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Showing posts with label Ho Sok's murder. Show all posts
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Friday, September 09, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Funcinpec Widow Files ACU Complaint for Lost Land
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 18 May 2011
“So now why does Ho Sok’s wife file a complaint against us?”
The wife of a royalist general who was killed in the 1997 coup has filed a complaint with the national Anti-Corruption Unit, saying a group of officials and judges conspired to sell her husband’s land after he died.
Chea Kim, the wife of Ho Sok, who was a Funcinpec secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior and a three-star general, says 29 government officials and six judges worked together to sell 13 hectares of land in Kandal province in 1998.
Ho Sok and other Funcinpec generals and officials were either killed in fighting or executed during the two-day coup in July 1997, as then co-prime minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party seized power.
In her May 6 complaint, obtained by VOA Khmer, Chea Kim states that the Supreme Court overturned a 2007 decision that awarded the land to her.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Hok Lundy: The Death of a Murderer
Opinion by Khmerization
11th November, 2008
In Buddhism, karma has been described as a fate or destiny which was determined by one’s own actions. In the Buddhist philosophy, karma is the quality of somebody's current and future lives as determined by that person's behaviour in this and in previous lives. In short, if you do good things, good things will happen to you. But if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you.
If one believes in the Buddhist philosophy of karma, then the recently death of Gen. Hok Lundy, Cambodia’s notorious police commissioner, has been attributed to his own bad karmic practices. And judging from the reactions of my fellow bloggers to the death of Gen. Hok Lundy, I wonder if his death has anything to do with his karma.
Gen. Hok Lundy, during his 14 years tenure as Cambodia’s police commissioner, has committed numerous gross human right violations. His ruthless approaches to his critics and opponents have seen many of them brutally killed and tortured.
He has ordered or personally carried out many politically-motivated and extra-judicial killings against his opponents. As recently as last July, he has been reportedly named by the respected South China Morning Post as having some, either directly or indirectly, involvements with the murders of journalist Khim Sambo and his son because Khim Sambo has written an article critical of his gambling addiction at Bavet Casino, the place where his helicopter crashed that killed him last Sunday. In 1997, a few days after the July’s coup d’etat, Gen. Ho Sok, a secretary of state of the Ministry of Interior from the Funcinpec Party, who was supposedly Hok Lundy’s boss, was personally executed by Hok Lundy himself inside the Ministry of Interior’s building.
Gen. Hok Lundy has been linked to many other high profile murders as well. The murder of Piseth Pilika, an actress who had a secret love affairs with Prime Minister Hun Sen and the attempted murder on Touch Sounnik, a famous singer who was rumoured to be romantically linked with a high-ranking government official, were somewhat linked to Gen. Hok Lundy. Other politically-motivated murders include the grenade attacks in front of the National Assembly on 30th March, 1997 in which 19 peaceful protesters were killed and 190 others were wounded, the murders in 2003 of Chea Vichea, a union leader and the murder in 2003 of Om Radsady, a prominent politician, are all linked to Gen. Hok Lundy.
But the recent attempted murder on Miss Suon Pheadkei, called DJ Ano, a TV presenter and an actress who was rumoured to have had a love affair with Gen. Hok Lundy, should shock everyone. Miss Suon Pheakdei had disappeared a few weeks ago and according to witnesses, she was last seen bundled into a car by 3-4 men. She was later found with head shaved and her body, breast and private parts riddled with 80 razor blade cuts. She was treated in a Vietnamese hospital and is not expected to live.
The person who ordered the kidnapping and mutilations of Miss Suon Pheakdei’s body is rumoured to be Gen. Hok Lundy’s wife. After the news of Gen. Hok Lundy’s death, I received an email from a respected lawyer and in reactions to Lundy’s death he said: “Justice may be slow in catching up on this criminal, but karma isn't. We hope his wife, who is holding DJ Anoy’s hostage in a Vietnamese hospital, will face justice.”
When asked to confirm how credible his information is, he said: “I can't confirm; the info was relayed to me by a friend who works in the film/karaoke industry in phnompnh.”
The death of someone should not be celebrated. Instead, it should be mourned. But, when it comes to the death of Gen. Hok Lundy, one of the ruthless killers of Cambodia, the news of his death, if not celebrated, should be enthusiastically welcomed. Personally, his death means the passing of one of Cambodia’s worst human right abusers. But in respect to the spirit of the death, I offer my sympathy to the bereaved family, his wife being the exception considering what she had done to Miss Suon Pheakdei.
And from the point of view of the human right advocates, Hok Lundy’s death is a gain for the humanity because his death means that Cambodia has rid one of the worst human right abusers Cambodia has ever had.
After reading different reports and claims from different sources, one wonders if Gen. Hok Lundy’s death was accidental or it was an assassination. Some people claimed that some witnesses told them that there is a group of people who shot down the helicopter with a rocket launcher before it landed at a helipad at Bavet town. Other witnesses claimed that they saw a fire at the tail of the helicopter before it went down. Other said that the tail of the helicopter appeared to have been hit by something.
So, was the helicopter crash an accident or was it hit by a rocket launcher? If it was hit by a rocket launcher, could it be the work of someone who wanted to get rid of Hok Lundy? Here is what I have received in my email from the same respected lawyer in which he said: “hun Sen also happy to see him dead as he is a thorn in HS's good eye. Lundi also held HS (Hun Sen) hostage for a lot of awful things.”
In summing up this editorial, Hok Lundy’s death is a loss, not a loss to the humanity but a loss of one of Cambodia’s murderous top cop. His passing should be a cause for celebration. But one should be worried about his replacement, Lt-Gen. Neth Savoeun. Gen. Neth Savoeun, a nephew-in-law of Prime Minister Hun Sen, is no angel either. He has a reputation of being a ruthless and another serious human right abuser, if not on par with Gen. Hok Lundy, his notoriety is no better either. This is another case of one murderer being replaced by another murderer.//
11th November, 2008
“Hok Lundy’s death is a gain for the humanity because his death means that Cambodian has rid one of the worst human right abusers Cambodia has ever had.”
In Buddhism, karma has been described as a fate or destiny which was determined by one’s own actions. In the Buddhist philosophy, karma is the quality of somebody's current and future lives as determined by that person's behaviour in this and in previous lives. In short, if you do good things, good things will happen to you. But if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you.
If one believes in the Buddhist philosophy of karma, then the recently death of Gen. Hok Lundy, Cambodia’s notorious police commissioner, has been attributed to his own bad karmic practices. And judging from the reactions of my fellow bloggers to the death of Gen. Hok Lundy, I wonder if his death has anything to do with his karma.
Gen. Hok Lundy, during his 14 years tenure as Cambodia’s police commissioner, has committed numerous gross human right violations. His ruthless approaches to his critics and opponents have seen many of them brutally killed and tortured.
He has ordered or personally carried out many politically-motivated and extra-judicial killings against his opponents. As recently as last July, he has been reportedly named by the respected South China Morning Post as having some, either directly or indirectly, involvements with the murders of journalist Khim Sambo and his son because Khim Sambo has written an article critical of his gambling addiction at Bavet Casino, the place where his helicopter crashed that killed him last Sunday. In 1997, a few days after the July’s coup d’etat, Gen. Ho Sok, a secretary of state of the Ministry of Interior from the Funcinpec Party, who was supposedly Hok Lundy’s boss, was personally executed by Hok Lundy himself inside the Ministry of Interior’s building.
Gen. Hok Lundy has been linked to many other high profile murders as well. The murder of Piseth Pilika, an actress who had a secret love affairs with Prime Minister Hun Sen and the attempted murder on Touch Sounnik, a famous singer who was rumoured to be romantically linked with a high-ranking government official, were somewhat linked to Gen. Hok Lundy. Other politically-motivated murders include the grenade attacks in front of the National Assembly on 30th March, 1997 in which 19 peaceful protesters were killed and 190 others were wounded, the murders in 2003 of Chea Vichea, a union leader and the murder in 2003 of Om Radsady, a prominent politician, are all linked to Gen. Hok Lundy.
But the recent attempted murder on Miss Suon Pheadkei, called DJ Ano, a TV presenter and an actress who was rumoured to have had a love affair with Gen. Hok Lundy, should shock everyone. Miss Suon Pheakdei had disappeared a few weeks ago and according to witnesses, she was last seen bundled into a car by 3-4 men. She was later found with head shaved and her body, breast and private parts riddled with 80 razor blade cuts. She was treated in a Vietnamese hospital and is not expected to live.
The person who ordered the kidnapping and mutilations of Miss Suon Pheakdei’s body is rumoured to be Gen. Hok Lundy’s wife. After the news of Gen. Hok Lundy’s death, I received an email from a respected lawyer and in reactions to Lundy’s death he said: “Justice may be slow in catching up on this criminal, but karma isn't. We hope his wife, who is holding DJ Anoy’s hostage in a Vietnamese hospital, will face justice.”
When asked to confirm how credible his information is, he said: “I can't confirm; the info was relayed to me by a friend who works in the film/karaoke industry in phnompnh.”
The death of someone should not be celebrated. Instead, it should be mourned. But, when it comes to the death of Gen. Hok Lundy, one of the ruthless killers of Cambodia, the news of his death, if not celebrated, should be enthusiastically welcomed. Personally, his death means the passing of one of Cambodia’s worst human right abusers. But in respect to the spirit of the death, I offer my sympathy to the bereaved family, his wife being the exception considering what she had done to Miss Suon Pheakdei.
And from the point of view of the human right advocates, Hok Lundy’s death is a gain for the humanity because his death means that Cambodia has rid one of the worst human right abusers Cambodia has ever had.
After reading different reports and claims from different sources, one wonders if Gen. Hok Lundy’s death was accidental or it was an assassination. Some people claimed that some witnesses told them that there is a group of people who shot down the helicopter with a rocket launcher before it landed at a helipad at Bavet town. Other witnesses claimed that they saw a fire at the tail of the helicopter before it went down. Other said that the tail of the helicopter appeared to have been hit by something.
So, was the helicopter crash an accident or was it hit by a rocket launcher? If it was hit by a rocket launcher, could it be the work of someone who wanted to get rid of Hok Lundy? Here is what I have received in my email from the same respected lawyer in which he said: “hun Sen also happy to see him dead as he is a thorn in HS's good eye. Lundi also held HS (Hun Sen) hostage for a lot of awful things.”
In summing up this editorial, Hok Lundy’s death is a loss, not a loss to the humanity but a loss of one of Cambodia’s murderous top cop. His passing should be a cause for celebration. But one should be worried about his replacement, Lt-Gen. Neth Savoeun. Gen. Neth Savoeun, a nephew-in-law of Prime Minister Hun Sen, is no angel either. He has a reputation of being a ruthless and another serious human right abuser, if not on par with Gen. Hok Lundy, his notoriety is no better either. This is another case of one murderer being replaced by another murderer.//
Hok Lundy, Cambodia’s top cop, killed in a helicopter accident
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 26 June 2008. Police chief Hok Lundy is seen leaving his helicopter following a visit to the site of the PMT Air plane crash in Kampot province the day before (Photo: Archive, Stringer)10 Nov 2008
By Duong Sokha and Stéphanie Gée
Ka-set
Unofficial translation from French by Luc Sâr
Click here to read the article in French
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Hok Lundy, Cambodia’s top cop – who held this position since 1994 – seems to be immovable. 58-year-old, the 4-star general died in the early evening on Sunday 09 November in a helicopter crash while he was traveling from Phnom Penh to Svay Rieng, his birth province located in Cambodia’s southeast. None of the four passengers in the helicopter – Hok Lundy, General Sok Saem, deputy commander of the Cambodian infantry, and two pilots – survived the crash.
Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, indicated on Monday 10 November that he did not know the reason for this travel which took place following the celebration of the 55th anniversary of Cambodia’s independence, an event in which Hok Lundy was present. On Monday morning, General Sok Phal, deputy police commissioner, visited Hok Lundy’s home to pay his respect. He refused to provide any comment on this affair to the news media while indicating that an investigation has been opened on the case. He added that Neth Savoeun will take over the command of the national police while waiting for the nomination of a replacement for Hok Lundy. His funeral – the date of which has not been set or announced yet – will be held in Svay Rieng where he died.
An official often criticized by human rights activists
After he was nominated as governor of Svay Rieng in 1993, Hok Lundy was nominated as general director at the ministry of Interior in charge of police. He nevertheless remained very active in his province where he opened a private university. Holding a good position among Hun Sen’s closed guards – the two consolidated their links through the wedding of their children – Hok Lundy was not a friend of human rights groups. Untouchable, the numerous allegations about his role in human and drug trafficking, or the murder of officials did not push him out of his positions. He liked to repeat in interviews he gave out to the press that he has nothing to blame himself with, while calling his detractors to provide proof of their accusations.
Heng Pov’s accusations
Union leader Chea Vichea, the star Piseth Pilika, Minister Ho Sok: these were three murders ordered by Hok Lundy, Heng Pov made these sensational revelations to the French magazine L’Express while he was on the run out of the country. In an interview reported under the title “Hun Sen’s dirty jobs” and published in the weekly French magazine in August 2006, Heng Pov did not hesitate to accuse his boss in the March 1997 grenade attack against a demonstration led by Sam Rainsy. The attack left 12 people dead. He also presented Hok Lundy as being the perpetrator of “illegal acts” for Hun Sen, and he added that their conniving started all the way back when the pair met each other in Vietnam in 1979. Shortly thereafter, Heng Pov’s whereabout was found and he was extradited back to Cambodia where he is currently sitting in jail for a number of crimes and infractions that the Cambodian court charged him for.
Hok Lundy rehabilitated by the FBI
In 2007, the FBI’s invitation for Hok Lundy to travel to Washington to discuss about the cooperation on anti-terrorism fight led a protest from human rights groups, in particular from Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The alleged involvement of Hok Lundy in political violence actions and organized crimes in Cambodia should lead the FBI to hold an investigation against him, not welcoming him,” Brad Adams, HRW director for Asia, said in shock.
That was a radical change in the US attitude towards the Cambodian top cop, whereas a year earlier, in 2006, the US State Department refused to provide him a visa for a visit to the US because of his “ alleged involvement in human trafficking.” One month later, the FBI rewarded Hok Lundy with a medal for his support in the fight against international terrorism.
A questionable disappearance
Speculations abound: was it an unfortunate accident due to bad weather or … was it a conspiracy? For Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), it does not matter, the death of the top cop means that, undoubtedly, the number of murders of politicians, stars and Cambodian reporters will be reduced. “Nevertheless, I regret that he was not brought to justice. […] When he was in power, nobody dared to defy him. His death will prevent any attempt to identify his accomplices.”
When asked, other activists tried to remain neutral. Chan Soveth, a representative of Adhoc, presented his condolences to Hok Lundy’s family and Adhoc will send a wreath. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), asked the government to investigate thoroughly in order to shed lights on the accusations made by Heng Pov against Hok Lundy, as well as on the causes of the crash which put an end to Hok Lundy’s life on 09 November.
Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, indicated on Monday 10 November that he did not know the reason for this travel which took place following the celebration of the 55th anniversary of Cambodia’s independence, an event in which Hok Lundy was present. On Monday morning, General Sok Phal, deputy police commissioner, visited Hok Lundy’s home to pay his respect. He refused to provide any comment on this affair to the news media while indicating that an investigation has been opened on the case. He added that Neth Savoeun will take over the command of the national police while waiting for the nomination of a replacement for Hok Lundy. His funeral – the date of which has not been set or announced yet – will be held in Svay Rieng where he died.
An official often criticized by human rights activists
After he was nominated as governor of Svay Rieng in 1993, Hok Lundy was nominated as general director at the ministry of Interior in charge of police. He nevertheless remained very active in his province where he opened a private university. Holding a good position among Hun Sen’s closed guards – the two consolidated their links through the wedding of their children – Hok Lundy was not a friend of human rights groups. Untouchable, the numerous allegations about his role in human and drug trafficking, or the murder of officials did not push him out of his positions. He liked to repeat in interviews he gave out to the press that he has nothing to blame himself with, while calling his detractors to provide proof of their accusations.
Heng Pov’s accusations
Union leader Chea Vichea, the star Piseth Pilika, Minister Ho Sok: these were three murders ordered by Hok Lundy, Heng Pov made these sensational revelations to the French magazine L’Express while he was on the run out of the country. In an interview reported under the title “Hun Sen’s dirty jobs” and published in the weekly French magazine in August 2006, Heng Pov did not hesitate to accuse his boss in the March 1997 grenade attack against a demonstration led by Sam Rainsy. The attack left 12 people dead. He also presented Hok Lundy as being the perpetrator of “illegal acts” for Hun Sen, and he added that their conniving started all the way back when the pair met each other in Vietnam in 1979. Shortly thereafter, Heng Pov’s whereabout was found and he was extradited back to Cambodia where he is currently sitting in jail for a number of crimes and infractions that the Cambodian court charged him for.
Hok Lundy rehabilitated by the FBI
In 2007, the FBI’s invitation for Hok Lundy to travel to Washington to discuss about the cooperation on anti-terrorism fight led a protest from human rights groups, in particular from Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The alleged involvement of Hok Lundy in political violence actions and organized crimes in Cambodia should lead the FBI to hold an investigation against him, not welcoming him,” Brad Adams, HRW director for Asia, said in shock.
That was a radical change in the US attitude towards the Cambodian top cop, whereas a year earlier, in 2006, the US State Department refused to provide him a visa for a visit to the US because of his “ alleged involvement in human trafficking.” One month later, the FBI rewarded Hok Lundy with a medal for his support in the fight against international terrorism.
A questionable disappearance
Speculations abound: was it an unfortunate accident due to bad weather or … was it a conspiracy? For Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), it does not matter, the death of the top cop means that, undoubtedly, the number of murders of politicians, stars and Cambodian reporters will be reduced. “Nevertheless, I regret that he was not brought to justice. […] When he was in power, nobody dared to defy him. His death will prevent any attempt to identify his accomplices.”
When asked, other activists tried to remain neutral. Chan Soveth, a representative of Adhoc, presented his condolences to Hok Lundy’s family and Adhoc will send a wreath. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), asked the government to investigate thoroughly in order to shed lights on the accusations made by Heng Pov against Hok Lundy, as well as on the causes of the crash which put an end to Hok Lundy’s life on 09 November.
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