Original report from Kampong Speu
30 August 2007
The suspects arrested in an April raid of a drugs lab in Kampong Speu province need to be prosecuted, but a case against them should be legal and proper, a US political officer said.
Jennifer Spande, who attended a ceremony where drug-making chemicals was destroyed Thursday, said the US was counting on Cambodia's emerging rule of law to fairly prosecute the men behind the methamphetamine production.
"Certainly we would hope that the trial would be speedy and that it would be impartial," she said, adding that the suspects should have competent defense.
The April raid led to the arrest of a handful of workers at the drug lab in Kampong Speu province, as well as at least two suspected ring leaders. One of those, Oum Chhay, apparently leapt to his death from a police building in Phnom Penh during interrogation. A second man, Chea Long, is still under arrest.
Approximately 2.8 kilograms of six different drug-making chemicals were burned in the ceremony Thursday.
Lt. Gen. Keng Savong, deputy director of the national anti-drug authority, said authorities would continue pursuit of the drug production "criminal group" and "send it to the court in the near future."
UN Office on Drug and Crime representative Lars Pedersen said he was encouraged by the commitment government authorities showed in the drugs clean-up.
Jennifer Spande, who attended a ceremony where drug-making chemicals was destroyed Thursday, said the US was counting on Cambodia's emerging rule of law to fairly prosecute the men behind the methamphetamine production.
"Certainly we would hope that the trial would be speedy and that it would be impartial," she said, adding that the suspects should have competent defense.
The April raid led to the arrest of a handful of workers at the drug lab in Kampong Speu province, as well as at least two suspected ring leaders. One of those, Oum Chhay, apparently leapt to his death from a police building in Phnom Penh during interrogation. A second man, Chea Long, is still under arrest.
Approximately 2.8 kilograms of six different drug-making chemicals were burned in the ceremony Thursday.
Lt. Gen. Keng Savong, deputy director of the national anti-drug authority, said authorities would continue pursuit of the drug production "criminal group" and "send it to the court in the near future."
UN Office on Drug and Crime representative Lars Pedersen said he was encouraged by the commitment government authorities showed in the drugs clean-up.
4 comments:
Only the small fishes will be prosecuted, but the big fishes remains untouchable. I bet most of the rich Cambodia businessmen called Ok Nya got rich by running illegal drug or sold government properties or stole innocent Cambodia people's lands. How can they make a lot of money in these 2 decades?
I am not surprise at all of this Court and its legal system, Hun Sen's strong rule of men has not been very successful, when the judges and prosecutors condemned for bribery had their sentenced quashed upon retrial, and all the judges and prosecutors affected by his “iron fist" policy were reinstated. More importantly, there is no avoiding the need to ensure that courts of law are independent, competent and impartial and are trusted by people, which is not the case so far.
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