Prisoner Yan Kok Kea died due to lack of treatment

CAMBODIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION No: 3, St 158 Oukghna Toeung Kang, Beng Raing Daun Penh P.P Tel: (855-23) 218653 & 990544 Fax: (855-23) 217229 P.O. Box: 1024 P.O. Box 20 at CCC E-mail : adhoc@forum.org.kh Web: http://www.adhoc-chra.org/

Public Statement

Shortage of Health Treatment for Prisoner and Delayed until Yan Sok Kea die

The Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) strongly condemn about shortage of health treatment for a suspect Yan Sok Kea becoming seriously ill and also condemn about medical doctor's delay and negligence which led Yan Sok Kea to die fatefully.
Yan Sok Kea was innocent, arrested by theory of not mistake of police, he was indicted of “destruction of nature”by Phnom Penh court which processes until now this case is not yet rightfully investigated. Yan Sok Kea is healthy when he was arrested by police then he was sent from Preahvihear province on November 14, 2008 for temporary detention in the correction center 1 “Preysar ” where he had got high fever for several days without treatment until he become unconscious and his limb become unmovable then he was sent lately to Preah Monivong hospital. Yan Sok Kea is hospitalized in Preahmonivong from April 12, 2008 until April 24, 2008 when medical doctor was negligent, not carefully and treat in risk without medical consultationbut in contrast doctor muttered about lack of medicine, no budget, no modern medical tool; doctor did to take action to save life of Yan Sok Kea and delayed until he die momentously without treatment likely to life of animal.
Even if there are several times of intervention by Human Rights Organizations but procedure and style of bureaucracy in transfer Yan Sok Kea to modern hospital is so late that is lead Yan Sok Kea to die in Hospital of Cambodia-Russia friendship on April 28, 2008 without awareness of result of consultation.
ADHOC insist to Government to pay more attention again to examine thoroughly in treatment of prisoner’s health and medical service of patient in hospital in avoid of allowing patient as Yan Sok Kea die hazardously anymore, likely to life of animal without treatment following the United Nations Rule of Minimum Standard for treatment of Prisoner. Furthermore ADHOC urge to Government to penalize all involved officials who make prisoner died and especially ADHOC request for all level of court have to investigate rightfully before imprisonment and make human life considered as in vain without responsibility in duty.

Phnom Penh on April 28, 2008

Further information please contact to:
-Mr. Chakrya Ny, Head of monitoring ADHOC
H.P : 011 27 49 59
-Mr. Soveth Chan, Human Rights Officer ADHOC
H.P : 016 93 75 91