Tycoon on Trial for Murder (UPDATED)
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Tycoon on Trial for Murder (UPDATED)
Kuoy Chanthol and Meas Sambath being escorted into the Phnom Penh Municipal Court this morning. Supplied.
The murder trial of tycoon and two-star general Thong Sarath, who is accused of ordering his bodyguards to shoot a business rival, continued on Friday morning at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
Mr. Sarath, the owner of Meanchey International Investment Company and Borey 999 Apartments, and five of his bodyguards are on trial for the shooting of magnate Ung Meng Chue in November 2014.
The tycoon did not attend the hearing because he is currently staying at Khmer-Russia Hospital receiving treatment for “high blood pressure,” but four of his bodyguards were present along with their lawyers and almost 35 witnesses.
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) was also monitoring the trial.
Presiding Judge Top Chhun Heng said Mr. Sarath, 39, and his bodyguards Seang Veasna, 45, Ly Sao, 43, Meas Sambath, 28, Kuoy Chanthol, 30, and Chhun Chitra, 48, are all facing premeditated murder charges under article 200 of the Penal Code...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27296/ ... -s-murder/
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
The tycoon did not attend the hearing because he is currently staying at Khmer-Russia Hospital receiving treatment for “high blood pressure,” but four of his bodyguards were present along with their lawyers and almost 35 witnesses.?????????????????????????????????
Don't ya luv how obvious it is? This is how the Khmer Rough evolved by harnessing a hatred among the people!!!!! & they do it with the worlds consent!
Don't ya luv how obvious it is? This is how the Khmer Rough evolved by harnessing a hatred among the people!!!!! & they do it with the worlds consent!
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
This is the guy behind the 999 Pâté business, and since then huge housing estates/ developments. His mother and father were on TV just after the hit saying they couldn't understand how such an important guy like their son could be accused of such stuff, because he was an Okhna. They were arrested and bailed not long after for having illegal weapons in their house, then they tried to abscond to Vietnam. They were jailed since (no idea whether they are still incarcerated). There was a 999 mall being built next to the Khmer Soviet Hospital which pretty much shut down for a long while after all this. Recently work has been steaming ahead on it.
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
how the hell did he became a tycoon? everyone knows no body no murder, just drag the body and bury it in the middle of the a forest, case close
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
Like I said, he runs the highly successful Pâté business. He also has/ had a high position in a very prominent army unit, and the rest is for you to figure out. I'm as surprised as you are, he's only about 36
years old.
years old.
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
Didn't he run away to Vietnam, but came back when the parents were arrested ? This was at least a year ago, if I'm thinking of the same person.
Maybe one of the bodyguards will say he did it because the dead man owed him some money ?
Maybe one of the bodyguards will say he did it because the dead man owed him some money ?
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That's right. He didn't come back of his own accord though, he was arrested by Vietnamese authorities and extradited.Anchor Moy wrote:Didn't he run away to Vietnam, but came back when the parents were arrested ? This was at least a year ago, if I'm thinking of the same person.
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
vietnam people can pick out a khmer like a bowler pick out a 7 , 10 split
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Re: Tycoon on Trial for Murder
And vise versa!bolueeleh wrote:vietnam people can pick out a khmer like a bowler pick out a 7 , 10 split
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"vietnam people can pick out a khmer like a bowler pick out a 7 , 10 split"
Not so sure about that. When I took my Cambodian wife to Vietnam the locals spoke to her in Vietnamese and were shocked to find out she was Cambodian.
Not so sure about that. When I took my Cambodian wife to Vietnam the locals spoke to her in Vietnamese and were shocked to find out she was Cambodian.
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