Interpol on diplomat’s trail

Nan Sy, the former Cambodian Ambassador to Brunei, in a photo taken in 2005. (Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post)

Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

The net widened yesterday in the hunt for Nan Sy, the disgraced former Cambodian Ambassador to Brunei, with officials announcing that Interpol had tracked him to an undisclosed hideout.

Kirth Chantharith, a spokesman for Cambodia’s national police, said Interpol had joined the search for Nan Sy following his conviction in absentia in November for embezzling more than $430,000 of state funds he had been entrusted with to build a Cambodian Embassy in Brunei in 2008.

Nan Sy was charged on June 17 with embezzling these funds, following a complaint from Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong.

“Interpol knows Nan Sy’s whereabouts and the place he is hiding. He will be arrested soon,” Kirth Chantharith said yesterday.

Cambodia’s former envoy to Brunei fined US$470,000 for embezzlement

Nan Sy (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Feb 4th, 2012
Borneo Bulletin Writer

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court ordered the former Cambodian Ambassador to Brunei to pay almost US$470,000 in compensation and damages to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a civil case, following his conviction in absentia last year for embezzlement of state funds.

Nan Sy, who was Ambassador to Brunei until May last year, was charged with the construction of Cambodian Embassy in Brunei in 2008, The Phnom Penh Post reported.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispersed periodic payments totalling $432,876.65 to Nan Sy to cover the construction costs, however in May last year the ministry received an unpaid bill from the company hired to complete the construction of the building.

Municipal Court Judge Te Sam Ang said that in the civil case against Nan Sy, the former ambassador was ordered to compensate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the embezzled funds and to pay an additional 150 million riel ($36,909) in damages.

Civil case heard against one-time ambassador [-Peal Si Peal]

Nan Sy (right), the former Cambodian ambassador to Brunei, in a photo taken in 2005. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)

Monday, 26 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

The former Cambodian ambassador to Brunei was tried in absentia on Friday in a civil case against him on allegations he embezzled more than US$430,000 in state funds.

Nan Sy, who was ambassador to Brunei until May this year, was charged with the construction of a Cambodian Embassy in Brunei in 2008. Despite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispersing periodic payments totaling $432,876.65 to Nan Sy to cover the construction costs of the embassy, in May the ministry was smacked with an unpaid bill by the construction company engaged to complete the building.

“Nan Sy has been charged with breach of trust and exploiting the state’s money,” Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Te Sam Ang said on Friday.

Disgraced diplomat’s trial starts [-The robber-regime is being robbed?]

Nan Sy

Thursday, 03 November 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

A former Cambodian ambassador to Brunei charged with stealing more than US$430,000 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was tried in absentia yesterday at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

Presiding Judge Kor Vandy said Nan Sy, who completed his term as ambassador in May, was charged on June 17 after it was discovered he had stolen $432,876 slated for the construction of an office at his embassy in 2008.

“He was a Cambodian ambassador who was a representative of the government in Brunei, but he had been involved with exploiting the government’s money for his own interests,” Kor Vandy said.

Nan Sy – also a former Funcinpec parliamentarian – was charged based on a complaint from Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong, he added.

Nan Sy, another Funcinpec member, is accused of corruption and is being tried in absentia

Nan Sy (L)

លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី ត្រូវ​បាន​កាត់​ទោស​កំបាំង​មុខ

ដោយ សុខ សេរី
 2011-11-02
Radio Free Asia

Synopsis: The Phnom Penh municipal court held a hearing on 02 November 2011 to try Nan Sy in absentia. Nan Sy was the Cambodian ambassador to Brunei. He is accused of corruption and embezzling $430,000 in state funds for the construction of the Cambodian embassy in Brunei in 2008. Nan Sy is a Cambodian Muslim and he was a former Funcinpec MP.

សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២ វិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ បាន​បើក​សវនាការ​កាត់​ទោស​កំបាំង​មុខ​ឯក​អគ្គរាជ​ទូត​កម្ពុជា ឈ្មោះ​លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី។


លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី ត្រូវ​បាន​ចោទ​ក្រោយ​បទ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​អំពើ​ពុករលួយ និង​កេង​ប្រវ័ញ្ច​ប្រាក់​របស់​រដ្ឋ​សរុប​ប្រមាណ ៤៣​ម៉ឺន​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​សាងសង់​ស្ថានទូត​កម្ពុជា នៅ​ប្រទេស​ប្រ៊ុយណេ (Brunei) នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៨ កន្លង​ទៅ។

Nan Sy, new Funcinpec spokesman

Nan Sy (L)

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Mekong Times reported that the Funcinpec party nominated Nan Sy, the former Funcinpec MP, to be its new spokesman replacing Nov Sovathero who defected to the CPP. Nan Sy said that in his position the party spokesman is very important. He will use his position to serve the Funcinpec party political view in order to reach victory during the upcoming 27 July election, following major and in-depth reforms undertaken by the party. Nan Sy said was a Funcinpec MP during the 2nd legislative mandate, and he is currently the Cambodian ambassador to Brunei.

Cambodia to import crude oil from Brunei, even though it has no refinery?

Cambodian envoy meets Energy Minister

Borneo Bulletin (Brunei)

Cambodian Ambassador Mr Nan Sy presents a souvenir to Minister of Energy Pehin Dato Awang Haji Yahya.

Cambodia's Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Mr Nan Sy recently paid a courtesy call on Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office Pehin Dato Awang Haji Yahya bin Dato Haji Bakar, according to a press release.

The main objective of the meeting was to discuss the envoy's proposal on exporting Brunei crude oil to Cambodia.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian ambassador was greeted by the Cambodian football team who arrived last Friday for a match with the Brunei football team.