Key post for premier’s son

Monday, 16 January 2012
Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post

Hun Manit, second-eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, was promoted to colonel and appointed as deputy chief of the Defence Ministry’s intelligence department last Saturday, after the Royal Cambodian Armed Force’s previous intelligence chief died last week.

Hun Manit, 30, previously held the post of lieutenant colonel. Hun Sen’s oldest son Hun Manet, 34, is a major general and the deputy commander of the Headquarter of Infantry, deputy commander of Hun Sen’s Bodyguard Unit and head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit.

In addition, General Chea Dara, deputy commander-in-chief of RCAF in charge of Preah Vihear Direction, was appointed as chief of the Defence Ministry’s intelligence department, replacing General Mol Roeup, who died on January 12 at 62.

US had removed Mol Roeup’s name from terrorism training

Mol Roeup (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

15 Jan 2012By Hassan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Oss Dey

Regarding Mol Roeup, in a wikileaks cable sent on 29 July 2009 by Carol Rodley, the former US ambassador to Cambodia, to the US Department of State, she requested that the State Department considers removing the vetting of a Cambodian officer who would be attending a training offered by US officials.

The training involves a comprehensive course on security challenges associated with terrorism in Southeast Asia which took place in August 2009 in Phnom Penh.

Mol Reoup was named in that cable, however, it did not provide the reason for this removal [KI-Media Note: The cable did mention about the Leahy Amendment, i.e. Mol Roeup may fail to comply with human rights standards]. However, the US embassy requested to keep the name of General Chhay Sinarith.

The cable stated that Mol Roeup was born on 25 September 1951. He held the rank of lieutenant-general and he was the director of Cambodian intelligence and research.

The cable also listed Jenae Johnson and Major Wayne Turnbull as contact points for the US embassy in Phnom Penh.

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អាមេរិក​ធ្លាប់​ដក​ឈ្មោះ​មេ​ចារកិច្ច​យោធា​ខ្មែរ​ចេញ​ពី​វគ្គ​សិក្សា​អំពី​ភេរវកម្ម

ដោយ ហាស់ សាន
2012-01-15  RFA

ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​រឿង​លោក ម៉ុល រឿប បើ​តាម​សារ​ទូរលេខ​មួយ​របស់​អតីត​ឯក​អគ្គ​រដ្ឋ​ទូត ស.រ.អា ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា អ្នក​ស្រី Carol Rodley បញ្ជូន​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២៩ កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩ ទៅ​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស អ្នក​ស្រី​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​ក្រសួង​ពិនិត្យ​ពិចារណា​ចម្រាញ់​ឈ្មោះ​នាយ​ទាហាន ដែល​នឹង​ចូល​រួម​រៀន​សូត្រ​ជា​មួយ​មន្ត្រី​អាមេរិកាំង។

នោះ​ជា​វគ្គ​សិក្សា​អំពី​ការ​ប្រឈម​មុខ​នឹង​បញ្ហា​សន្តិសុខ ទាក់ទង​នឹង​សកម្មភាព​ភេរវកម្ម នៅ​តំបន់​អាស៊ី​អាគ្នេយ៍ ដែល​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​នៅ​ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩ នៅ​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ។

ក្នុង​នោះ​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​លោក ម៉ុល រឿប ផង​ដែរ។ ទូរលេខ​នោះ​មិន​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​អំពី​មូលហេតុ​ស្នើ​ដក​ពាក្យ​ចេញ ដែល​ដាក់​ឲ្យ​ពិនិត្យ និង​សម្រេច​នោះ​ទេ ប៉ុន្តែ​ស្ថានទូត​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ឈ្មោះ​ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍​ប៉ូលិស ឆាយ ស៊ីណារិទ្ធ ជំនួស​វិញ។

ក្នុង​សារ​ទូរលេខ​នោះ ស្ថានទូត​បញ្ជាក់​នូវ​ប្រវត្តិ​សង្ខេប​របស់​លោក ម៉ុល រឿប ថា កើត​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២៥ ខែ​កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ​១៩៥១ មាន​ឋានន្តរសក្ដិ​ជា​ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍​ឯក មាន​មុខ​នាទី​ជា​នាយក​ផ្នែក​ស៊ើប​ការណ៍​សម្ងាត់ និង​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​នៃ​កង​យោធ​ពល​ខេមរភូមិន្ទ ហើយ​ធ្វើ​ការ​នៅ​អគ្គបញ្ជាការដ្ឋាន​កង​ទ័ព​ជាតិ។

សារ​ទូរលេខ​នោះ​ភ្ជាប់​ឈ្មោះ​មន្ត្រី​អាមេរិកាំង​សម្រាប់​ទាក់​ទង មាន​ឈ្មោះ Jenae Johnson និង​វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Wayne Thornbull៕

Mol Roeup removed from US comprehensive course on security challenges associated with terrorism: Wikileaks

Reference ID: 09PHNOMPENH529

Created: 2009-07-29 08:06

Released: 2011-08-30 01:44

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Origin: Embassy Phnom Penh

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INFO RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHDC

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RHHMUNA/USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI//JC/J3/J4/J45/J5/FPA// UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000529

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR PM-HDP, DRL, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP AND S/GHD

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB

SUBJECT: RETRACTION OF VETTING REQUEST FOR MOL ROEUP TO ATTEND THE

COMPREHENSIVE COURSE ON SECURITY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH

TERRORISM IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AUGUST 17-21, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH,

CAMBODIA

REF: PHNOM PENH 512

¶1. This is an action cable.

¶2. Post retracts the request for human rights vetting pursuant to

the Leahy Amendment for the below-listed individual as a candidate

to attend the Comprehensive Course on Security Challenges Associated

with Terrorism in South East Asia August 17-21, 2009 in Phnom Penh,

Cambodia (Reftel).

NAME: Mol, Roeup (Male)

DPOB: September 25, 1951; Phnom Penh

POSITION: Director of Cambodian Intelligence and Research

RANK: Lieutenant General

DEPT/UNIT: High Command Headquarters

¶3. Action request: Please terminate the vetting request (Reftel)

submitted to the Department for the above-named individual. Please

continue the vetting request for the second named individual, Chhay

Sinarith.

¶4. Post regrets the error and will liaise with the requesting office

to determine if an appropriate alternate can be identified.

¶5. Point of contacts for Amembassy Phnom Penh are Jenae Johnson at

Johnsonjd3@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118, or Major Wayne Turnbull

at turnbullpw@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-219.

RODLEY

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KI-Media Note: A "Leahy Amendment" designates an element of a foreign government who fails to comply with human rights standards.

A "Leahy Amendment" is a provision in an authorization act (such as an annual Foreign Operations Authorization Act, or an annual National Defense Authorization Act) either limiting support to foreign countries or certain elements of a foreign government (such as a particular military unit) for failure to comply with human rights standards. Leahy Amendments are commonly attached to security assistance and defense authorizations. (Source: Opslaw.com)

Sacrava's Political Cartoon - The Local Death Club

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

CPP General Mol Roeup croaked at 5AM this morning - ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប ទទួលមរណភាព នៅម៉ោង ៥ ទៀបភ្លឺ ថ្ងៃនេះ

Mol Roeup (R) seen along to Hing Bun Heang (L) and Sao Sokha (C) (Photo: Global Witness)

ពីម្សិល តៃហោង-ឡងឌីសេក ថ្ងៃនេះ ប្រមូល-រាប់

ស្អែកដល់វេន នរណាគេអេះ បើជន្ទល់គ្រាក់ៗត្រូវ

យមបាលអូសកយកជាបន្តបន្ទាប់អញ្ចឹង?

Wednesday, 11 January 2012
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by Soch

General Mol Roeup, the director of the espionage department of the ministry of Defense, croaked at the age of about 60. He died of disease at the Calmette Hospital at 5AM on 11 January 2012.

The general's family indicated that he is ridden with diabetes and heart disease.

His body will be held in state at the department of espionage located at Street No. 2004, Teuk Thla commune, Sen Sok district, for his family members, government leaders and officials to pay respect.

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ភ្នំពេញ ៖ ប្រធានយកដ្ឋាន ចារកិច្ចក្រសួង ការពារជាតិ លោក ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប បានទទួលមរណភាព ក្នុងវ័យជាង៦០ឆ្នាំ ដោយសាររោគាពាធ ក្នុងមន្ទីរ ពេទ្យកាល់ម៉ែត នៅម៉ោង ៥ ព្រលឹមថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នេះ ។

ក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្យនៅក្នុងមន្ទីរពេទ្យកាល់ម៉ែត បានឲ្យដឹងថា លោកឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប មានជំងឺទឹកនោម ផ្អែម និងជំងឺបេះដូង ។

សពរបស់លោក ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប ត្រូវបានតម្កល់ទុក នៅនាយកដ្ឋានចារកិច្ច តាមបណ្ដោយផ្លូវ២០០៤ សង្កាត់ទឹកថ្លា ខណ្ឌសែនសុខ ដើម្បី រង់ចាំសាច់ញាតិបងប្អូន និង ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ មន្ត្រីរាជការ កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ ចូលរួមគោរពវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ៕

Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Tuol Krasaing-Armed Forces

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)