By Chhay Channyda
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Phnom Penh Post
A personal assistant of Prime Minister Hun Sen and a trio of associates accused of beating four men in Koh Kong province over the weekend were
sent to provincial court for further questioning yesterday.
Lay
Menglaing, chief of minor crime police in Koh Kong, said on Tuesday that
Bun Sokha, an assistant to Hun Sen as well as deputy chief of staff in
the premier’s bodyguard unit, along with his two bodyguards and a driver
were charged by police under article 218 of the penal law with
“intentional acts of violence with aggravating circumstances”.
“We
sent them to the court at 10:15am,” he said. “They told us that they
used only hands and legs to beat the victims, not electric batons, but
the camera at the hotel showed they used an electric baton and also
pointed a gun at them.”
Bun Sokha, 38, bodyguards Sum Veasna, 37,
Meng Chheangly, 21, and driver Sum Chhaiya, 25, were detained on Monday
by Koh Kong provincial police after they allegedly attacked four men at
Koh Kong City hotel in Khemarak Phoumin town at Sunday night.
The
attack followed an argument that erupted after one of the victim’s
arrived at Bun Sokha’s room looking for a necklace he believed he had
left there earlier.
Prosecutor Top Chhun Heng declined to comment yesterday, saying he was still questioning the suspects.
Licahdo
provincial coordinator In Kong Chet, who is monitoring the case at
provincial court, said that at 5.40pm on Tuesday the prosecutor finished
questioning the suspects and sent them back to spend another night at
provincial police headquarters.
“He will bring them to question
again tomorrow,” he said, adding that he had observed the suspects had
“more freedom” of movement than normally granted to detainees.
“All
four suspects still used phones to call out and walk freely in the
courtyard. Also, I see there are many police officers patrolling outside
the court.
Today’s courthouse has something irregular,” he said.
“They still have rights, but they should be treated like ordinary suspects.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Chhay Channyda at channyda.chhay@phnompenhpost.com
2 comments:
Put these stupid thugs in jail,clean up this kind of abusive power,they are not above the laws...!
No one is above the Laws,not even,Huncent,chea sim or king of Cambodia.Prosecute these people.
Thanks
justice seeker
How many bodyguards this Huncent has? Seems like everyone caused problems in srok khmers these days were his bodyguards....or somewhat related/associates with Huncent,put these trouble makers hun's clans in jail.thanks for those brave men&women that fight back and seeking for justice....thanks..
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