Clash between a Buddhist monk and a violent "fake Buddhist" cop (Photo: AFP)18 December 2007
By Kim Pov Sottan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
On Tuesday, human rights representatives organized an urgent meeting with monks residing in Samaky Raingsey pagoda in Phnom Penh, to look for a way to move monks to a safe place after the violence perpetrated by the city cops on demonstrating Khmer Krom monks.
Uch Leng, a representative of the Adhoc human rights organization, said that based on past experience in the defrocking of a monk, and the murder of another Khmer Krom monk, there are renewed concerns over the present situation.
Uch Leng said: “The case of Venerable Ieng Sok Thoeun from the Tronum Chroeung pagoda, when he came back from the demonstration, at about midnight, he was murdered and burnt alive, he was accused of possessing drug etc… Therefore our human rights group is concerned and we are looking for a strategy to prevent a clash with the authority.”
The meeting participants include representatives of the Licadho and Adhoc human rights organizations, the Khmer Krom Human Rights Organization, and UN representatives.
Last Monday, about 50 monks, the majority of whom are Khmer Krom native, from Samaky Raingsey pagoda, have gathered in front of the Vietnamese embassy to hand over a petition demanding that the Vietnamese authority releases former Venerable Tim Sakhorn, and 5 other Khmer Krom monks who are jailed there for several months already.
The Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh refused to accept the petition and a clash between the monks and the police led to 6 serious injuries among the monks, as well as a number of light injuries sustained by the monks also.
After the police attack on the monks, Touch Naroth, the Phnom Penh city police commissioner, said that the actions taken by the monks are those of hoodlums and most likely, they are fake monks, and the authority will carry out investigations to arrest them. However, now, Touch Naroth, indicated that the ministry of cult should resolve this issue instead.
Touch Naroth said: “I cannot check the identity of the monks because I am with the police force, only the Buddhist clergy can perform the checking. Therefore, in this case of fake monks, if we can find them, we will apply the law. For this case, we will conduct the investigation with the ministry of cult.”
Chhon Iem, the secretary of state at the ministry of cult, could not be reached for comment on the same day.
Currently, within the perimeter of the Samaky Raingsey pagoda, groups of police officers are seen going in and out of the pagoda very frequently. In spite of the human rights group concerns, and their pleas for the monk to flee, Venerable Yoeung Sin, the abbot of the Samaky Raingsey pagoda said that all the monks will stay put in order to continue their demands.
Following the attack on the monks, human rights groups have issued a statement condemning the rights violation on a religion worshipped by several million of Cambodian citizens.
Uch Leng, a representative of the Adhoc human rights organization, said that based on past experience in the defrocking of a monk, and the murder of another Khmer Krom monk, there are renewed concerns over the present situation.
Uch Leng said: “The case of Venerable Ieng Sok Thoeun from the Tronum Chroeung pagoda, when he came back from the demonstration, at about midnight, he was murdered and burnt alive, he was accused of possessing drug etc… Therefore our human rights group is concerned and we are looking for a strategy to prevent a clash with the authority.”
The meeting participants include representatives of the Licadho and Adhoc human rights organizations, the Khmer Krom Human Rights Organization, and UN representatives.
Last Monday, about 50 monks, the majority of whom are Khmer Krom native, from Samaky Raingsey pagoda, have gathered in front of the Vietnamese embassy to hand over a petition demanding that the Vietnamese authority releases former Venerable Tim Sakhorn, and 5 other Khmer Krom monks who are jailed there for several months already.
The Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh refused to accept the petition and a clash between the monks and the police led to 6 serious injuries among the monks, as well as a number of light injuries sustained by the monks also.
After the police attack on the monks, Touch Naroth, the Phnom Penh city police commissioner, said that the actions taken by the monks are those of hoodlums and most likely, they are fake monks, and the authority will carry out investigations to arrest them. However, now, Touch Naroth, indicated that the ministry of cult should resolve this issue instead.
Touch Naroth said: “I cannot check the identity of the monks because I am with the police force, only the Buddhist clergy can perform the checking. Therefore, in this case of fake monks, if we can find them, we will apply the law. For this case, we will conduct the investigation with the ministry of cult.”
Chhon Iem, the secretary of state at the ministry of cult, could not be reached for comment on the same day.
Currently, within the perimeter of the Samaky Raingsey pagoda, groups of police officers are seen going in and out of the pagoda very frequently. In spite of the human rights group concerns, and their pleas for the monk to flee, Venerable Yoeung Sin, the abbot of the Samaky Raingsey pagoda said that all the monks will stay put in order to continue their demands.
Following the attack on the monks, human rights groups have issued a statement condemning the rights violation on a religion worshipped by several million of Cambodian citizens.
15 comments:
Policemen were ordered by Yuon to clash monks and continue to use their trick in Cambodia teritory. It's because the Khmer government is absolutely under Yuon control.
Please wake up Somdach Decho Hun Sen.
How can good investors trust into Cambodian authorities? They are all tmils for beating up monks like that. I cannot see ah Hun Sen can make any reform at all.
Tmils ott sasnaa who beat the monk reflect tmil leadership of Hun Sen who has no measurement to deal with those evil doers.
these showed the hunsen vietnam-slave government did to the innocents, even the monks! where is the khmer TV news, where is the CTN?....how could khmer just stand and watch?..
The top Cambodian government officials from different parties will once again shake hand while the bottom dirt poor Cambodian people will continue to kill each other!
This is the true nature of Cambodian politic and it works like a charm! Ahahhahhahhah!
Khmer has been known killing each other for power almost a thousand year. Look history from Ankor.
To 9:21AM
Khmer Angkor wouldn't do such stupid thing and if they are busy killing each other and how the fuck they can create an empire?
Khmer Angkor has the mindset of Khmer Angkor and they fight for Khmer Angkor! But Khmer Hun Sen don't care about anything except fighting for the Vietcong and the Thaicong!
Puok Police teang oss dail veay topp ning Lauk Song keu chea konn Puok ah Choymaray kanchass yuon dail tveu bab cheat aing.
When they vote for Hun Sen the result will be or worse than they thought,please go to vote for some one else but say we vote for Hun Sen ,so the deal will be be OK.
These polices are criminal and aminal. They are TMIL. They are no better than Khmer Rouge.
In this photo, the policeman is really a Vietcong not real Khmer. These Buddhist monks are very brave. They fought for Cambodia as a whole. When come a time like this, there are no other Khmers, especially Khmers in the Kingdom of Cambodia brave enough to come out and help these fellow Buddhist monks who sacrifice their lives for Khmer nation as one. In fact, Hanoi and all Vietnamese are planning to put all Khmers under their feet in the near future. Hun Sen and other elite officials cannot say that they are not be one them. Soon after Hanoi citizens' feet run out ordinary Khmer to step on, the elite CPP officials will be next.
Khmers are good to kill and fight each other, but afraid of Youn Hanoi.
Ah Kwak and Sihanouk are doing nothing and called the Khmer monks a fake monk. How's about last time the CPP monks beated up Khmer Krom Monks. Are these CPP monks fake monks instead? All CPP monks are faking. Day time they wear robe, but night time go to the bar such as the head of monks Tep Vong and the other one.
i only see khmer beat up khmer.
why? hwy? why? for God's sake!!
NO, that was Viet/Yuon cop. Get his pic, identify him. When he is isolated, grab him and hacksaw him with a palm tree branch..how's that for a lesson to the Viet/Yuon cop?
dEK CHOOR IS DRUNK WITH POWER!
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