2-Star Officer Accused of Abducting and Beating Woman
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:03 am
Cambodia News (Kampong Speu): On January 28, 2021, Mr. Khay Samphors, Deputy Prosecutor of Kampong Speu Provincial Court, issued a summons to the suspect, 2-star military officer Soy Chansoeun, to answer charges of "violence with aggravating circumstances and illegal detention of people", acts which allegedly occurred on the morning of January 22.
Another party member, Srey Sambath, male, acting as the Acting Director of the Development Office of the General Command of the Ministry of National Defense, was also summoned by the court on the afternoon of January 28, 2021.
According to the woman's complaint: "At 10:00 AM on January 22, 2021, on the road at Takhmao provincial town, Soy Chansoeun took me in his car, beat me and pulled out a pistol at me to stop me from shouting and kept threatening to break my leg and shoot me in the street until we reached Kampong Speu province in Chamkar Chek village, Treng Trayeung commune.
There, the officer detained me in the house of his descendant, Srey Sambath, who was acting director of the Development Office of the General Command of the Ministry of National Defense, until 7 pm on the same day, when the police finally came to intervene, and they liberated me from the house and took me to the hospital." [It seems that the woman still had access to her telephone and had managed to call for help.]
The cause of the violence was due to a land dispute between Mr. Soy Chansoeun and the victim. The woman also stated that she had already filed a complaint with the Kampong Speu Provincial Prosecutor's Office to seek justice because her physical and mental suffering is so great because she is a weak woman, who was attacked by a large man who has no respect for women.
The victim was repeatedly punched in the face, neck and chest, and she has two black eyes, a split lip, and many bruises.
The woman begs that the Kampong Speu Provincial Court be quick to deal with this case because this person is still threatening her, and she is scared for her safety because he is dangerous and violent.