2009-10-22 17:47
(Posted by CAAI News Media)
PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 (AFP) - Cambodia on Thursday filed a protest with neighbouring Thailand saying that Thai soldiers shot dead a man while he was cutting down trees on their border, according a diplomatic letter.
In a letter to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's foreign ministry said Thai troops on Monday "fired at a group of Cambodian villagers while they were allegedly cutting down trees in the border area."
"One man from the group, named Sim Bun Chhim, was seriously wounded and died during transport to hospital," said the letter posted on the foreign ministry's website, calling the alleged incident an "inhuman act."
The letter urged Thai authorities to investigate the "unfortunate incident and bring to justice those who committed the above acts of cruelty."
The Cambodian government said the incident was "another serious breach of internationally accepted humanitarian principles" and asked Thailand to prevent similar acts in the future.
The incident is alleged to have taken place in northern Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, where another attack allegedly took place last month.
Cambodia in September filed a similar letter of protest to Thailand. alleging Thai soldiers shot and burned alive a teenager for illegally cutting down trees on their border.
The border between the two countries has never been fully demarcated, in part because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia. (AFP)
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