Oh my God ! Is that a KAMA ?. > Message du 09/11/08 18:23 > De : "Khmer Blood" > A : "Cambodia Digital Center" > Copie à : [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > Objet : CAMBODIA'S top policeman died in a helicopter crash in bad weather > that has also claimed the life of a top-ranking army general. > > > > CAMBODIA'S top policeman died in a helicopter crash in bad weather > that has also claimed the life of a top-ranking army general. > > Chief of police Hok Lundy and General Sok Sa Em were passengers in a > helicopter that came down shortly after it took off Sunday from Phnom > Penh airport, ministry of interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak said. > > "In the helicopter there was a pilot, a co-pilot, the national police > chief and the deputy commander of the military. All four died,'' Mr > Khieu Sopheak said. > > Mr Khieu Sopheak said the helicopter came down in southeastern Svay > Rieng province. > > "The reason for the crash was bad weather. There was a heavy rain,'' > he said. > > He said radio contact had been lost 15 minutes after it took off from > Phnom Penh airport at around 7:20 pm (2320 Sunday AEDT). > > Hok Lundy, head of the country's police for over a decade, had been > routinely criticised by international organisations for alleged human > rights abuses and corruption within his force. > > Mr Hok Lundy was also accused of involvement in politically motivated > killings and drug trafficking. > > Human rights groups protested a decision to allow him a visa to the > United States last year after the State Department refused him a visa > in 2006 due to allegations he was involved in trafficking > prostitutes. > > > > >
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