-hit areas via the Chinese embassy to Cambodia.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Chinese government has swiftly carried out disaster relief work, and expressed his belief that China can overcome the disaster. The Singaporean government is willing to provide any possible aid to China, he added.

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said that upon this sorrowful time he expressed the most sincere condolences to the victims' families and the Chinese people.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said the unity of the Chinese society and the organizational capacity of the Chinese government are the two trumps that will enable China to overcome the difficulties, adding that the Chilean government and people firmly support the Chinese government and people in their disaster relief efforts.

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen extended their condolences over those killed and expressed their solicitude to the people in the disaster zones, saying their country is willing to provide aid.

In a statement, Slovenia, which holds the rotating European Union (EU) presidency, expressed its deep condolences over the huge damages and casualties caused by the quake, and its deep sympathy to those who lost their families and also to the injured.

Spain's government led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero expressed "its deepest sorrow" to China for its thousands of deceased and victims caused by the earthquake. The Spanish embassy in China said Spain is willing to provide necessary assistance to China.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed his condolences Monday night over the heavy loss of life in the strong earthquake.

He said the Chinese government is commended for its quick and efficient response, adding Britain would be ready to provide assistance.

Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis expressed her condolences to the government and people of China for the victims of Monday's earthquake. She said that the Greek government is willing to provide necessary support to China.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he had written to Chinese Premier Wen to offer expert help and express Australia's sympathy in the wake of the earthquake. Rudd added that Australia stood ready to offer assistance to help in the aftermath of the disaster.

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith also expressed condolences on behalf of all Australians to those affected by the terrible earthquake in Sichuan province.

New Zealand acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen extended New Zealand's sympathy and condolences to China over the deadly earthquake.

"China has immense capability of its own but New Zealand stands ready to assist in an appropriate way if we are asked," he added.

Canada offered condolences to China over the heavy life and property losses in the devastating earthquake, said a joint statement issued by Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier and Beverley Oda, Minister of International Cooperation.

"We are greatly saddened by the news that thousands lost their lives and that hundreds of children who were at school at the time are trapped in the debris," the statement said.

"Canada stands ready to help should China request any assistance in its humanitarian relief efforts," the statement said.

The EU ambassador to China Serge Abou, Saudi Arabian Ambassador Yahya Bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid, Cape Verde's Ambassador Julio Cesar Freire De Morais and the Czech Republic's embassy in China also extended their condolences and sympathy to the country over the quake.

A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.

S.Korean president expresses condolences to victims of Cambodian air crash

June 28, 2007

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a Cambodian air crash.

"I offer my deep condolences to the families of the 13 South Korean victims on behalf of the government," Roh was quoted by his spokesman as saying, while asking the government to take thorough measures to cope with the aftermath of the accident.

At a message to the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Roh thanked him for personally overseeing the rescue operations, and asked for his continued support in the remaining procedures, said Roh's spokesman Cheon Ho-seon.

A total of 22 people, including 13 South Koreans and nine passengers and crewmembers of other countries were found dead Wednesday in the wreckage of a PMT Air plane that crashed in a mountain jungle Tuesday during its flight from Siem Reap to the coastal resort of Sihanoukville.

Source: Xinhua

Bodies of S. Korean passengers from crash site transported to Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH/SEOUL, June 27
Yonhap News

Search and rescue teams on Wednesday transported the bodies of all 22 victims of a plane crash, including 13 South Koreans, to a hospital in Phnom Penh from the crash site in southern Cambodia. The Cambodian plane that disappeared off radar two days ago was found in a jungle in Cambodia's Kampot Province earlier in the day along with the bodies, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in Seoul.

"The Cambodian government has given us official notification that all 13 South Korean passengers have been killed," Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Hee-yong said in a press briefing.

Also aboard the Russian-made An-24 plane operated by Cambodia's PMT Air were three Czech tourists, a Russian co-pilot and five Cambodian crew members, according to officials.

The bodies of the 13 South Koreans were expected to be sent to the mortuary of a hospital in the Cambodian capital within the day.

There, a South Korean medical team will conduct forensic examinations on the bodies for identification.

Despite the crash, the team will likely be able to identify the bodies easily because they are not badly decomposed, a South Korean official said.

The South Korean Embassy in Phnom Penh set up an altar for the deceased South Koreans at the hospital. A group of family members of the South Korean passengers, who arrived in Phnom Penh from Seoul on Tuesday to await news of the fate of their kin, was expected to arrive at the hospital.

The plane is believed to have crashed about 50 minutes after its departure from an airport in Siem Reap, home of the famous Angkor Wat temple, en route to the coastal resort city of Sihanoukville.

The actual cause of the accident is still under investigation, while aviation officials here say it could take weeks, if not months, to decode the black box flight recorder. Cambodian officials said earlier in the day they had recovered the black box from the passenger plane.

According to officials, the crash may have resulted from pilot negligence. Oh Gab-riel, who was in Phnom Penh as the head of a fact-finding team from the South Korean government, said he has confirmed that the control tower in the Sihanoukville airport warned the pilot that the plane "was flying at a too low altitude" shortly before the plane went missing on Monday.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun expressed his condolences to the family members of the Korean passengers.

"I offer my deep condolences to the families of the 13 South Korean victims on behalf of the government," Roh was quoted as saying by Cheon Ho-seon, a spokesman at Cheong Wa Dae.

Roh also instructed the government "to extend the family members full support and take care of the situation in due course," Cheon said.

The president also sent Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen a message of gratitude for taking the lead in the search and rescue efforts, and asked the prime minister for further cooperation. Hun Sen personally led the efforts since Tuesday.

Hun Sen earlier in the day sent a message of condolence to Roh and the family members over the tragedy, Cheon said.