By Suon Sophalmony
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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A Cambodian citizen donned in army uniform was shot and killed by Thai soldiers who accused him of robbery. The body of the slain victim is still in the possession of Thailand.
Cambodian border troops indicated that Thailand refused to return the body of a Cambodian citizen who was shot and killed by Thai soldiers during Saturday night. Thai soldiers accused the Cambodian man who was killed of robbery inside Thai territories while still in his [Cambodian] uniform.
Pok Poch, the RCAF commander of army unit No. 3 based on Sampov Loun district, Battambang province, indicated that the Cambodian authority is currently in contact with the Thai counterpart to repatriate back the body of the slain man.
Pok Poch said: “I am continuing to do research in Phnom Dey still. [The incident] took place inside Thai territories, not inside Cambodia. But, I am doing research with merchants who trade in this area.”
According to local villagers, Thai black-clad soldiers shot a killed a man donned in paramilitary uniform in the night of 03 January, near the 4-sewer area, Klong Hat district, Srah Keo province, Thailand.
The same source confirmed that Thailand refused to return the body of the deceased Cambodian man who was wearing Cambodian army uniform to the Cambodia authority: “He went to rob [in Thailand], then the Thai ordered their soldiers to ambush him. When he got out, they killed him. The Thai said that there is no need to take to body back because they want to pursue the case. They said that Cambodians are bad.”
Keang Sothy, the deputy police inspector for Sampov Loun district, indicated that, regarding the case above, the Cambodian police heard about it, but it cannot resolve the case because the body still remains in Thailand.
RFA could not reach the Thai authority to obtain additional confirmation into this case.
An Saray, the chairman of the Khmer-Thai relationship in Phnom Dey pass, Sampov Loun district, Battambang province, said that he knows that a man was killed by Thai soldiers, but he does not know the identity of the victim.
An Saray said: “I know that they [Thai soldiers] shot and killed him, but I do not know his identity, and I do not know that he is wearing military uniform. If he is a soldier, which unit does he belong to? We can contact their soldiers, but I don’t know, if I report the case to them, it is not clear.”
Even though Cambodian soldiers tried to hide the identity of the victim, local villagers revealed that the Cambodian man who was killed seems to be a Cambodian soldier because he was still wearing a uniform.
Up to now, the reason why this Cambodian man in Cambodian army uniform was killed is not clear yet, but Cambodian soldiers seem to try to restrict all information about this case.
Cambodian border troops indicated that Thailand refused to return the body of a Cambodian citizen who was shot and killed by Thai soldiers during Saturday night. Thai soldiers accused the Cambodian man who was killed of robbery inside Thai territories while still in his [Cambodian] uniform.
Pok Poch, the RCAF commander of army unit No. 3 based on Sampov Loun district, Battambang province, indicated that the Cambodian authority is currently in contact with the Thai counterpart to repatriate back the body of the slain man.
Pok Poch said: “I am continuing to do research in Phnom Dey still. [The incident] took place inside Thai territories, not inside Cambodia. But, I am doing research with merchants who trade in this area.”
According to local villagers, Thai black-clad soldiers shot a killed a man donned in paramilitary uniform in the night of 03 January, near the 4-sewer area, Klong Hat district, Srah Keo province, Thailand.
The same source confirmed that Thailand refused to return the body of the deceased Cambodian man who was wearing Cambodian army uniform to the Cambodia authority: “He went to rob [in Thailand], then the Thai ordered their soldiers to ambush him. When he got out, they killed him. The Thai said that there is no need to take to body back because they want to pursue the case. They said that Cambodians are bad.”
Keang Sothy, the deputy police inspector for Sampov Loun district, indicated that, regarding the case above, the Cambodian police heard about it, but it cannot resolve the case because the body still remains in Thailand.
RFA could not reach the Thai authority to obtain additional confirmation into this case.
An Saray, the chairman of the Khmer-Thai relationship in Phnom Dey pass, Sampov Loun district, Battambang province, said that he knows that a man was killed by Thai soldiers, but he does not know the identity of the victim.
An Saray said: “I know that they [Thai soldiers] shot and killed him, but I do not know his identity, and I do not know that he is wearing military uniform. If he is a soldier, which unit does he belong to? We can contact their soldiers, but I don’t know, if I report the case to them, it is not clear.”
Even though Cambodian soldiers tried to hide the identity of the victim, local villagers revealed that the Cambodian man who was killed seems to be a Cambodian soldier because he was still wearing a uniform.
Up to now, the reason why this Cambodian man in Cambodian army uniform was killed is not clear yet, but Cambodian soldiers seem to try to restrict all information about this case.
