Source: Khmer Sthapana newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded sketches of the suspect or suspects of the murders of Moneaksekar Khmer journalist Khim Sambo and his son who were shot dead in broad daylight on 11th July 2008, but admitted they have received no information which can lead to the arrests of those suspects.
Mr. Laro Tan (pictured below), Head of FBI's Cambodia Office, said the FBI had provided all the sketches to the Cambodian police. He said FBI does not have jurisdiction to investigate the case. He added FBI was asked by the Cambodian police to assist them in sketching the suspects, but does not have the powers to launch an investigation by itself.
Mr. Laro Tan (pictured below), Head of FBI's Cambodia Office, said the FBI had provided all the sketches to the Cambodian police. He said FBI does not have jurisdiction to investigate the case. He added FBI was asked by the Cambodian police to assist them in sketching the suspects, but does not have the powers to launch an investigation by itself.
Journalist Khim Sambo was killed after he wrote an article critical of a senior government leader. According to an article published in the South China Morning Post, Khim Sambo's article was referring to the then Police Chief Hok Lundy.
Evidences of his murder, including sketches of suspects, have been widely publicised on national TVs and Radio but the police was not able to get any lead in the investigation.
Human Right groups and journalist groups claimed that since 1992, 12 journalists were murdered but the perpetrators have never been apprehended for the crimes.
Evidences of his murder, including sketches of suspects, have been widely publicised on national TVs and Radio but the police was not able to get any lead in the investigation.
Human Right groups and journalist groups claimed that since 1992, 12 journalists were murdered but the perpetrators have never been apprehended for the crimes.
3 comments:
It's a waste of American tax-payers' money. It doesn't matter how many sketches the FBI drawn. The bottom line is the murderers would never be found because the murderers were hired by the ruling CPP party.
The grenade attackers on 30th March 1997 which killed 19 and wounded 190 have not been found yet despite being investigated by FBI.
FBI,CIA, CSI(that's TV show folks), or whatever else, bring on over the arsenals, they will never to found the murder. Cambodia isn't America, crimial cases usually end up with empty-handed. It doen't take an investigative rocket scientist of FBI to look for traces to find the perpetraitor. In Cambodia, with such high profile cases, more likely, evidences are pointing toward the government. Anyone criticize the government, that person is taking a huge risk. In this case, the risk is getting killed.
Yes, the government, or to be exact Hok Lundy, is the perpetrator that's why murderers were never found. The FBI was only in Cambodia to legitimize the fake investigation conducted by Cambodian police.
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