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Saturday 28 April 2012

Cambodia says officer killed environmentalist in forest clash, then took own life

 
Khmerization's note: First the police said Chut Wutty shot and killed the police officer with his pistol. Radio Free Asia later reported that the authority claimed that the policeman was killed with his own bullets when the bullets bounced back after hitting Wutty's car [RFA, second audio]. 

Now, they claimed that the policeman took his own life, shooting himself twice with his AK-47, once in the stomach and once in the neck. Would it be wise to kill yourself by shooting into the mouth or head, rather than shooting yourself in the stomach and the neck with the long AK-47? How can you pull a trigger to shoot yourself in the stomach and the neck with AK-47? Also police report said Wutty was shot while attempting to drive away, with a single bullet hitting his knee and the bullet travelling up his stomach, killing him instantly. Look like this bullet is smarter than the laser-guided missile because it was fired from above, hitting the knee and it turned and travelled upward to kill its target. Eh, eh, it is impossible.

 What is the truth? And now the investigation is closed, less than one day after the killing. Is it possible that someone killed both of them to cover up?

Below is video of Chut Wutty being brutally beaten by the police. He was only saved by tribal people whom Wutty tried to help in their campaigns against deforestation.

By Associated Press, 
Th Washington Post
Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Cambodian military said Friday it was closing its investigation into a shooting that occurred in a forest rife with illegal logging, concluding one of its own police officers killed a prominent environmentalist then took his own life.
Chut Wutty had been taking photographs in a forest where a Chinese company is building a hydropower dam, and he refused to stop when officer In Ratana asked him to, military police spokesman Kheng Tito said. The two men then started arguing and cursing each other, until In Ratana shot Chut Wutty with his AK-47 assault rifle.

“When he learned that Chut Wutty died, he killed himself with his own weapon,” the spokesman said.
The death of Chut Wutty, the director of the National Resources Protection Group, had outraged human rights and environmental groups. A Cambodian rights group, the Center for Cambodian Civic Education, described it as “cold-blooded murder.”

Illegal logging is rampant in Cambodia, and often occurs under the protection of government agencies or important persons, environmental groups have charged. In recent years, protests against land grabs by rich and influential people have often been suppressed by deadly force.
Patrick Alley, director of Global Witness, said the shooting exposed the risks environmental activists in Cambodia face “in the most shocking and tragic manner.”
In Kong Chet, of the Cambodian human rights group Licadho, said the confrontation occurred when Chut Wutty refused to hand over a memory card containing photos taken in a protected forest notorious for illegal logging.
He said the activist had taken two journalists from The Cambodia Daily newspaper to see large-scale forest destruction and rosewood smuggling. The journalists were taken to a military police office for questioning, rights groups said.
Initially, Kheng Tito said the activist and officer had shot each other. But on Friday, he said a pistol with nine bullets was found inside Chut Wutty’s car, but he did not shoot it and there was no exchange of fire.
Amnesty International said the journalists, Cambodian Phorn Bopha and Canadian Olesia Plokhii, were released later. It said Chut Wutty had received threats because of his activities, and called for “an immediate and proper investigation into what happened.”
Global Witness’ Alley said in a statement that Chut Wutty was “one of the few remaining Cambodian activists willing to speak out against the rapid escalation of illegal logging and land grabbing which is impoverishing ordinary Cambodians and destroying the country’s rich natural heritage.”

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is bullshit reports. It covered up after the military police was shot to death by the top ranking CPP officials in order to shut up the truth.

The murder of Mr. Chut Wutty needs to be re-investigated and punish the real CPP high ranking officials who involved the killing of Khmer Hero Mr. Chut Wutty.

Khmer Yeurng

Anonymous said...

I thought they will find and do more smart pretext and tactic to hide their crime, but god help us. They can`t hide, even baby can`t believe them. May be they are in panic and can`t find a good tactic. Year 2013 will come soon, let see what will happen.

Anonymous said...

I think these crooks need to learn how to lie because their lies here don't add up. There are too many versions of event, even a child know it can't be true.

Anonymous said...

It is a plot, military officer In Ratana killed Chut Vutty then other military officer killed (eliminated) In Ratana. The reason other military officer killed In Ratana because the plotter want to erase the evidence. If In Ratana is still alive, the matter will haunt the plotter through serious investigation and eventually the truth will come out from In Ratana.

The plotters are the loggers (corrupted company) and the corrupted military officers. The independent investigator is needed to make unbiased investigation in this killing.

Anonymous said...

Don't believe this Fuckin'Tito guy!...He is fuckin'liar.How the fuck bullet that hit the fuckin car and bound back killed the shooter,how the fucks that happen,it doesn't make any sense to me or anyone who is competent.

Tito,you are a liar! Shame on you to said this kind of shit to cover up the murderer(s).The forces of A.K-47 will never bound from any objects that the bullet hit.

Ah,Tito, can tell this story to a six years old child they still won't believe what you said.Find out the truth or stay incompetence like world already knew that Cpp were bunches of jungle uneducated corrupted souls.

To the families of the victims please file lawsuit against Cpp ah Tito,for cover up blame the victims ,instead of find out the truth,or tell the truth.May this In Ratana is the victim as well...Cpp killed him to eliminate witness,then accused the death man for suicidal....please digibn'deeper to catch s big fish(Cpp) behind these crimes.

I believe all this blame game were cover up Cpp whose behind the crimes.What dumb regime it is...The case of crooks cover up crooks...I don't believe any words that came out of Cpp ah,Tito.

Y.k pro

Anonymous said...

The real murderers are Hun Sen,Sok Ang and their business associates.Those are the one that fired and killed so many of our patriots such as journalists,opposition activists, from their business offices.They took millions of dollars from each deal. This is their daily business.Business are dealt not through ministry of trade,but straight in Hun's house or Sok Ang's house a way from the public eyes.

For Hun Sen alone he feels no remorse,sad nor guilty of knowing about the murdering of any Khmer patriot,why because killing induce fear and fear that build his fortress and his power.

All of those polices that killed Chut Wutty are just Hun's instruments or Hun's remote hands to defense and disguise his corrupted businesses.

If one loves the country one should fall in love with landscape,wild life,nature and beyond and that what Chut Wutty had been doing.He had been on the front line that no one would dare to confront with those henchmen.He knew how much risk and how much his life would be one day be in danger,but his devotion was just as equal as Tom and Tev in Khmer's romance story.He was not afraid,scare or back down although he was surrounded by savage criminals. He was our true braved Khmer hero indeed.

He will be missed by all Khmers and foreigners,whom he used to work with.The history will be with his side and the nation is deeply sad.

May his soul rest in peace.

True Khmer

Anonymous said...

This is how it happen, this bullet
is create by Hun Sen just recently.
It doesn't matter where the gun is pointing to if they decide who should die that so call smart bullet will go directly to that person. WHAT A CROOK!
the truce will come out from the two women journalists after they get to thier safty.

Anonymous said...

good analyse