Chut Wutty, left, talking to a reporter.
May 7th, 2012
By SOP newswire3
The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over last
week`s murder of an outspoken Cambodian environmental activist and human
rights defender, whom it said had worked fearlessly to expose illegal
logging and corruption in the country.
Chut Wutty was shot and
killed last Thursday in south-western Cambodia, according to Rupert
Colville, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR). A member of the Cambodian gendarmerie was also killed in the incident.
Despite
the current lack of clarity about what exactly happened, we are very
concerned that the killing of Mr. Wutty marks the latest and most lethal
in a series of gun attacks on human rights defenders in Cambodia, " Mr.
Colville told reporters in Geneva.
The OHCHR office in Cambodia
has, since the beginning of the year, investigated four other cases
involving the use of live ammunition against communities and human
rights defenders, which resulted in a number of injuries, he added.
Mr.
Wutty`s killing occurred in a forest in Koh Kong Province where,
accompanied by journalists, he was gathering evidence on illegal
logging. The OHCHR office in the capital, Phnom Penh, dispatched a team
to the province two hours after the shooting to investigate the
incident. It visited the site of the shooting, interviewed residents and
monitored the post-mortem examination of the bodies.
We welcome
the fact that the authorities have commenced investigations into
Thursday`s shooting, including a military investigation, " said Mr.
Colville, noting that OHCHR has urged the Cambodian Government to ensure
that a full civilian judicial investigation proceeds quickly and with
utmost probity and independence.
We also urge the Government to
take concrete and immediate measures to ensure the safety of all
witnesses and investigators as well the families of the deceased men, "
he added.
2 comments:
Everybody knows why Mr. Wutty was killed. Why need to investigate? Here is a rule of thumb. The youn investors take your land with a smile. The chin investors take your land with a bullet in your heart and stomach.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/07/us-cambodia-forests-idUKTRE82607N20120307
Khmers never learned their lessons with the Chinese. As soon as atrocities are over, they forget who actually put the bullet holes in their heads. Not to badmouth people, but you should honestly think. You can protest in front of the youns and CPP, but don't get used to it. Don't mess around with the chin.
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