30 April 2006By Ouk Sav Bory Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
The authorities and the police from the Chuar Thnal village, Cheach commune, Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province, are accused of damaging a Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) sign which was recently erected on 28 April 2006.
Mrs. Keo Phan, the owner of the home where the sign was erected, said that before erecting the sign, she had asked the authorization from the village authority and the district police.
Around 9:00 PM on the day the sign was erected, Chheng Chandara, the police chief of Cheach commune, Chhoy Son, the Chuar Thnal village chief, and a police officer, came to Mrs. Keo Phan’s home armed and forced her to come out of her house. The officials who visited Mrs. Keo Phan are accused of belonging to the CPP. They questioned Mrs. Keo Phan on the erection of the SRP sign.
Scared, Mrs. Keo Phan did not dare come out of her house, the two policemen and the village chief then proceeded to hit the post supporting the SRP sign, however, the sign did not fall down.
Mrs. Keo Phan said: “I erected the sign in the morning, at 9:00 PM, there was commotion, they hit the posts holding the sign, they call me, they threatened me to open the door. I did not open the door for them, I was very scared, I did not open.”
Chheng Chandara, the Cheach commune police chief, said that on 27 April, a representative of the Sam Rainsy Party from the province of Prey Veng, informed him that on 28 April, a SRP sign will be erected at two locations. He was also invited to participate in the event and to eat at the party on the day of the event.
On the morning of 28 April, the police chief did not participate, that evening, he was on patrol with another police officer and the Chuar Thnal village chief. He admitted that they were armed.
He said that he went to the house of the woman where the sign was erected. They asked her from the street about the erection of the SRP sign. He denied his group touched the SRP sign which was recently erected.
Chheng Chandara said: “… we did not touch it, we did not go near it because I called from the street, I did not go near the sign …”
Mrs. Keo Phan, the owner of the house where the SRP sign was erected, said that on that night, she went to report the incident to the SRP Member of Parliament, and the SRP activists in Prey Veng. She did not yet report the incident to human rights organizations, to ask them to help defend her rights.
Chea Poch, SRP Member of Parliament, said that the woman owner of the house is scared for her personal safety because her house is located far from everybody else in the village, and she was threatened by the authorities and the police.
Long Heng, the Kamchay Mear district police chief, said that under the authority of the Kamchay Mear district, there is no problem or threat to any political party which erects signs, or perform any activities as long as they have the proper permit and authorization from the government.
Mrs. Keo Phan, the owner of the home where the sign was erected, said that before erecting the sign, she had asked the authorization from the village authority and the district police.
Around 9:00 PM on the day the sign was erected, Chheng Chandara, the police chief of Cheach commune, Chhoy Son, the Chuar Thnal village chief, and a police officer, came to Mrs. Keo Phan’s home armed and forced her to come out of her house. The officials who visited Mrs. Keo Phan are accused of belonging to the CPP. They questioned Mrs. Keo Phan on the erection of the SRP sign.
Scared, Mrs. Keo Phan did not dare come out of her house, the two policemen and the village chief then proceeded to hit the post supporting the SRP sign, however, the sign did not fall down.
Mrs. Keo Phan said: “I erected the sign in the morning, at 9:00 PM, there was commotion, they hit the posts holding the sign, they call me, they threatened me to open the door. I did not open the door for them, I was very scared, I did not open.”
Chheng Chandara, the Cheach commune police chief, said that on 27 April, a representative of the Sam Rainsy Party from the province of Prey Veng, informed him that on 28 April, a SRP sign will be erected at two locations. He was also invited to participate in the event and to eat at the party on the day of the event.
On the morning of 28 April, the police chief did not participate, that evening, he was on patrol with another police officer and the Chuar Thnal village chief. He admitted that they were armed.
He said that he went to the house of the woman where the sign was erected. They asked her from the street about the erection of the SRP sign. He denied his group touched the SRP sign which was recently erected.
Chheng Chandara said: “… we did not touch it, we did not go near it because I called from the street, I did not go near the sign …”
Mrs. Keo Phan, the owner of the house where the SRP sign was erected, said that on that night, she went to report the incident to the SRP Member of Parliament, and the SRP activists in Prey Veng. She did not yet report the incident to human rights organizations, to ask them to help defend her rights.
Chea Poch, SRP Member of Parliament, said that the woman owner of the house is scared for her personal safety because her house is located far from everybody else in the village, and she was threatened by the authorities and the police.
Long Heng, the Kamchay Mear district police chief, said that under the authority of the Kamchay Mear district, there is no problem or threat to any political party which erects signs, or perform any activities as long as they have the proper permit and authorization from the government.
7 comments:
Heh, it sounds funny because lately Sam Rainsy has just claimed that he will no longer criticize the government. It might be just the personal problem heh heh. Why there is no one say it is the political issue again. Wake up!otherwise you guy's future will look like Funcinpex today.
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