By K.Y.
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
The wife of a SRP party member from Battambang province was killed between Wednesday and Thursday night, and her son was seriously injured during the attack on their home by three armed men. According to an investigator of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the 47-year-old woman was eating dinner with her three children when the criminals, two of whom were wearing military uniform, opened fire on them. Before leaving, the 3 men stole a motorcycle and one damloeung of gold.
Pinn Sareth, the victim’s husband, was traveling to Pursat during the attack. “I never have any problem with anybody. I don’t know if it is a political crime or a robbery,” he said. However, the CCHR investigator leans on the political killing motive. “Pinn Sareth is the deputy chief of the Prey Tralach commune and he is a candidate to the commune election. He is very popular in his commune and he is expected to be elected,” the investigator explained. Kith Heang, the police inspector of Mong Russey district, leans instead on the robbery motive. “There is nothing to prove that it is a political affair,” he said.
Mu Sochua, SRP Secretary-General, wrote a letter to the Minister of Interior asking him to take urgent measures to arrest the killers, and to ensure that the commune election will take place in safety.
Pinn Sareth, the victim’s husband, was traveling to Pursat during the attack. “I never have any problem with anybody. I don’t know if it is a political crime or a robbery,” he said. However, the CCHR investigator leans on the political killing motive. “Pinn Sareth is the deputy chief of the Prey Tralach commune and he is a candidate to the commune election. He is very popular in his commune and he is expected to be elected,” the investigator explained. Kith Heang, the police inspector of Mong Russey district, leans instead on the robbery motive. “There is nothing to prove that it is a political affair,” he said.
Mu Sochua, SRP Secretary-General, wrote a letter to the Minister of Interior asking him to take urgent measures to arrest the killers, and to ensure that the commune election will take place in safety.
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