Even Top Cop is sacred of Messrs. Criminals

Hun Xen's cops are very good at beating and arresting...

... Buddhist monks

... or unarmed citizens

But when it comes to armed criminals, these cops are useless

24 October 2011
By Sor Sorakan
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

Hun Xen should invite these kidnappers to become the top cops instead. Why? Because in Cambodia, there’s no need for the public to be concerned, even if we have cops, it’s the same as if we don’t.

So Akano, the son of former police commissioner So Phorn who is currently the powerful under secretary of state of the ministry of Interior, was released by kidnappers. The release does not mean the criminals were cornered by the police ability and they decided to let go of their hostage, but it was because the family of the victim gave them ransom money and it faithfully listened to their orders.

In the past, the Arasbach was a famous kidnapping gang and they had the ability to give a headache to the cops. But the Arasbach gang, just like other kidnapping gangs, were not that famous because they only kidnap 2nd tier people or rich men, they never dare touch the top tier people who are either children or relatives of high-ranking officials, and the Arasbach never killed their hostages either. But currently, a new “Cheung Khlang” (thug) group of kidnappers dare kidnap the son of a top Cambodian cop.

Report indicated that So Akano returned from France two years ago. He was kidnapped by a gang of four men and pushed into a Lexus 300 vehicle when he was traveling by car and was approaching his home located near Chroy Changvar commune. The kidnapping took place on 08 October and the kidnappers demanded a ransom of $1 million. Counting from the date of the kidnapping and the date of his release, the victim was taken hostage for more than 15 days.

Kep Chuktema: The AK-47 bandits may be no other than the Phnom Penh police officers themselves

City ordered the elimination of the AK-47 bandits

Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The municipality of Phnom Penh held an important meeting on Monday, under the presidency of Kep Chuktema, the governor of Phnom Penh, in order to impose measures to eliminate a group of armed bandits in Phnom Penh city, especially, a group of bandits who use AK-47 rifles, and bandits who beat up foreigners in order to snatch their purses. The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that, during the meeting, Kep Chuktema issued stern orders to police, military police, and local authorities to successfully put down the group of thieves. Kep Chuktema advised the police that, before taking down the bandits, they should look among their police officers, military police officers and soldiers ranks first, because these bandits must be close to the police for them to have access to AK-47 and ID assault weapons. General Touch Naroth, the police commissioner for the city of Phnom Penh, indicated that the AK-47 bandits also have at their dispositions 2 ID riffles, and 3 other firearms to use during their robberies. During the robberies, the bandits contact each other over the radio to plan their escape. He said that the police have found some clues to these bandits: one of them is a lieutenant who provided the guns and the ID riffles for use in the robberies.