Cambodian Buddhist monks shout during a demonstration near the Vietnamese Embassy in the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007Monk's Death by Slit Throat Not Likely a Suicide, Activists Say
Heng Reaksmey
VOA Khmer
Washington
01/03/2007
Rights workers say they dispute a police theory that a monk found with his throat cut earlier this week took his own life.
Eang Sok Thoeun, a 32-year-old monk of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom ethnic group, was discovered in his quarters in Kandal Province Tuesday, and local police said they suspected suicide tied to drug abuse as they pursue an investigation.
"We have a lot of doubts because the police have not yet correctly interpreted the cause of death," Chan Soveth, a rights worker with the group Adhoc told VOA.
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom is a minority group living throughout the Mekong Delta region. Buddhist monks of the group in Cambodia joined a demonstration Tuesday near the Vietnam Embassy to demand more religious freedoms for members in Vietnam. The demonstration coincided with the first state visit of Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Eang Chanrith, executive director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Organization for Human Rights, said the monk's death and the demonstration were likely related.
Eang Sok Thoeun, a 32-year-old monk of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom ethnic group, was discovered in his quarters in Kandal Province Tuesday, and local police said they suspected suicide tied to drug abuse as they pursue an investigation.
"We have a lot of doubts because the police have not yet correctly interpreted the cause of death," Chan Soveth, a rights worker with the group Adhoc told VOA.
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom is a minority group living throughout the Mekong Delta region. Buddhist monks of the group in Cambodia joined a demonstration Tuesday near the Vietnam Embassy to demand more religious freedoms for members in Vietnam. The demonstration coincided with the first state visit of Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Eang Chanrith, executive director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Organization for Human Rights, said the monk's death and the demonstration were likely related.
22 comments:
It is really hurt my feeling when the government let the police kill the monk and some khmer people still think ah hun sen is good man.
No,not even half good person think Hun Sen is good man!
Only the bad, who will strike by lightning would think , Hun Sen is half good.
And Hun sen is half beast.
Youn-Hanoi killed another Khmer....
They kill us everyday to implement
its dream of Ho Chi Minh.
Indochina of Yuon-Hanoi.
When will we be free?????????????????????
What should we do?
Hit the hand that hit us! is Ah Hun sen.
Vote for SRP if Ah Hun Sen cheat the next election we will use poeple power!
murder to win? The monks have demonstrated peacefully, no one has bombed or killed anything...there is no terrorism or violence whatsoever...its a tactic, they are trying to divide us again by making us kill one another. To all my brothers out there, dont be angry by this murder or suicide. We should unite in peace and demonstrate peacefully like Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi! For the sake of our people lets show compassion to our enemies SO WE CAN WIN!
Oh good, let the stupid monk died
with a dillusion that monk should
worship politician instead of
buddha.
remeber after the 1998 election demonstration, some yuon sivilians hit the monks with shoes and thongs ?
sure, ah yuon cho marai done it agian
In Asia this day we have 4 countries; China, Vietname, Lao and N. Korea are still communist according to history commist has no respect of religion. Look at Tibet was a Buddhis country than China took over no more religion.
Communist are no soul, spirit and social life. All they want is control and control and control.
Bati
Yes, I remember the 98's election,
and yes, I have to say those monks
were lucky not to get their brain
blown out all over Phnom Penh.
And Post6:05, you forgot Birma,
Parkistan ...
As for China religion, same as
everywhere else, you either chose
religion or politic, but you can't
have it both ways.
Obviously, this one babaric Viet/Yuon @5:19AM and again @8:03AM seems to be determined to make Khmer look bad to the world so the Viet/Yuon can benefit from it. Damn you Viet!
Vietcong Go home!
Leave Khmer alone!
The death of a Khmer Krom buddhist monk!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Ah Hun Sen wants to kill so much let him go kill all ah youns in Hanoi. Ah Hun Sen has got to go, people. This dawg has got to go.
I agree we need to act now......
Kill ah Hun Sen and the CPP parties and those courrpted police
I don't see as the death of a monk
but a politician wearing a monk's
orange robe, and we need to get
rid of all of them. We are not
going to allow them to scam the
public.
Die you fake monks.
Die you fake Khmer Post11:35. You are killing our people. Go to hell you.
Nope, that is not our people, but
our enemy.
"Anonymous said...
Oh good, let the stupid monk died..."
"Anonymous said...
Yes, I remember the 98's election,
and yes, I have to say those monks
were lucky not to get their brain
blown out all over Phnom Penh"
It is very troubling to know that some Persons are insulting, and threatening monk life. It is even worst that some persons are enjoying killing the monk. It is not acceptable to billion Buddhist or any decent human around the world for those who are enjoying killing the peaceful monk.
KI, shut down the Post a Comment.
“EVIL UNCHALLENG EVIL SANCTION”
No matter real monk or fake monk whatever they are. Killing is wrong
thing to do. I'm talking about wrong and wright. People killed cow because they need meat for their food. Human is not for food.
Bati
Disagree, we can't allowed criminal
to scam law-abiding citizens.
What kind of proof that a person
is criminal ? Don't the country
has law, court and judge ? Teang
Narith they took him to court and
found gilty, may be not fair, but
not just killed like that is wrong.
Bati
Looklike a nasty war may be coming in Kampuchea Krom (now S. Vietnam) and the area of Khmer Oil. The US need to get oil fast before the asian thugs go crazy. You dare we'll give you a few missiles.
Have your guys noticed more Chinese immigrants entering Hanoi and the Yuan moving to South? Hanoi soon will be another Chinese town.
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