Case of CPP Dick [aka Kok] back in court

Dick An (aka Kok An) answering to reporters (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Kok An case back in court

Wednesday, 04 July 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

Heng Chheang, former deputy general director of the Anco Brothers Company, was brought by prison security guards yesterday for questioning to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over fresh allegations of defamation and fraud filed by Senator Kok An last year, officials said.

Investigating judge Ly Lipmeng said Chheang, who is serving a three-year jail term at Prey Sar prison for breach of trust, was questioned over the allegations relating to statements he made to local media outlets during the tempestuous proceedings against him last year.

“Although I have already questioned him, this investigation is not completely done yet – I will continue investigating him,” the judge told the Post by telephone yesterday, but would not comment in any greater detail.

Chheang and his wife, former university rector Kolap, were sued last year by An for allegedly embezzling more than US$58 million from the Anco company.

អាចោរ លួចពី លោកចោរ ដែលចង់បានរង្វាន់ ពីមេចោរលួចជាតិ

មេ​ភូមិ​៦​នាក់​នៅ​អូររាំងឪ​ត្រូវ​គេ​បោក​ពី​ការ​ដែលជួយ CPPឲ្យ ឈ្នះ​ឆ្នោត

20 June 2012
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យ​ថារ៉ា​
The Phnom Penh Post

មេភូមិ​៦​នាក់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឃុំ​ចក​និង​ឃុំ​គងជ័យ​ បាន​ចាញ់​បោក​គេ​អស់​ម្នាក់ៗ​ពី​៥០​ទៅ​៧០​ដុល្លារ​ដោយ​សារ​តែ​ជន​មួយ​ ក្រុម​បាន​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ទៅ​ប្រាប់​ថា​ លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ដ្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​មេដាយ​ឲ្យ​មេ​ភូមិ​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ណាដែល​ជួយបក្សឲ្យឈ្នះ​ឆ្នោត​ពី​ថ្ងៃទី​ ០៣​ ខែមិ​ថុនា​ - ដូចជាភរមិនសូវសម មិនស្គាល់មុខ អ្នកសន្យា និងអ្នក ប្រមូលលុយ?

កំពង់ចាមៈ អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្រុក​អូររាំងឪ នឹង​បញ្ជូន​សំណុំ​រឿង​ទាក់ទិន​និង​លោក​មេ​ភូមិ​ចំនួន​៦​នាក់​នៅ​ឃុំ​ចក​ និង​ឃុំ​ទង​ជ័យ ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​គេ​បោក​ប្រាស់​យក​លុយ​ពី​ការ​ផ្តល់​មេដាយ​និង​ម៉ូតូ​ពី​ការ ដែលជួយ CPP ​ឲ្យឈ្នះ​ឆ្នោត ​ទៅ​អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋាន​នគរបាល​ជាតិ នាយកដ្ឋាន​សន្តិសុខ​កណ្តាល​ផ្ទៃ​ក្នុង​ដើម្បី​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​រក​ជនល្មើស​។

លោក ញ៉ែម សុខម អធិការ​នគរបាល​ស្រុក​អូររាំងឪ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ សមត្ថកិច្ច​មិន​ទាន់​ដឹង​អំពី​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​ជនល្មើស​នោះ​ទេ​ តែ​ថា ​កំពុង​រៀបចំ​សំណុំ​រឿង​បញ្ជូន​ទៅ​នាយកដ្ឋាន​សន្តិសុខ​កណ្តាល​ផ្ទៃ​ ក្នុង​ធ្វើ​ការ​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​លើ​លេខ​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ពួក​គេ ដើម្បី​រក​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​។ ​លោក​ថា​ ៖ «ខ្ញុំ​មិន​អាច​និយាយ​អ្វី​បាន​ទាំង​អស់​ពីព្រោះ​ពេល​នេះ​ ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដំណាក់​កាល​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ ខ្លាច​ជនល្មើស​រត់​បាត់​អស់»។

លោក រស់ សុខន អភិបាល​ស្រុក​អូររាំងឪ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា មេភូមិ​៦​នាក់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឃុំ​ចក​និង​ឃុំ​គងជ័យ​ បាន​ចាញ់​បោក​គេ​អស់​ម្នាក់ៗ​ពី​៥០​ទៅ​៧០​ដុល្លារ​ដោយ​សារ​តែ​ជន​មួយ​ ក្រុម​បាន​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ទៅ​ប្រាប់​ថា​ លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ដ្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​មេដាយ​ឲ្យ​មេ​ភូមិ​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ណាដែល​ជួយបក្សឲ្យឈ្នះ​ឆ្នោត​ពី​ថ្ងៃទី​ ០៣​ ខែមិ​ថុនា​។

Cop’s six years on run end [-Peal Si Peal]

Hang Vuthy is taken into custody outside the Phnom Penh office of local rights group Licadho. Photo by Heng Chivoan

Monday, 23 April 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

The right-hand man of a convicted former Phnom Penh municipal police chief had turned himself in after six years on the lam and was being detained in the Prey Sar correctional centre, officials confirmed yesterday.

Correctional centre chief Sun Lean said Hang Vuthy, 42 – nicknamed Yumareach, or “chief of all devils”, for his vigilance in arresting criminals while a policeman – had turned himself in at rights group Licadho’s head office on Friday.

Hang Vuthy had confessed to hiding in six provinces since a jailbreak with 11 other prisoners in 2006 while awaiting trial on murder charges, Sun Lean said.

យមរាជ​ចេញ​សារភាព​សុំ​ចូល​គុក​វិញ [-Escapees asks to go back to jail?]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUliE5lwyA

​ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ 20 មេសា 2012
ដោយ លាង ដឺលុច
RFI

ហង្ស វុទ្ធី​​ហៅ​​យមរាជ​ ​ជា​អតីត​​ប៉ូលីស​​រាជធានី​​ភ្នំពេញ​​ដែល​​​​បាន​​លួច​​រត់​​ចេញ​​ពី​​មន្ទីរ​​ឃុំឃាំង​​ព្រៃស​​កាល​ពី​​​​ឆ្នាំ​​២០០៦​នោះ​នៅ​​ថ្ងៃ​​នេះ​​ស្រាប់​តែ​​លេច​​មុខ​​ចេញ​​សារភាព​​ដើម្បី​​ចូល​​ក្នុង​​មន្ទីរ​​ឃុំឃាំង​​វិញ។​ យមរាជ​​ដែល​​គេ​​ឃើញ​​ជូន​ដំណើរ​​ដោយ​​មេធាវី​​ កៅ ស៊ូផា​​​បាន​​បង្ហាញ​​ខ្លួន​​នៅ​​ឯ​​ទីស្នាក់ការ​​កណ្តាល​​នៃ​​អង្គការ​​ការពារ​​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​​លីកាដូ​និង​​ក្រសួង​​មហាផ្ទៃ​​ដើម្បី​​ស្វែង​រក​​​ការ​​ជួយ​​ការពារ​​សុវត្ថិភាព។​ ហង្ស វុទ្ធី​ហៅ​យមរាជ​ អតីត​មន្ត្រី​ប៉ូលីស​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​គឺ​ជា​មនុស្ស​​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​​ចំណោម​មន្ត្រី​ប៉ូលីស​​មួយ​​ចំនួន​​ទៀត​​ដែល​​ត្រូវ​​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​​កាត់ទោស​​ជាមួយ​​លោក​​ហេង ពៅ​​អតីត​​ស្នងការ​​រាជធានី​​ភ្នំពេញ​ដែល​​ត្រូវ​​បាន​​សង្ស័យ​​ថា​​បាន​​ប្រព្រឹត្តិ​​អំពើ​​ឧក្រិដ្ឋ​​ជា​ច្រើន​​​ករណី។

កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៦ មាន​ព័ត៌មាន​ស្តី​ពី​អ្នកទោស​មួយ​ក្រុម​ហែក​គុក​ព្រៃ​ស​ចេញ ហើយ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​​នោះ គឺ​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ហង្ស វុទ្ធី​ហៅ​យមរាជ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់ខ្លួន​កាត់ទោស​ជាមួយ​ក្រុម​អតីត​ស្នងការ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ហេង ពៅ​ ក្នុង​សំណុំរឿង​ឧក្រិដ្ឋ​ជាច្រើន។

នៅ​រសៀល​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​ទី​២០​មេសា​នេះ យមរាជ​ដែល​គេ​ឃើញមាន​ការ​រួម​ដំណើរ​ពី​លោក​មេធាវី​កៅ ស៊ូផា​ផង​នោះ​បាន​មក​ដល់​ទីស្នាក់ការ​កណ្តាល​របស់​អង្គការ​ការពារ​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​លីកាដូ មុន​ធ្វើ​ដំណើរ​ទៅ​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ។ ហង្ស វុទ្ធី​បាន​និយាយ​ប្រាប់​អ្នកកាសែត​ថា លោក​ចេញ​មក​សារភាព​ចូល​ពន្ធនាគារ​វិញ ហើយ​លោក​បាន​អះអាង​ថា​លោក​មិន​បាន​ហែក​គុក​ចេញ​នោះ​ទេ។ ទោះយ៉ាងនេះ​ក្តី ក្រោយ​ពី​ចេញ​រួច​ផុត​ពី​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃស ហង្ស វុទ្ធី​ហៅ​យមរាជ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ថា ខ្លួន​បាន​បន្លំ​ខ្លួន​ធ្វើ​ជា​កម្មករ​នេសាទ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កំពត និង​បន្ទាប់​ធ្វើ​ជា​កម្មករ​អូសរទេះ​នៅ​ ប៉ោយប៉ែត។

Governor accused of land grabbing [-CPP Peal Si CPP Peal]

Monday, 09 April 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

A land spat has erupted between two high-ranking government officials in the seaside tourist town of Kep.

Nhem Morokat, under-secretary of state of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, has filed a complaint against Kep town governor Ngin Ngin Da, alleging he faked documents in order to steal 2,628 square metres of land that belongs to her.

“Ngin Ngin Da, Kep town governor and his wife who are the dupers have faked [what] is my property and one line of public road,” she said yesterday.

In a complaint late last month, she asked the provincial court to prevent Ngin Ngin Da from selling, renting, building on or making land titles for the plot that she argued had belonged to her since 1991.

Bodyguard’s prison stay grows

Chhoeun Chanthan smiles as he talks to reporters outside a military court in Phnom Penh on Friday. (Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post)

Monday, 27 February 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

The jail time is piling up for the former head of Chea Sim’s bodyguard unit.

A week after earning a 10-year sentence from Phnom Penh Municipal Court for crimes including forgery and illegal weapons possession, a military court on Friday sentenced Lieutenant General Chhoeun Chanthan to 26 years in jail and ordered him to pay well north of US$3 million to parties affected by various embezzlement schemes.

Chhoeun Chanthan’s conviction and sentence stemmed from charges including breach of trust, embezzlement of state property and illegal distribution of weapons.

10-year jail sentence for Chea Xim's former bodyguard commander: Peal Xen Si Peal Xim

អតីត​មេបញ្ជាការ​កង​អង្គរក្ស​របស់​លោក ជា ស៊ីម លោក ឈឿន ចាន់ថន ផ្ដល់​បទសម្ភាសន៍​នា​សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២។ (RFA/Sok Serey)
Chea Xim's former bodyguard commander gave an interview in court on 16 February 2012 (Photo: Sok Serey/RFA)

តុលាការ​កាត់​ទោស​អតីត​មេបញ្ជាការ​អង្គរក្ស​លោក ជា ស៊ីម ឲ្យ​ជាប់​គុក​១០​ឆ្នាំ

2012-02-16
ដោយ សុខ សេរី
Radio Free Asia

Summary: On 16 February 2012, the Phnom Penh municipal court sentenced Chhoeun Chanthan, the former commander of Chea Xim’s bodyguard unit, to 10-year of jail time on multiple charges. He was also fined by 2.5 million riels ($1,250). He was charged with illegal arm possession and issuing illegal arm licenses. Puth Theavy, Chhoeun Chanthan’s defense lawyer, said: “First of all, as a bodyguard commander for a top leader, he was sentenced to 10 years of jail time just because he has at home 4 or 5 guns left over from his mission and he did not store them at his base. As for the false documents, there is no proof to charge my client. In summary, I cannot accept the sentence of my client’s crimes.”

សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ បាន​កាត់​ទោស​អតីត​មេបញ្ជាការ​កង​អង្គរក្ស​របស់​លោក ជា ស៊ីម ប្រធាន​ព្រឹទ្ធ​សភា និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា គឺ​លោក ឈឿន ចាន់ថន ឲ្យ​ជាប់​គុក​រយៈពេល ១០​ឆ្នាំ ក្រោម​បទ​ល្មើស​ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ​ជា​ច្រើន​ករណី។

ចៅក្រម​ប្រឹក្សា​នៃ​សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ លោក កែវ មុន្នី នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ បាន​ប្រកាស​សាលក្រម​ចំពោះ​មុខ​លោក ឈឿន ចាន់ថន ដោយ​បាន​ផ្ដន្ទាទោស​ឲ្យ​ជាប់​គុក​រយៈពេល ១០​ឆ្នាំ និង​ផាក​ពិន័យ​ចំនួន ៥​លាន​រៀល ស្មើ​នឹង ១.២៥០​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក ចូល​ថវិកា​រដ្ឋ ក្រោម​បទ​ចោទ​ថា បាន​កាន់កាប់​អាវុធ​ខុស​ច្បាប់ និង​ចេញ​ប័ណ្ណ​ឲ្យ​កាន់កាប់​អាវុធ​ខុស​ច្បាប់។

លោក កែវ មុន្នី បាន​ប្រកាស​រឹប​អូស​អាវុធ និង​គ្រាប់​រំសេវ​ជា​ច្រើន​ពី​លោក ឈឿន ចាន់ថន ដើម្បី​រក្សា​ទុក​ក្នុង​បន្ទាយ​អង្គរក្ស​របស់​លោក ជា ស៊ីម វិញ។ ការ​ផ្ដន្ទាទោស​នោះ គឺ​ផ្អែក​តាម​មាត្រា​ទី​២០ និង​មាត្រា​ទី​២២ នៃ​ច្បាប់​ស្ដីពី​ការ​គ្រប់គ្រង​អាវុធ​គ្រឿង​ផ្ទុះ និង​គ្រាប់​រំសេវ និង​មាត្រា​ទី ៦២៩ និង​មាត្រា​ទី ៦៣០ នៃ​ក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ។

Embezzlement Trial for Former Bodyguards Begins

Chhoeun Chanthan brought to court (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party prays as the country marks the downfall of Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh, file photo. Photo: AP

Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

He told the court he was given weapons by the head of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit.

A military court on Wednesday began the hearing of the former bodyguard chief of ruling party president Chea Sim.

Chhoeun Chanthan was arrested with three other bodyguards in August 2011 and charged with faking documents in a $2 million embezzlement scheme, as well as possession of illegal weapons. A verdict is expected next week.

Police seized weapons and ammunition in an Aug. 13 raid last year in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district.

New twist in murder plot [-Peal Si Peal?]

Seng Chenda (centre) enters the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh in September 2011. (Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post)

Khaou Chuly

Sun Chanthol

Monday, 16 January 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

Senior Minister Sun Chanthol has lodged a criminal complaint with Phnom Penh Municipal Court against his father-in-law, his brother-in-law and wife, and his father-in-law’s stepdaughter for masterminding a plot to rape and murder his wife and nine-year-old daughter in 2010, government lawyers said yesterday.

The criminal complaint is the latest twist in the high-profile dispute amongst prominent businessman Okhna Khaou Chuly’s family.

“My client, Sun Chanthol, has directly submitted his criminal lawsuit against [his in-laws] to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court,” lawyer Pal Chandara told the Post by telephone yesterday. “He has sued them for masterminding the attempted murders and rapes of his wife and his nine-year-old-daughter in 2010.”

Chea Sim aide back in court

Pheng Kunthea Borey leaves Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday (Hong Menea/ Phnom Penh Post)

Friday, 13 January 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim’s disgraced former adviser has been sent back to Phnom Penh Municipal Court, this time for questioning in a civil case related to projects for which she has been convicted of fraud, her defence lawyer said yesterday.

Pheng Kunthea Borey’s defense lawyer, Muong Sokun, told the Post that the former high-profile socialite is the subject of a civil complaint by a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces officer involved in the construction of the Samdech Chea Sim Hospital.

The hospital is one of five humanitarian projects for which Pheng Kunthea Borey and four others have been convicted of committing fraud and extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from investors.

Former Anti-Drug Chief Gets Life in Prison for Corruption

Moek Dara (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Thursday, 05 January 2012
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“It seems to have had pressure from the top, or fear of the judge.”

Banteay Meanchey provincial court on Thursday sentenced Cambodia’s former anti-drug czar to life in prison for corruption in an alleged drug-trafficking scheme.

Moek Dara, the former secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, was arrested along with an aide, Chea Leng, in January 2011, and accused of abusing his post to gather hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and organizing drug trafficking.

A third defendant, Mor Deurn, was tried in absentia and given 25 years in prison.

The three were fined a total $500,000, an amount equal to that they allegedly took in bribes.

Moek Dara's interview following his sentence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yllvGVgwCY8

Cambodia's former anti-drug head gets life sentence for corruption, drug trafficking

BANTEAY MEANCHEY, Cambodia, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian court on Thursday convicted the former head of the National Authority for Combating Drugs Lt. Gen. Moek Dara of corruption and organized drug trafficking and sentenced him to life in prison and fined 220,000 U.S. dollars.

His two subordinates: former Colonel Chea Leang, chief of the anti-drug department's money laundering office, was also sentenced to life in jail and fined 21,000 U.S. dollars, and Morn Doeun, who remains at large and was tried in absentia, was sentenced to 25 years in jail and fined 34,000 U.S. dollars.

In addition, the verdict read by the presiding judge Ith Samphos at Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court said all of their properties including land, houses and cash are confiscated.

Cambodia Anti-Drug Chief Sentenced for Corruption [-Peal Si Peal case]

Moek Dara (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia January 5, 2012 (AP)

A court official says the former head of Cambodia's anti-drug trafficking agency has been sentenced to life in prison for drug-related corruption.

Prosecutor Phan Vanrath says the Banteay Meanchey provincial court on Thursday sentenced former police Lt. Gen. Moek Dara for taking bribes and masterminding drug trafficking.

Moek Dara was secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs before his arrest in January 2011.

His aide Chea Leng was sentenced to life in prison on the same charges. Former anti-drug officer Morn Deurn, who remains at large, was sentenced in absentia to 25 years.

The court, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, fined the trio nearly a half million dollars — the same amount they took in bribes.

[Hun Xen's crony] Kok An withdraws civil suit

Kok An, chairman of Anco Brothers Company, speaks to the Post outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court in December last year. Photo Supplied

Thursday, 05 January 2012
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

Senator Kok An has withdrawn a civil suit seeking more than US$63 million from the husband and wife convicted last month of breach of trust for embezzling funds from his company Anco Brothers, Phnom Penh Municipal Court President Chiv Keng said yesterday.

“He has withdrawn his civil lawsuit against Heng Chheang and Tep Kolap, but he has included [his demand for repayment and compensation] in his criminal lawsuit,” Chiv Keng told the Post.

The request for $5 million in compensation and repayment of more than $58 million has been added to the criminal suit that will be heard at the Court of Appeal, Kok An’s lawyer Long Dara said.

Heng Chheang, former Anco deputy general director and his wife, Tep Kolap, former rector of the Phnom Penh International University, were found guilty last month of embezzling $34 million from the company between 2008 and 2010.

Cambodian senate president's ex-protocol chief sentenced to 4 years in jail for fraud

Pheng Kuntheaborey (C)

KI-Media Note: The culprits were fined 9,000 riels (~$2.25) for scams involving hundreds of millions of dollars. It only happens in the Kingdoom of Extraordinary Wonder (KEW)

December 27, 2011 PHNOM PENH, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim's former protocol chief Pheng Kunthea Borey on Tuesday was convicted of fraud and was sentenced to four years in jail, according to the verdict of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

Borey's three accomplices: two Chea Sim'former advisors, Police Lt. Gen. Chan Kosal and Lt. Gen. Ponlork Ho, were sentenced to four years each in jail, and Khieu Bora, Chea Sim's former cabinet member, was sentenced to three years in jail.

The four have been charged stemming from allegations they engineered scams involving hundreds of millions of dollars from more than 50 foreign companies in almost a decade-long scam spree in which they allegedly charged companies for getting Chea Sim's signature for humanitarian and development projects, some of which were fake.

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.

[Peal Si Peal:] Imposter fleeced officials [-ACU should investigate those who paid the extortions also!!!]

Friday, 23 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

A former military official accused of pretending to be an aide to Anti-Corruption Unit chief Om Yentieng in order to extort money from police officers and other officials confessed to the crimes in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday.

Chea Sopheap, a former major in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, was charged with fraud and creating a false identity as a public official after allegedly extorting amounts as high as US$3,000 from high-level provincial police and government officials across the country.

Chea Sopheap, also known as Chea Sovannarith, told the court he had learned the trick from a journalist named Neng who previously worked for the “Nation Newspaper” but had since disappeared.

“I decided to ask for money from these people because I had known that they had been involved with corruption or other irregular activities,” he said.

Looking for the car thief? Ask his father ... the CPP general

Land cruiser stolen: General’s son charged in car theft

Monday, 19 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post

THE son of a two-star general from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit was charged on Saturday in Phnom Penh with stealing a car, slapping fake licence plates on it and possessing an illegal weapon, police said.

Seang Sok, deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, said fourth-year law student Chea Dina, 24, the son of Major-General Chea Dara, faced five years’ jail and a US$2500 fine if found guilty.

“I have charged him with three offences. He has been sent to Prey Sar Prison to await trial,” he said.

Cambodia's Wild Wild East: Judge beat up and kidnapped by powerful officials, but he escaped safely

ពាលស៊ីពាល: ក្រុមអ្នក មានអំណាច វាយចៅក្រម ចាប់បោះ ដាក់លើ រថយន្ដ តែសំណាងល្អ លោតរួច

Monday, 05 December 2011
ដោយ ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល

Mondulkiri: A provincial judge was beat up by a group of powerful and influential people and he was thrown into a car that sped away. The case created quite a surprise in the middle in Mondulkiri city as such situation never happened in the past. The incident took place at 4PM on 04 December 2011 at the Angkor Forest restaurant located in Trom village, Monorom commune, Sen Monorom city, Mondulkiri province. Meng Tony was the judge who was beat up and he was recently transferred there from Phnom Penh. Prior to the incident, the judge and several of provincial officials went to eat and drink at the restaurant above. Then the party which created the incident also went in to the restaurant also. At 4PM, both parties became drunk and the party that created the incident pulled out a hand gun, pointed it at the judge, then beat up him severely. Meanwhile nobody dare intervene at all. After the judge was beat up and injured, he was taken to a car that sped away. The witnesses called the cops, but it appeared that the cops knew the identity of the culprits, that’s why they did not care much about the case. During the trip to Phnom Penh, the judge was able to jump out of the car. Up to now, nobody dare indicate the identity of the culprits and up to now, it is not known if the victim, the judge, filed a complaint in the case yet.

មណ្ឌលគិរី ៖ ចៅក្រមសាលាដំបូងខេត្ដ មណ្ឌលគិរីមួយរូប ត្រូវបានជនមានអំណាច និងឥទ្ធិពលមួយក្រុម ព្រួតគ្នា វាយ រួចហើយ ចាប់បោះចូលក្នុងរថយន្ដ បើកចេញទៅបាត់ ធ្វើឱ្យមានការភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលយ៉ាងខ្លាំង នៅ កណ្ដាល ទីរួម ខេត្ដមណ្ឌលគិរី ដោយសារតែ ករណីបែបនេះ មិនធ្លាប់កើតមានពីមុនមក នៅក្នុងខេត្ដ។

ករណីក្រុមជនមានអំណាច និងឥទ្ធិពល ដែលគេមិនស្គាល់អត្ដសញ្ញាណច្បាស់លាស់ នាំ គ្នាព្រួតវាយ ចៅក្រម ហើយ លើកបោះដាក់ ក្នុងរថយន្ដ បើកចេញ​ទៅបាត់ខាងលើនេះ បានកើតឡើង នៅ វេលាម៉ោង ៤ល្ងាច ថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១១ កន្លងទៅនេះ ស្ថិតនៅក្នុង ភោជនីយដ្ឋានមួយ ដែលមានយីហោ អង្គរហ្វ័ររ៉េស មានទីតាំង ស្ថិត នៅក្នុងភូមិត្រុម សង្កាត់មនោរម្យ ក្រុងសែនមនោរម្យ ខេត្ដមណ្ឌលគិរី ។