FOREIGN TOURISTS FALLING INTO THE VIETNAMESE TRAPS IN CAMBODIA IN THIS WAY.
Trofimov confesses in court
Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:03
Chrann Chamroeun
Photo by: AFP Russian Alexander Trofimov
covers his face while exiting Sihanoukville Municipal Court in August 2008,
following an appeal against his conviction on child sex
charges.
IN a stunning reversal,
convicted Russian paedophile Alexander Trofimov yesterday admitted to a raft of
child sex charges and offered apologies to his victims and their families in a
bid to secure a reduced sentence.
At a hearing of the Appeal Court
yesterday, presiding Judge Seng Sivutha read out a letter in which the
42-year-old Russian man confessed to charges in two of the three cases against
him.
“I acknowledge and confess my guilt on two of the three counts, and
for the third count I would like the charges lifted against me,” Seng Sivutha
read to the court.
“With my confessions of guilt, I would like to make
my apology to all Cambodian people and families of the victims who have been
sexually abused by me, and I would like to request that the court cut my
sentence down to the minimum.”
Trofimov, who was not present for
yesterday’s proceedings, was once director of the US$300 million Koh Puos
development in Preah Sihanouk province. In October 2007, he was arrested in
Sihanoukville on suspicion that he had sexually abused up to 19 Cambodian girls
since 2005.
In March 2008, Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted Trofimov
under Cambodia’s old debauchery law and sentenced him to 13 years in prison – a
term reduced to six years on appeal.
In November 2008, Preah Sihanouk
court sentenced him to eight more years for purchasing child prostitution, and
added a further three years in January 2009 for a separate case involving 17
underage girls. All three cases were heard yesterday at the Appeal Court, and a
verdict in all three cases is expected on August 26.
After the letter was
read out to the court, Trofimov’s defence lawyer, Saing Vannak, requested that
the court merge all three charges into a single charge, meaning that his client
could face a maximum total of eight years prison – nine less than the sum of
his
current sentences.
“I would like to request the court to cut the sentence
down against my client and absorb the convictions into the maximum sentence,”
he
said.
Peng Maneth, a lawyer provided to the victims by child protection
NGO Action Pour Les Enfants, opposed the request.
“I request that the
court not absorb the convictions, which is impossible because the three cases
were separate,” she said.
She also requested that the court deport
Trofimov to Russia following the completion of his sentence.
After the
hearing, APLE lawyer Nuon Panith described Trofimov’s confessions as “very
surprising and interesting”.
“We applaud Sasha’s courage and bravery in
confessing his guilt,” he said.
Eventful
case
Trofimov’s in-court confession caps a colourful trial history
in Cambodia’s largest-profile paedophile case.
In June last year, Prum
Piseth, a Justice Ministry official, was arrested for allegedly forging
documents, including one that approved the extradition of Trofimov to his
native
Russia, where he is also wanted for child sex crimes. The official was
sentenced
to eight years in prison and fined 10 million riels ($2,380).
A
concurrent civil case was held against the official, in which Trofimov’s
assistant Keo Valy demanded that Prum Piseth return $253,500 Trofimov allegedly
paid to have the documents forged.
In the same month the official was
arrested, Trofimov was reportedly allowed to leave prison to visit his
investment project in Preah Sihanouk province. The prison director was later
demoted over the scandal.Thursday, February 05, 2009
THIS RUSSIAN TOURIST DOES REALIZED THAT THE ADMINISTRATORS OF CAMBODIA ARE THE
VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST OCCUPIERS OF CAMBODIA (1979-2010)
THE VIETNAMESE TRICKS IN CAMBODIA OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM.THE VIETNAMESE WEARING
THE LABEL "CAMBODIAN"
Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information, during a press conference held
on 04 January 2009. KHIEU KANHARITH , A VIETNAMESE WEARING THE LABEL"CAMBODIAN"
Sok Kong's Sokimex
Sok Kong(a Vietnamese ),
Sokimex gas station in Cambodia (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
SOK KONG SAYS HE IS A VIETNAMESE , CAN A VIETNAMESE OWN ALL THIS IN CAMBODIA ?
THE FACTS ARE :
UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses
Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a
resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of
Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
this woman , the Deputy Prime Ministers Men Sam An(A VIETNAMESE ), Nhek Bun
Chhay and Keat Chhon.
Ms Chea Leang seen here on this picture ,the so called "CAMBODIAN"
CO-PROSECUTOR, is a Vietnamese woman
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 20 November 2006. Co-prosecutors Robert Petit talked to
Chea Leang(a Vietnamese posing as "Cambodian" co-prosecutor) during the plenary
session of judges for the KR Tribunal (Photo: John Vink/Magnum)
Tribunal Prosecutors Differ on Added Suspects
Chea Leang(a Vietnamese )posing as "Cambodian" co-prosecutor)Tribunal judges
will determine whether more suspects should be investigated.
WHAT RIGHTS DO THESE VIETNAMESE INVADERS HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY AS MASTERS OF THE LAND?
Bury
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