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Showing posts with label RCAF officers involved in human rights violations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RCAF officers involved in human rights violations. Show all posts
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: The Criminals
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Friday, September 25, 2009
They ordered us to do it, we have no choice: Tea Banh on RCAF human rights violations
Tea Banh: We did all these things, but we were ordered to do it, we have no choice
Tea Banh: Army repressions were court orders
23 September 2009
By Khim Sarang
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Vice-PM Tea Banh, the Cambodian minister of Defense, said that armed forces were the first groups that received human rights education, and these troops are under strict army law and rules.
Tea Banh explained that, regarding photos showing armed soldiers using force to repress unarmed civilians, these actions were taken by order from the court only and it was not the soldiers’ choice.
Tea Banh gave his answers to RFA and VOA Khmer services on Tuesday morning, following his meeting with US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and James Steinberg, the US Deputy Secretary of State.
Tea Banh said: “Armed forces, whether they are soldiers, police officers or military police officers, we consider them as tools for the application of the law. Therefore, there are cases, there are times when the court verdicts must be applied, and to apply these verdicts efficiently, we cannot find any force other that relying on the armed forces to apply these verdicts. Therefore, it is certain that, in land dispute cases, when the court tells you to get out, you must get out, but when you don’t get out, the court must use its tools, i.e. the armed forced, to evict you out.”
On 18 September, 8 US representatives sent a list of questions to the US Secretary of Defense, asking him to reply to them to confirm that US military aid to Cambodia does not fall into the hands of Cambodian soldiers who have violated the Cambodian people’s human rights.
Tea Banh explained that, regarding photos showing armed soldiers using force to repress unarmed civilians, these actions were taken by order from the court only and it was not the soldiers’ choice.
Tea Banh gave his answers to RFA and VOA Khmer services on Tuesday morning, following his meeting with US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and James Steinberg, the US Deputy Secretary of State.
Tea Banh said: “Armed forces, whether they are soldiers, police officers or military police officers, we consider them as tools for the application of the law. Therefore, there are cases, there are times when the court verdicts must be applied, and to apply these verdicts efficiently, we cannot find any force other that relying on the armed forces to apply these verdicts. Therefore, it is certain that, in land dispute cases, when the court tells you to get out, you must get out, but when you don’t get out, the court must use its tools, i.e. the armed forced, to evict you out.”
On 18 September, 8 US representatives sent a list of questions to the US Secretary of Defense, asking him to reply to them to confirm that US military aid to Cambodia does not fall into the hands of Cambodian soldiers who have violated the Cambodian people’s human rights.
RCAF human rights violator: Deny! Deny! Deny!
Army commander rejects accusation of military human rights violations
23 September 2009
By Khim Sarang
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
23 September 2009
By Khim Sarang
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
The commander of army Brigade 31 rejected the criticisms leveled by Human Rights Watch and US representatives, saying that his soldiers did not violate human rights as it was accused.
The Phnom Penh Post quoted Sun Saroeun, the commander of army Brigade 31, as saying on Monday that his soldiers never used violence against civilians. He said that the army never did anything bad to the population living in the communities.
Last Friday, 8 US representatives sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to question him about US aid provided to Cambodian army units that are involved and accused of human rights violations.
This letter pointed out RCAF Brigade 911, Brigade 70 which is Hun Xen’s bodyguards unit, and Brigade 31, and it indicated that these RCAF brigades are suspected of perpetrating serious violations in land dispute cases.
The Phnom Penh Post quoted Sun Saroeun, the commander of army Brigade 31, as saying on Monday that his soldiers never used violence against civilians. He said that the army never did anything bad to the population living in the communities.
Last Friday, 8 US representatives sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to question him about US aid provided to Cambodian army units that are involved and accused of human rights violations.
This letter pointed out RCAF Brigade 911, Brigade 70 which is Hun Xen’s bodyguards unit, and Brigade 31, and it indicated that these RCAF brigades are suspected of perpetrating serious violations in land dispute cases.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Tanh Bea
Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)
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