Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
PHNOM PENH - The head of Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit says there are no complaints filed at the agency against Prime Minister Hun Sen, following a news report in Australia claiming BHP Billiton, a mining company, may have engaged in unfair practices and worked closely with the premier.
BHP Billiton is being investigated in Australia and the US for corruption both in Cambodia and China. According to the Australian newspaper The Age, BHP officials in Phnom Penh sought a meeting with Hun Sen in 2006 to “go to the next level and close the deal” as it sought exploration rights.
The paper was quoting from documents released under a freedom of information request, highlighting the mining corporation’s relationship with Cambodian officials as it sought a bauxite mining deal in 2006. Hun Sen and BHP Billiton officials signed a deal in September 2006, for a joint venture with Mitsubishi to explore for bauxite.
Om Yentieng, head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, told VOA Khmer he was unaware of The Age’s report. But he said there were no corruption complaints filed in Cambodia on the matter.
Preap Kol, who leads the Cambodian office for Transparency International, said the Cambodian government has granted licenses to mining companies like BHP Billiton, but such deals are not done transparently.
“The licenses issued from the government to mine exploration companies do not call for a bid or announcements to the public,” he said.
2 comments:
Of course there was no corruption complaint filed in Cambodia, because Om Yentieng is Ah Hun Sen’s dog. Either he is dumb or playing dumb.
PM can only play game with the innocent poor khmers, but when it comes to the international community, watch out, 'you can run but you can't hide'. In the west, no one is above the law, not even the PM. So, I am sure this is a matter of the international community to bring PM Hun Sen to court. So, my message to the PM is, your time is up. You have judged our innocents and locked them up for so long and now it is time for you to be judged by the international community, so let see how strong you are.
You have done so many bad things to innocent people, e,g killing the activists, Journalists, freedom fighters like, members of Fancipic and Sam Rainsy Party, khmer actors like Toch Srey Nich, Pisit Pilica, Srey Mon, jailing Mam Sonando and Bopa etc. So, now, it is time 'to 'judge the living and the dead' and your time is up.
This time, you are playing with fire, that is the 'real world', the world of right and just, the world of no one is above the law. This time, not even VC and Chinese crooks can help you. The real Viets and Chinese leaders are also on the 'righteous sides'. Because they also hate wicked people. In Vietnam and China, they killed those who are corrupted but love those who are working for the benefit of their nation in the most righteous way called 'trade agreement' not by bride etc....
I can't wait to see Hun Sen on trial in the 'international court'. The west will have some evidences to show that you made an agreement and took the 'tea money'. Whether you recieved it or not it doesn't matter because the fact is, the transition been made with the agreement and you are responsible for your own action.
Chaim Srite Sabaite How
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