"A Cambodian official accused Thai troops of fatally shooting a Cambodian national who tried to cross the border illegally, local media reported Wednesday. The incident marked the second time in two months that Thai troops have been accused of killing Cambodians along the border in north-western Cambodia.
The Phnom Penh Post newspaper cited the governor of the provincial capital of Oddar Meanchey province as saying the victim, Sim Bun Chhim, 25, was crossing the border with two other men Monday night when Thai soldiers opened fire. The other men escaped, but Sim Bun Chhim was seriously injured and died on his way to hospital. Thon Nol, the governor of Samrong, condemned the act. . .
Last month, a Cambodian teenager was reportedly tied to an ox cart and burned alive by Thai troops after being caught logging illegally in Thailand. The Thai government had said 16-year-old Yon Rith was already dead from gunshot wounds when troops burned his body.
The ministry spokesman said Phnom Penh had received a note from the Thai government refuting the allegation. Cambodian officials were still investigating the teenager's death. "The note says that the Thai side agrees to cooperate with Cambodia to bring the offenders to justice but asked Cambodia to provide more evidence," Koy Koung said. "I don't know how long that (investigation) will take."
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Second Cambodian killed by Thai border troops
Started by Kirkland, Oct 21 2009 02:16 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 03:03 PM
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Last month, a Cambodian teenager was reportedly tied to an ox cart and burned alive by Thai troops after being caught logging illegally in Thailand. The Thai government had said 16-year-old Yon Rith was already dead from gunshot wounds when troops burned his body.
That's a very different version from the original Thai army denials, never retracted as far as I can tell, that no one had been killed at the border, much less burned by Thai troops. Now, they appear to concede the Cambodian boy was shot, but not burned until he died, presumably from gun shots. The notion that any Thai soldier will ever be disciplined or punished for such outrageous conduct has become almost laughable in the context of how the current government seems to works under heavy military influence.
