A Change of Guard

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Friday 3 October 2014

Trio ‘threatened to kill’ Cambodian leadership [Hun Sen is building up a case to frame the CNRP leadership] ប៉ូលិស​អន្តរជាតិ​តាម​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​សកម្មជន​គាំទ្រ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​នៅ​អាមេរិក

សកម្មជន បូណា ប៊ុនផាត់ ៦២០
Cambodian officials said yesterday that they were calling on US authorities to arrest three Cambodian-American men accused of threatening to kill “Cambodia’s leaders”.
Police organisation Interpol lists the three men – Mao Khoeun, 50; Bona Bumphoath, 44; and Yoeun Samrithy, 49 – as being wanted in Cambodia over the alleged threats.
According to Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak, the threats were made over social media, and Interpol police in the US had identified where the men were living.
“I appeal to Interpol police to arrest them so [they] can face legal action according to Cambodian law,” he told local media, adding that they live in the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Sopheak couldn’t be reached to elaborate on his comments, but Lay Samantha, deputy director of Interpol police in Cambodia, confirmed that the government had previously requested the US’s cooperation to help find the men.
“I will have to check if [the US] has any response,” he said, declining to elaborate further.
Kep Sovandara, a former Interpol police deputy director who helped prepare the case last year, alleged the three had used social media to make threats on the lives of Cambodia’s leaders during the political deadlock that followed the 2013 election. He declined to say which leaders were said to have been threatened.
“Since moving off this case, I have received no more information,” he said.
According to the News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington, Bumphoath was sentenced to community service and home detention in April for unlawfully trafficking fish and wildlife. One investigator called him “one of the largest illegal wildlife traffickers” in the state’s history.
On his Facebook page, Bunphoath has a number of posts relating to the Cambodia National Rescue Party, including a photo of himself posing with Kem Mona, daughter of CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha.
Asked yesterday whether the three men had any formal connection to the party, CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann declined to comment in detail.
“I’m not aware of this case,” he said.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHANE WORRELL

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Interpol can't simply arrest American citizen in their homeland, as they are protected under 4th Amendment in the constitution.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen and his clowns should learn to understand something below before they ask the US to arrest their citizen.

A Disturbing Summary of The Death Threats Against Obama & Other Democrats So Far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhWbXDZXlkY

Anonymous said...

There is no way to send a American from their homeland to another country to serve jail there.
The Cambodian government can only request for investigation in the US.

Anonymous said...

Freedom of speech does not cover you if you are threatening to kill someone else or asking someone else to kill someone.

Say.. someone logs in google to post a threat to kill or asking Khmer living in Drgunzet state to beat him up, Drgunzet can file a complain to the government to investigate.

It's a seriously crime especially if the parties or party holding a US citizenship.

If this case of the posting, the government will have to follow up but most likely result will be a warning.

Anonymous said...

Reply to above statement,

We said clearly that It was not a crime unless investigation occurs.
Even though it is a real crime, US citizen must serve jail in the US.
It is just a warning. I agree.

Anonymous said...

Cabodian government should Learn more international law not act like you are a super power for Khmer people who don't have any weapon and you can kill or arrest anytime if you want , this is united state the world super power and super democracy Hun sen only a little ant and a super power for insect around him ? so don't dream that you can bring their citizen to your stupid law or jail them in Cambodia .