Houn Raksa, daughter of bomb plot suspect Phy Savong, begs for the release of her father at the front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Monday night. Phy Savong and three other suspects were charged with two offences under Cambodia's anti-terrorism law and face up to 30 years in prison. (Photo by: Sovann Philong)Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Written by Chrann Chamroeun and Thomas Gam Nielsen
The Phnom Penh Post
Former police official, SRP member among accused.
FOUR people, including a former provincial deputy police chief and an opposition party defector, were charged Monday under Cambodia's anti-terrorism law over an alleged bomb plot targeting the Defence Ministry and the state-run television station,TV3, officials say.
According to Phnom Penh Municipal Court prosecutor Hing Bunchea, the four face up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges of delivering, placing, discharging or detonating an explosive or lethal device in a public place, and recruiting and training terrorists.
The charges stem from three small bombs discovered January 2 outside the Defence Ministry and TV3.
Included among the accused are Reach Samnang, Mondulkiri province's former deputy police chief, and Lek Bunnhean, a one-time Sam Rainsy Party member who defected to the ruling Cambodian People's Party and last year publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of involvement in the 1998 rocket attack allegedly targeting Prime Minister Hun Sen in Siem Reap.
Two former resistance fighters, Phy Savong and Som Ek, the alleged plot mastermind, also stand accused.
Investigating judge Ker Sokhorn said the case merited further scrutiny after 10 hours of interviews Monday.
His comments came a day after police said that Som Ek confessed to organising both the most recent bombing attempt and an earlier plot to blow up the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship Monument in July 2007.
Two UN monitors at the court Monday were barred from the interviews, as were monitors from Cambodian rights groups Licadho and Adhoc.
Phy Savong's wife, Prum Thavy, said that her husband was seized at his home in Kandal province's Kien Svay district Thursday without explanation.
"It is a huge injustice. Police ... took him away in a car without explaining why or showing a warrant," she said outside court.
FOUR people, including a former provincial deputy police chief and an opposition party defector, were charged Monday under Cambodia's anti-terrorism law over an alleged bomb plot targeting the Defence Ministry and the state-run television station,TV3, officials say.
According to Phnom Penh Municipal Court prosecutor Hing Bunchea, the four face up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges of delivering, placing, discharging or detonating an explosive or lethal device in a public place, and recruiting and training terrorists.
The charges stem from three small bombs discovered January 2 outside the Defence Ministry and TV3.
Included among the accused are Reach Samnang, Mondulkiri province's former deputy police chief, and Lek Bunnhean, a one-time Sam Rainsy Party member who defected to the ruling Cambodian People's Party and last year publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of involvement in the 1998 rocket attack allegedly targeting Prime Minister Hun Sen in Siem Reap.
Two former resistance fighters, Phy Savong and Som Ek, the alleged plot mastermind, also stand accused.
Investigating judge Ker Sokhorn said the case merited further scrutiny after 10 hours of interviews Monday.
His comments came a day after police said that Som Ek confessed to organising both the most recent bombing attempt and an earlier plot to blow up the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship Monument in July 2007.
Two UN monitors at the court Monday were barred from the interviews, as were monitors from Cambodian rights groups Licadho and Adhoc.
Phy Savong's wife, Prum Thavy, said that her husband was seized at his home in Kandal province's Kien Svay district Thursday without explanation.
"It is a huge injustice. Police ... took him away in a car without explaining why or showing a warrant," she said outside court.
19 comments:
It is better than Shakespeare play. Keep on playing the theatre until Khmer are thoughly divided. Ah Khwack Hun Shit, about time to come clean and learn to be decent Khmer.
Oh Ah Khmer patriot, PhD, where are you to explain away your boss' endless misdeeds ? Wow, win-win, to ah Choy Mrai, terrorist Hun Xhit.
Cher 3:51 PM ne vous pleurez pas , regarger et observer avec une certaine compassion .Vous ecrivez vous manifestez comme tant d'autres Khmers << Overseas>> et impuissants Vous faites MAl à vous m^meme Une seule chose REGARDER OBSERVER ET POSER LA QUESTION << EST CE QUE L'AUTRE COMPREND LE MOT DEMOCRATIE COMPASSION PAS ASSEZ FORT COMME LE MOTS NOTRE MOT NOTRE LANGUE MATERNELLE KARONAR ET MUTHETA Tout est verrouillé Mais MOSIER HUN SEN ET LE CCP ET TOUS CES ADVISERS connaissent CE MOT MAGIQUE LA DE MO CRA TIE
Enough whining, Ah Pleu-oversea, we all know you people is being convicted and incarcerated all over the world for all sort of shits. So stop play dumb, will ya?
If only the Khmer police could find out the killers of Piset Pilika and other victims, people would believe in the police.
Othetwise people think that Khmer police has only the skill of framing and victimizing innocent people.
Some of theses comments so stupit,The governmeny want to destroyed all the terrorism away from Cambodia country.Why are you stupit guys in this forum don't understanding about that?
Mr 7:39 is stupid because he is short-sighted and short-minded.
He must stimulate a bit his brain.
6:35 PM - so you think you and your gang are playing smart. How come there are over one million yuons illegally live in Cambodia.
7:39 PM - you call Khmer who try to safeguard the country from the yuon immigrant and influence terrorists. How do call yourself and the illegal yuons settlers?
3:51 PM - you're are right. Where is Mr. Khmer patriot, PhD? What does he have to say about the illegal yuon settlers?
The same thing has happened every time in srok khmer, STUPID khmer governments!
I feel the pain for this young girl who lost her father because Ah Hun Kwak tries to subortage the bomb and destroy her family. Ah Kwak has a lot of sins that he committed. Ah Kwak planned the bombs and then accuse someone else for the crime that he committed himself. What is the low life of Ah Kwak? Ah Kwak tries to sensor the internet because he is full of angers to the Khmer people who hates him. Sense my ass, Ah Kwak. I live oversea you won't get me, dude.
Someone needs to rescue these four innocent people who Ah Kwak arrested by using AK 47 to shoot all the guards.
She is a lovely little girl who now lost her father. She will hate Ah Kwak for doing this to her family.
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Several week ago, Cambodia has a major trouble in KR trial court. To get people's mind away, Samdech Hun Sen was intentionally created an other new event that not suppose to be happen, like this plotless-bomb.
Surprisingly, wihin a week he spotted the suspects and took them all to court. That's amazing!! look like everything under his control, every side of country are in the palm of his hand......
So, if we take a look back at the previous one, KR trial's corruption, did they show a evidence of detalis spending statement to the court? No!!!
That's his (Hun Sen) old strategy.
Ah Kh'wang,
Niss Cham chea Ah Kanh Cheas Yuon Viet maen, chess Doeung kOUN Ah Chor Yuon Chh'lean Pean Srok Khmer Doy Th'mich Ph'naek Oy Nikoum Yuon Chol Srok Rorb Porn neak Kh'nong Muoy Kae Muyo Khae Tarm Kopal Th'voeu Chea Tessachor, Tae Pourk Vea min Dael Vil Tov Srok Yuon Vinh Te Koeu Taing Ti Lom nov Kh'nong Srok Khmer taer m'dang.
Rourch Chos Ah Pourk Trasok Kanh Chreab, Trasak Pha'our, N. Sihanouk, noeung Pouch Ah S'dec Changrai Vea dfek Tress Loeung dol Na teat Ah ????
Khmer overseas
Ah Kh'wang,
Niss Cham chea Ah Kanh Cheas Yuon Viet maen, chess Doeung kOUN Ah Chor Yuon Chh'lean Pean Srok Khmer Doy Th'mich Ph'naek Oy Nikoum Yuon Chol Srok Rorb Porn neak Kh'nong Muoy Kae Muyo Khae Tarm Kopal Th'voeu Chea Tessachor, Tae Pourk Vea min Dael Vil Tov Srok Yuon Vinh Te Koeu Taing Ti Lom nov Kh'nong Srok Khmer taer m'dang.
Rourch Chos Ah Pourk Trasok Kanh Chreab, Trasak Pha'our, N. Sihanouk, noeung Pouch Ah S'dec Changrai Vea dfek Tress Loeung dol Na teat Ah ????
Khmer overseas
I challange 6:35 PM and 7:39 PM to response to the fellow 9:41 PM questions if you dare. Elaborate so we can understand.
it's so sad for the little ones. they should be protected despite what their parent did that was illegal and dangerous to society. the little ones have nothing to do with it! this is how gov't reforms in cambodia ought to be focus as well, justice for the innocents!
Hun Sen government are good at fabricating evidence to fit any event but there is one thing that Hun Sen government can't produce and that is the grenades attack on the opposition members!
So depend on what side you on and if you are not in Hun Sen's camp and you are all terrorist! Whether you soldiers, NGOs, religious leaders, teacher, laymen, oppositions, or whatever!
6:35,
Ah jkout Lop! those are HUNSEN people from (BTHEAY/STOUNG), we knew your stupid govt. playing games..and another things is, stop begging from oversea, if you better than us! Pouk Ah thork tiep Mok krass som tien! without oversea people, you must ate YOUN SHITS every fucking day you moron!!
Pouk Ah thork tiep undersea stop using fake marriage to get here...Ah throk tiep!!!!!!!!
6:35 PM, As I read your comment on Ah Pleu-Oversea. I assumed you must be Mr. Wis-don-key.
Your comment always came out from the head-full-of-shit and mind that stuck in the middle of thigh of a dirty black whore.
To 7:40PM
Are you a terrorist? Why do get so personal?
To 10:05AM
Oh? Tell me more! I hope you still a virgin.
11:07AM,
Stop begging Pouk Ah Mok krass undersea thork tiep! stop begging from oversea, if you better than us! Pouk Ah throk tiep douch somram tam plov! hahaha!
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