Radio Free Asia
By Moa Sotheany
13thh February, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Gen. Ke Kimyan (pictured), the recently sacked Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), will face court on suspicions of using his army position to make land deals for personal gains.
In a three-page report dated 29th January signed by Mr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers, on the results of the Council of Ministers’ meeting on 23rd January 2009, the report said that the meeting had discussed about three agenda and one of them was Gen. Ke Kimyan’s case.
The report of the Council of Ministers’ meeting detailed the reasons why Gen. Ke Kimyan was sacked as Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF:
1) Gen. Ke Kimyan’s removal was due to reforms in the military based on job performances.
2) There must be a separation of a military duty and personal business activities.(ie. Gen. Ke Kimyan’s sacking was due to his impropriety due to him using his military position to profit from land deals).
The report of the Council of Ministers’ meeting stressed that the Council of Ministers decided to give powers to the Ministry of lands and Urbanization in collaboration with the Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF, the Phnom Penh Municipality Authority and relevant institutions to investigate the legality of the ownership of lands belonging to private companies that were linked to Gen. Ke Kimyan. The report said that lands under investigations are located in Phnom Penh, in Stung Treng province, in the Preah Vihear areas and in other provinces. The report added that the Council of ministers ordered the investigations so that court actions can be taken to disband the troops protecting the lands so that bulldozers and the machinery, currently in operations in the development areas belonging to the companies that have links with Gen. Ke Kimyan, can be confiscated.
Radio Free Asia is unable to contact Gen. Ke Kimyan for comments related to the above allegations.
By Moa Sotheany
13thh February, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Gen. Ke Kimyan (pictured), the recently sacked Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), will face court on suspicions of using his army position to make land deals for personal gains.
In a three-page report dated 29th January signed by Mr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers, on the results of the Council of Ministers’ meeting on 23rd January 2009, the report said that the meeting had discussed about three agenda and one of them was Gen. Ke Kimyan’s case.
The report of the Council of Ministers’ meeting detailed the reasons why Gen. Ke Kimyan was sacked as Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF:
1) Gen. Ke Kimyan’s removal was due to reforms in the military based on job performances.
2) There must be a separation of a military duty and personal business activities.(ie. Gen. Ke Kimyan’s sacking was due to his impropriety due to him using his military position to profit from land deals).
The report of the Council of Ministers’ meeting stressed that the Council of Ministers decided to give powers to the Ministry of lands and Urbanization in collaboration with the Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF, the Phnom Penh Municipality Authority and relevant institutions to investigate the legality of the ownership of lands belonging to private companies that were linked to Gen. Ke Kimyan. The report said that lands under investigations are located in Phnom Penh, in Stung Treng province, in the Preah Vihear areas and in other provinces. The report added that the Council of ministers ordered the investigations so that court actions can be taken to disband the troops protecting the lands so that bulldozers and the machinery, currently in operations in the development areas belonging to the companies that have links with Gen. Ke Kimyan, can be confiscated.
Radio Free Asia is unable to contact Gen. Ke Kimyan for comments related to the above allegations.
3 comments:
They sacked Mr. Ke kim yan because of he has personal business.
what about other ministers ?
The whole cambodian cabinet member, they are having personal business like Mr. Ke kim yan.
I think, it is not reason to sack Mr. Ke Kim Yan.
Have you ever read the commotion of land grab by military personnels in the last five years?
Have you ever heard about military and some companies come to push or force Cambodian citizens out of their homes in the name of development?
Why is it so wrong when this particular military person is targeted?
Is he right all the time, and can't be wrong?
អំណាច ដូចទឹកមូយថ្លុក បើមិនហូរ រលួយស្អុយទាល់រីង។
there can be no democracy when one family rule with friends and relative and then inter-married to create the ruling dynasty!
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