Hun Hean (L) and Chheang Sun (R).MONDAY, 10 JANUARY 2011
By CHRANN CHAMROEUN AND KIM YUTHANA
Phnom Penh Post
Former Banteay Meanchey provincial police chief Hun Hean has been detained on suspicion of accepting bribes and involvement in drug trafficking after being removed from his post last week, officials said on Sunday.
Banteay Meanchey governor Ung Oeun said on Sunday that Hun Hean – no relation to Prime Minister Hun Sen – was being held along with Banteay Meanchey deputy police chief Chheang Sun by National Police officials.
“We welcome the skillful investigation by the National Authority for Combating Drugs and the Ministry of Interior that has probed former provincial police chief Hun Hean on suspicion of taking bribes and conspiring with illegal businessmen on drug crimes,” Ung Oeun said.
The governor said that he had received reports that Hun Hean was involved with “several different drug crimes”, and that the investigation that led to his removal from his position had lasted roughly six months.
“I firmly believe and have confidence that top-level authorities with enough ability will conduct a thorough investigation against him and obtain enough documents to prove that he is guilty of taking bribes and not cracking down on drug crime,” Ung Oeun said.
Hun Hean denied on Sunday that he had been involved in corruption, suggesting that his removal was engineered by a rival in the government.
“I’m not involved with corruption or administrative mistakes like the allegations say, but my removal may have been the result of trickery or jealousy in relation to my position, where I have worked for three years,” Hun Hean said.
“In my life, I have never been greedy and have always donated money to poor people to help them improve their lives.”
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said Hun Hean and Chheang Sun had been detained for questioning at National Police headquarters.
“We just brought them for interrogation, and we haven’t charged them yet because our team is still in the process of interrogating them on suspicion of drug crimes,” Khieu Sopheak said.
...read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
Phnom Penh Post
Former Banteay Meanchey provincial police chief Hun Hean has been detained on suspicion of accepting bribes and involvement in drug trafficking after being removed from his post last week, officials said on Sunday.
Banteay Meanchey governor Ung Oeun said on Sunday that Hun Hean – no relation to Prime Minister Hun Sen – was being held along with Banteay Meanchey deputy police chief Chheang Sun by National Police officials.
“We welcome the skillful investigation by the National Authority for Combating Drugs and the Ministry of Interior that has probed former provincial police chief Hun Hean on suspicion of taking bribes and conspiring with illegal businessmen on drug crimes,” Ung Oeun said.
The governor said that he had received reports that Hun Hean was involved with “several different drug crimes”, and that the investigation that led to his removal from his position had lasted roughly six months.
“I firmly believe and have confidence that top-level authorities with enough ability will conduct a thorough investigation against him and obtain enough documents to prove that he is guilty of taking bribes and not cracking down on drug crime,” Ung Oeun said.
Hun Hean denied on Sunday that he had been involved in corruption, suggesting that his removal was engineered by a rival in the government.
“I’m not involved with corruption or administrative mistakes like the allegations say, but my removal may have been the result of trickery or jealousy in relation to my position, where I have worked for three years,” Hun Hean said.
“In my life, I have never been greedy and have always donated money to poor people to help them improve their lives.”
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said Hun Hean and Chheang Sun had been detained for questioning at National Police headquarters.
“We just brought them for interrogation, and we haven’t charged them yet because our team is still in the process of interrogating them on suspicion of drug crimes,” Khieu Sopheak said.
...read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
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