Hok Lundy was a powerful official in the Cambodian People's Party who weathered myriad claims of human rights abuses.By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
10 November 2008
Hundreds of Cambodia's top officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, attended a wake for Hok Lundy Monday morning, following a deadly helicopter crash that is under investigation.
Hok Lundy, a close associate of Hun Sen and the nation's top police official, died when his helicopter crashed in Rumduol district, Svay Rieng province, late Sunday night.
Maligned by critics as a brutal police commander high among the ranks of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, Hok Lundy had been accused by rights groups of serious violations, including murder and torture, and in 2006 was denied US entry on suspicion of involvement of human trafficking. He rejected all charges made against him.
His lieutenant, police Lt. Gen. Neth Savoun, was named acting national police chief Monday.
A separate ceremony for Lt. Gen. Sok Sa Em, deputy commander of RCAF infantry, and two pilots, Tep Setha, 44, and Horn Ratha, 46, was held at Wat Lanka.
"I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the death of Gen. Hok Lundy," said Lt. Gen. Sok Phal, deputy national police chief. "We've lost a high-ranking official in the government…. Right now we've sent a team of investigators to the crash site."
He declined to speculate on the cause of the crash. Aviation officials have said poor weather was likely a factor.
Hok Lundy's personal driver for more than 20 years, Chan Pov, told VOA Khmer Monday that before the helicopter crash the general had dined with businessmen Kith Meng and Meng Sreang in Phnom Penh.
Chan Pov said his boss decided to visit Svay Rieng "at the last minute," for undisclosed reasons. Chan Pov drove Hok Lundy to the military airbase adjacent to Phnom Penh International Airport, where he watched him board a Sokha Airlines helicopter.
Prior to takeoff, the pilots looked to the sky, where stars were visible, and said a flight to Svay Rieng would be no problem, Chan Pov said. Fifteen minutes after the helicopter took off, the driver received a call from Sokha Airlines's office warning of heavy rain over Svay Rieng. By then, Hok Lundy could not be reached by phone, Chan Pov said.
The driver was later able to reach one of the pilots, who told him they would arrive in Svay Rieng "in seven minutes." Five minutes later, around 7:40 pm, he could not reach the pilots either. Five minutes after that, Phnom Penh International's tower reported the helicopter had crashed.
Svay Rieng Governor Cheang Am said witnesses around the crash site reported hearing "roaring from the engine" over Doung Sar village, in Rumduol district. The helicopter crashed 15 kilometers outside the village.
Witnesses told the governor the helicopter glanced off a small hillside, as flames burned from its tail, before it crashed. Hok Lundy's body was found 5 meters from the wreckage, Cheang Am said.
Hok Lundy, who was born in 1950 in the same district where he died, rose to power through the 1980s and became a central committee member of the CPP in 1997, following his promotion to national police chief in 1994.
Human Rights Watch accused him of collaboration in the deadly 1997 grenade attack on opposition protesters, extrajudicial killings in the 1997 CPP putsch and the trafficking of drugs and prostitutes. He was awarded a medal by the FBI for counterterrorism in 2006 and visited top Bureau officials in Washington in 2007.
On Monday afternoon Hun Sen, who has so far withheld public comment on Hok Lundy's death, set a wreath of flowers next to general's body, which was lying in state, covered by a red cloth, on the floor of his Phnom Penh villa.
Hok Lundy is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters, including Hok Chindavy, who is married to Hun Sen's son, Hun Manit. Hok Lundy will be buried on Saturday in his hometown.
Hok Lundy, a close associate of Hun Sen and the nation's top police official, died when his helicopter crashed in Rumduol district, Svay Rieng province, late Sunday night.
Maligned by critics as a brutal police commander high among the ranks of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, Hok Lundy had been accused by rights groups of serious violations, including murder and torture, and in 2006 was denied US entry on suspicion of involvement of human trafficking. He rejected all charges made against him.
His lieutenant, police Lt. Gen. Neth Savoun, was named acting national police chief Monday.
A separate ceremony for Lt. Gen. Sok Sa Em, deputy commander of RCAF infantry, and two pilots, Tep Setha, 44, and Horn Ratha, 46, was held at Wat Lanka.
"I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the death of Gen. Hok Lundy," said Lt. Gen. Sok Phal, deputy national police chief. "We've lost a high-ranking official in the government…. Right now we've sent a team of investigators to the crash site."
He declined to speculate on the cause of the crash. Aviation officials have said poor weather was likely a factor.
Hok Lundy's personal driver for more than 20 years, Chan Pov, told VOA Khmer Monday that before the helicopter crash the general had dined with businessmen Kith Meng and Meng Sreang in Phnom Penh.
Chan Pov said his boss decided to visit Svay Rieng "at the last minute," for undisclosed reasons. Chan Pov drove Hok Lundy to the military airbase adjacent to Phnom Penh International Airport, where he watched him board a Sokha Airlines helicopter.
Prior to takeoff, the pilots looked to the sky, where stars were visible, and said a flight to Svay Rieng would be no problem, Chan Pov said. Fifteen minutes after the helicopter took off, the driver received a call from Sokha Airlines's office warning of heavy rain over Svay Rieng. By then, Hok Lundy could not be reached by phone, Chan Pov said.
The driver was later able to reach one of the pilots, who told him they would arrive in Svay Rieng "in seven minutes." Five minutes later, around 7:40 pm, he could not reach the pilots either. Five minutes after that, Phnom Penh International's tower reported the helicopter had crashed.
Svay Rieng Governor Cheang Am said witnesses around the crash site reported hearing "roaring from the engine" over Doung Sar village, in Rumduol district. The helicopter crashed 15 kilometers outside the village.
Witnesses told the governor the helicopter glanced off a small hillside, as flames burned from its tail, before it crashed. Hok Lundy's body was found 5 meters from the wreckage, Cheang Am said.
Hok Lundy, who was born in 1950 in the same district where he died, rose to power through the 1980s and became a central committee member of the CPP in 1997, following his promotion to national police chief in 1994.
Human Rights Watch accused him of collaboration in the deadly 1997 grenade attack on opposition protesters, extrajudicial killings in the 1997 CPP putsch and the trafficking of drugs and prostitutes. He was awarded a medal by the FBI for counterterrorism in 2006 and visited top Bureau officials in Washington in 2007.
On Monday afternoon Hun Sen, who has so far withheld public comment on Hok Lundy's death, set a wreath of flowers next to general's body, which was lying in state, covered by a red cloth, on the floor of his Phnom Penh villa.
Hok Lundy is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters, including Hok Chindavy, who is married to Hun Sen's son, Hun Manit. Hok Lundy will be buried on Saturday in his hometown.
59 comments:
Who's the next murderer to die in hell!
Ha Ha Ha…
Last night I open my new red wine celebrated the most
Cambodians enemies ah Hok Landy the major murders and
tortures had died; he is ah kwack Hun Sen right hand.
I wish ah kwanck will die worst then ah Hok Landy,
Cambodians will cut ah kwack piece by piece.
Journalist Khim Sambo and his son murdered by ah Hok Landy.
Ah kwack Hun Sen will joint with ah Hok Landy in hell…
Peel ci Peel!
Hun Sen is behind this cause Hok Lundy knew alot of HUN SEN's secrets.
Soon Hok's reveal all to the public then HUN SEN scares he have to get rid Hok Lundy.
This is mafia style.
Just like Saddam Hussein done to his brother in-law with the copter crash also near Iran border.
Soon Saddam was also doom.
Hun Sen will also smell the death.
Konkhmer
Many high ranking officials will be together. Good time to take them out all at once. Ahhh only if the wish can come true.
We shouldn't kick a man when he's down, but we must, because. . .
As Hok's gone to hell, when will Hun follow! the sooner the better, I guess.
All those lost souls of million of khmer who died innocently, are sure come and take those who done bad things. Hun Sen is crapping in his pant right now,He knew he gonna be next...Mr Priminister it to late to do good deeds now !
សុខ គង់ ត្រូវតែសង ថ្លៃធានារ៉ាប់រង សពអ្នកទាំង ៤ នាក់, ម្នាក់ៗ ២ លានដុល្លារ ព្រោះ យន្តហោះកន្ទុំរុយ ជារបស់ក្រុមហ៊ុនសុខា មានសុខគង់ជាថៅកែ។
អ្នកបើកយន្តហោះទាំងពីរនាក់ ជាជនជាតិយួន មិនមែនជនជាតិខ្មែរទេ។
Let see if we still remember that Hok Lundy bastard into month. He dies like a dog and nobody will remember him.
there's no need to investigate the crash. It happened because his wife cursed him to a sudden death for cheating on her.
មី ប៊ុន រ៉ានីកំពុងយំបោកខ្លួនស្តាយ អាហុក ឡងឌី ងាប់តៃហោង ព្រោះអាហុក ឡងឌី ជាសហាយ របស់មី ប៊ុន រ៉ានី (ប្រពន្ធហ៊ុន សែន) ជាង ១០ឆ្នាំមកហើយ!!
The chance of getting hit by lightnings with these state-of-the-art machines -- not most likely.
The cause of the crash: is mostly likely is the works of Hun Sen. He wants to get rid of Mr. Hok for a long time. Now, these guys have a major rift within the party. The question is not "what" cause the crash, but "who" caused the crash. And, at this point, all the fingers are pointing to Mr. Hun Sen.
The fucking Viet commie would do anything to conquer Cambodia. The Viet has been known to have done anything to be known to the world: killing millions of their own in the form of suicidal commandoes, prostitutions (#1 in the world, ask the French and the Americans).
The fucking true color of Viet has been now known by the entire world.....
Get out of Cambodia you Fucking Viet!
Go back to be the Chinky's slave!!!
his wife cursed him to a sudden death (slabbtaihong) for cheating on her.
All aircraft designed to protect lightning.
I believed this accident caused by man made.
This is the way Hun Sen get rid his unwanted people.
Aircraft structure design engineer, Sunland, California.
why are we still complaining, here? if one of the demon is gone, i'm sure god see to it that evil people don't last long. may god help and bless cambodia and all our good khmer people.
I didn't see Puok ah kun chhkae vea nov americ mean krom ah 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007.... dael ah me beisach Hok Lundy reab chom yang sam ngat eut kbal chenh muk prus teat? ah kun chhkae ngob me. khnae ahaeng anh skorl kbal oss heuy vea mean ti snak kar thom nov New York kal nah ah Hun ning ah Hok mok puok vea tov hae horm loun krab douch chhkae eycheung.
Can we have a piece of ah Hok for souvernir, like a finger, an eye ball...
I do not care at all whether it is an accident or not!
One thing that i am sure that i am very happy to read this news.
Wanna to celebrate a big party with friends tonight!!!
Do bad receives bad, do good receives good!!!
Cheer up my day, Yohoh!!!!
Awwwww....That's so sad....NGOP TOV AH TMIL.
2:34 AM
they can't give you finger.
All of his fingers are decorated
with diamond's rings :)
Khmer Canadian
2:48 AM
At the time of the crash, the poor took all his personal belongings, i.e., ring, diamond stars, gold watch, wallet, ect.
If you have these aforementioned items, please post them on Ebay.
Cheers,
OMG! Cambodia just lost one of its tip-top leader in Human Right defender?
I hope they can find a replacement soon before Ah vicious Scam Rainxy intimidates and exploits everyone for his own political gain.
3:19 AM,
Good doggy! Here's a bone for your good barking!
Your boss from Tuol Krasaing
3:19 AM,
You go to hell with ah Hok Landy. you are Hun Sen family.
The vindictive need not to pay in the next live,right on time.GO TO HELL TWELVE LEVELS DOWN UNDER,AND THERE NO SYMPATHY FOR AH TRAITOR ,I FEEL LIKE THE DEATH ANTS OR BUGS.
The vindictive need not to pay in the next live,right on time.GO TO HELL TWELVE LEVELS DOWN UNDER,AND THERE NO SYMPATHY FOR AH TRAITOR ,I FEEL LIKE THE DEATH ANTS OR BUGS.
it could have been sok an, not sok sa em!
IT SOUNDS LIKE ALMOST EVERY ONE MADE COMMENTS HERE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TOO LONG TO EXHALE.
HOW MUCH YOU GUYS FEEL BETTER? CAN YOU ALL SEE THROUGH YET?
3:47am THE ANGELS MAKE MISTAKE SOME TIME! THEY WILL KEEP LOOKING FOR THEM "POUK AH TMILL"
OMG! our great Chief is gone, and Cambodia is fucked by Ah Scam Rainxy.
Help!!!!!
3:47 AM,
Yes, I agree with you 100%.
No 3:46 am, Cambodia is fucked by Ah Scam Hun Sen!
OMG! There is GOD! Let Hun Sen have metastatic Lung Cancer with the chain smoking.
This year is a good year,
A lot of CPP gangsters died.
This weekend I am going to invite all friends and
families to joint with me for the celebration.
Another thing I am waiting for ah Kwack Hun Sen go to hell too,
so I can have 7 days celebrations.
ទោះបីជាមានឧិសថទេព ក៏មិនអាចព្យាបាលជំងឺរន្ទះបាញ់បានដែរ!!!
Ah Chan Pov vea ban brab VOA tha:
Vea mean kar saok sday nas dael vea batbong me mouy dael chea ti sralamh heuy chea issarak chon ro bos rothaphibal mouy!
Ah yuon Hok Lundy is Chan Pov Hero!
ahhahahhaha Chheam sraek sbaek how ... Come around go around.
Tevada mean pnek .
Ha ha ha ha….
The Christmas gifts for those Cambodians innocent come early.
Go to hell ah Hok Lundy!
Ah kwack Hun Sen is next.
Why isn't he given a state funeral?
They are rebuilding he face right now, anyway his head had been blown apart. So to the Hok Lundy fans out there be patience, once they have done rebuilding Hok, we'll celebrate some more.
Forgot to mention that the state funeral is after the rebuilding of the body.
He went to see Ho Chi Minh in HELLanoi.
he emply anew job with ah ho chi minh at the hell ,that why lighning and crash so quick move.
I just thenews that his wife collapse from the stair causing wound to her face when she heard of the death of her killer husband.
Sdach YumaReach ban pdach chivit ah Beisach yuon Hok Lundy on sunday, now Sdach Yumabal kompong dak rokar dek vey suor chomleuy ah beisach tha:
Ter khluon bran ahaeng bat tov nah oss heuy? Ter ahaeng samlap ke oss ponman neak dae? Ban chea ahaeng ngob ot sak sob mok chuop anh?
Ah Beisach khmean peak avey chleuy tov sdach yumabal te. Sdach Yumabal ban chenh reach banchea kos hav saksei, ter saksei noss chea neak nah?
Ter neak nah deung?
Looks like those pilots were paid to die.
This brings so much joy to my soul, knowing that this filthy yuon Hok Lundy is dead. I had wished that he suffered a painful death but that wouldn't be enough, he needs to suffer for an eternity. Open your asshole Hok Lundy because in hell, everyone of the devils sons will want to FUCK YOU for all eternity.
May this animal Yuon Filth Hok Lundy never be reincarnated again, and if he is to reincarnate may he be reborn into shit like the scum that he is.
All of these Vietnamese animals in the Khmer gov. will get flushed soon.
I wish that Hun Sen's or Hok Lundy's offspring could have read all these comments. I they could, how would they feel?
Hey did Hok's helicopter trying to make an emergency landing and landed on a mine field?
Hi all dear friend, why you are very interested this information ( the death of Hok Lundy, Sok Saem and other pilots)??? Do not be strange for this information because their death is just the same as the death of my dog only (Sic). don't talk much about their death in this website, they are not die for us....no suprising or need to condolence with their family.
The crash was not caused by the weather.
The insurance company MUST go after Mr. Sok Kong; also, the someone must launch the crash probe on Hun Sen. I'm certain that the crash was a foul play, and there's no doubt that Hun Sen was behind the tragedy.
Oh, yeah! Manat is reading these comments now, so do the rest of the CPP Western-educated.
Ah slab tay haong tov muoy hoey, cham meul ah tay haong muoy teat doch chea ah tay haong hun, ah tay haon, sok an, ah tay haong heng samrin, ah tay haong chea sim, ah tay haong tea banh, ah tay haong kun kim, ah tay haong, mok chi to ah tay haong chroen teat roab min os te toal tae mean banh chi tuk meul. Pruos pel puok ah tay haong ngoab os tov, teub konn khmae neak ches deung ach ko sang protes cheat ban daoy sruol.
Men reu min men, yeung cham meul teang os khnea.
Bong pa-on trov deung ning cham tha ah neth savoeun nis keu chea yumareach samay ah heng samrin puo kae khang kab samlab neak choab kuk ning dael mean pirut. Ah bat day prolak chheam muoy teat trov ban taeng taing chum nuos ah slab tay haong, hoey vea ning tay haong muoy teat min khan.
Wow! I see an enormous rift among Hun Sen's in-laws following the crash, which the vast majority of Cambodians pointing their fingers to Hun Sen as a accomplice. The people believe Hun Sen has methodically orchestrated the plan to have his late Gen. Hok Lundy killed, and made it like an accident.
Let's be civilized, short and sweet about this - May you animal Hok Lundy (or whatever your real name is) be rotten in hell!
Well like they say, dog (HUN SEN) eats dog (HOK LUNDY)!
In the world of dog eats dog - who says that HUN SEN's most recent trip to HANOI is a waste huh?
One said Hok Lundy is bad, But the living Sihaknouk is probably as bad as he is. He may be even worst than Hok Lundy. Back in day he hold asolute power( the so call king ).
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