Posted on 22 November 2008.
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 587
“A senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, Dr. Lao Mong Hay, said that the death of Mr. Hok Lundy, the Director General of the National Police, in a helicopter crash on 9 November 2008, has brought relief to many people, and he added that Mr. Hok Lundy was involved in many cases of killing people.
“Khmer Machas Srok translated a two pages English statement of Mr. Lao Mong Hay on 19 November 2008 as follow:
Note:
Dr. Lao Mong Hay’s original article under the title “Cambodia Needs a Neutral Police Force” was brought to its Khmer language readers by Khmer Machas Srok. In order to “mirror” this article, we did not translate the Khmer translation again back into English, but we rather link to the original UPI Asia publication: click here and you will see the original article.This is then followed by the final paragraph from the Khmer Machas Srok publication, as usual.
“Nevertheless, Dr. Lao Mong Hay’s statement focused on the feeling of Khmer citizens about the death of Mr. Hok Lundy and it talked about the involvement of Mr. Hok Lundy in many cases of killing people, when he was still alive.” Khmer Machas Srok, Vol.2, #287, 21.11.2008
Final Note:
The following four paragraphs of the original article were not included in the Khmer language report by Khmer Machas Srok:
“Commenting on Hok Lundy’s death, Cheam Yeap, a senior party official and parliamentarian, said, ‘The CPP and all Cambodians have suffered a huge loss.’.“By law, the Cambodian police should treat all persons equally. Citizens are entitled to protection without discrimination, as called for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cambodia has explicitly agreed. The police need to be impartial and respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their origin, social status or political, religious or philosophical convictions.
“This will require the Cambodian police to be politically independent and neutral, without affiliation to any political party. The national police commissioner should be placed directly under the authority of the minister of the interior, as he is supposed to be, and not under the prime minister. The police should be answerable to Parliament, through the minister of the interior and the prime minister.
“Good conduct, political independence and neutrality of the police, as well as accountability to the Ministry of the Interior, should be explicitly incorporated into the police law that is currently being drafted. The same law should have penalties for any misconduct or breach of political independence and neutrality, and also create an independent institution to deal with complaints from the public against the police.”
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Friday, 21 November 2008
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 587
“A senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, Dr. Lao Mong Hay, said that the death of Mr. Hok Lundy, the Director General of the National Police, in a helicopter crash on 9 November 2008, has brought relief to many people, and he added that Mr. Hok Lundy was involved in many cases of killing people.
“Khmer Machas Srok translated a two pages English statement of Mr. Lao Mong Hay on 19 November 2008 as follow:
Note:
Dr. Lao Mong Hay’s original article under the title “Cambodia Needs a Neutral Police Force” was brought to its Khmer language readers by Khmer Machas Srok. In order to “mirror” this article, we did not translate the Khmer translation again back into English, but we rather link to the original UPI Asia publication: click here and you will see the original article.This is then followed by the final paragraph from the Khmer Machas Srok publication, as usual.
“Nevertheless, Dr. Lao Mong Hay’s statement focused on the feeling of Khmer citizens about the death of Mr. Hok Lundy and it talked about the involvement of Mr. Hok Lundy in many cases of killing people, when he was still alive.” Khmer Machas Srok, Vol.2, #287, 21.11.2008
Final Note:
The following four paragraphs of the original article were not included in the Khmer language report by Khmer Machas Srok:
“Commenting on Hok Lundy’s death, Cheam Yeap, a senior party official and parliamentarian, said, ‘The CPP and all Cambodians have suffered a huge loss.’.“By law, the Cambodian police should treat all persons equally. Citizens are entitled to protection without discrimination, as called for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cambodia has explicitly agreed. The police need to be impartial and respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their origin, social status or political, religious or philosophical convictions.
“This will require the Cambodian police to be politically independent and neutral, without affiliation to any political party. The national police commissioner should be placed directly under the authority of the minister of the interior, as he is supposed to be, and not under the prime minister. The police should be answerable to Parliament, through the minister of the interior and the prime minister.
“Good conduct, political independence and neutrality of the police, as well as accountability to the Ministry of the Interior, should be explicitly incorporated into the police law that is currently being drafted. The same law should have penalties for any misconduct or breach of political independence and neutrality, and also create an independent institution to deal with complaints from the public against the police.”
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Friday, 21 November 2008
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