Tea Banh, the CPP minister of defense, refused to arrest one of his soldier who shot a bar girl because she did not bring ice to him fast enough. The minister claimed it was an accident. Under the Hun Sen regime, the application of the law is done haphazardly: those who control the law is above the law, those who don't get sent to jail without much of a judgment. Injustice prevails from the office of the prime minister down to the last foot soldier of the regime.Friday, May 12, 2006
Lawmaker Demands Action Over Bar Shootings
By Kuch Naren
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Yim Sovann has written to the ministries of Interior and Defense demanding action over a string of recent incidents in which police and soldiers shot women working in night entertainment spots but avoided prosecution.
"The two ministries must arrest those suspects and send them to court for punishment. They must stop giving immunity. It is a bad example and encourages other armed officials to shoot other victims," Yim Sovann said by telephone Thursday.
Yim Sovann said he would seek Prime Minister Hun Sen's intervention if the ministers did not punish the offenders.
In the last three months, three beer promotion girls and a karaoke singer have been reported shot by soldiers and police officers.
The incidents have prompted managers from the Danish brewer Carlsberg, which now owns a 50 percent share in Angkor beer maker Cambrew Ltd, to outline new policies to ensure the safety of its promotion girls, said SRP member Mu Sochua.
Carlsberg representatives will be in Cambodia next weekend to discuss a new policy to combat sexual harassment and violence, she said.
In his letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, dated Monday, Yim Sovann called for the arrest of an anti-drug department police officer who shot a karaoke singer in the hand on April 13 in the nightclub X2.
In his letter to Defense Minister Tea Banh, dated May 3, Yim Sovann said he wanted to see the arrest of soldiers from RCAF's controversial Brigade 70 who shot a beer promotion girl in the foot at Ruk Kha II restaurant because she didn't bring them ice fast enough.
Tea Banh said he would not arrest his soldiers.
"Both the victim and my officials have a mutual understanding, so I do not care to comment," the defense minister said.
"I will not arrest them. The scale of the mistake is small because it was an accident," he said, adding that the victim had been compensated by the B-70 soldiers but he declined to say how much.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng could not be reached for comment, but his spokesman said that an investigation was under way.
"Those who commit a crime cannot be outside the law. We are investigating them," Interior Minister spokesman Khieu Sopheak said.
"The two ministries must arrest those suspects and send them to court for punishment. They must stop giving immunity. It is a bad example and encourages other armed officials to shoot other victims," Yim Sovann said by telephone Thursday.
Yim Sovann said he would seek Prime Minister Hun Sen's intervention if the ministers did not punish the offenders.
In the last three months, three beer promotion girls and a karaoke singer have been reported shot by soldiers and police officers.
The incidents have prompted managers from the Danish brewer Carlsberg, which now owns a 50 percent share in Angkor beer maker Cambrew Ltd, to outline new policies to ensure the safety of its promotion girls, said SRP member Mu Sochua.
Carlsberg representatives will be in Cambodia next weekend to discuss a new policy to combat sexual harassment and violence, she said.
In his letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, dated Monday, Yim Sovann called for the arrest of an anti-drug department police officer who shot a karaoke singer in the hand on April 13 in the nightclub X2.
In his letter to Defense Minister Tea Banh, dated May 3, Yim Sovann said he wanted to see the arrest of soldiers from RCAF's controversial Brigade 70 who shot a beer promotion girl in the foot at Ruk Kha II restaurant because she didn't bring them ice fast enough.
Tea Banh said he would not arrest his soldiers.
"Both the victim and my officials have a mutual understanding, so I do not care to comment," the defense minister said.
"I will not arrest them. The scale of the mistake is small because it was an accident," he said, adding that the victim had been compensated by the B-70 soldiers but he declined to say how much.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng could not be reached for comment, but his spokesman said that an investigation was under way.
"Those who commit a crime cannot be outside the law. We are investigating them," Interior Minister spokesman Khieu Sopheak said.
11 comments:
Bravo to Tea Banh. Maybe next meeting with Hun Sen, you can shoot him, when he enter the room after you wait for a while and claimed "You are late one eye"
LOL...
Who shot the Duck? Tea Banh!! this guy can't speak Khmer properly and he's the defense minister, man I'll confuse if i get an order from his. Just another sino laos youn in the country..well happy hunting duck man
Ok! Tea Banch is not Banch Tea, He not shoot the ducks, Ducks drop on him!
He from part of Kos Kong, he can be Viet Namese + Thai, no sino, Sok Ann, Choum Prasit is sino.
And YOU?
He may some day shoot a Kwack (late duck)
God!can you Hun SEN at least teach your general about mordern society law?
Mr. Sarkeng please do some thing, we are living in 21st. centuty now!
Money is not every thig. Law should be above all even royal.
No wonder he cannot arrest his men, because he, himself is a duck(Tea) and he is full of chicken shit(arch).....
Dallas
Guys, does duck shoot (Tea Banh), ofcourse not, therefore, duck can't arrest either only a brave one will and shoot the Duck (Banh Tea). Mmmm... doch chea klean Tea Kwie...
General Duck Shoot(TEA Banh) and his foot soldiers didn't have enough target practice shooting or what? ahahah
Hey...General if your foot soldiers under your command can shoot helpless bar girls and what make you think they can't shoot you! Folk..this General know better not to snitch on his soldiers because he will be taken out just like those bar girls!!This is the reason why this General refused to arrest his soldiers.
I don't see anything wrong with him, why??.. because he just wanted to become another hun sen, if it work will see, and there will be nothing will happen!...its there ways..who dare will die more!!...thats'a ll i can see for now!
Hi Mr. minister of defense, you said that you cannot arrest your soldiers who shot a bar girl because she did not bring ice to them fast enough. Do you think is that legally to shoot everyone who did not bring something to your soldiers? If you say that Cambodia today is a democratic society. You have to do something Mr Defense! You should not sit in office to protect criminal and you should not preten like nothing to be happen. All khmer society and the world community would like to see you take action about this case. Because your soldiers have been committed very serious crimes, Therefore you should bring them to justice. That is all we wanted. I HOPE YOU WILL DO IT. THANK YOU Mr DEFENSE
Hay How about You Hok Landy Can you arrest Tea Banch he is a criminal now!!!!
Or are you too? and so your boss ..................Viet Name.
Inter Pole may arrest you all some day! do you have place to hise???
Bad Boy!!!!! bad boy!!!!! Need need many kick on your heads
Tea Banh can speak thai. I saw him on thai t.v Koh kong is a small town. Isolated from phnom penh when i was there dec. 2005 the road from k.p som was bad, unpave rd.
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