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Ranariddh's intelligence aide found



Subject: Ranariddh's intelligence aide found dead

July 10th Bangkok Post
Ranariddh's intelligence aide found dead

Hun Sen branded victim a terrorist 

Phnom Penh


A prominent ally of ousted Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh has 
turned up dead under mysterious circumstances in the capital.

Chau Sambath, labelled a terrorist by coup leader Hun Sen, was one of 
four prominent supporters of co-Premier Ranariddh targeted for arrest.

Chau Sambath, who worked in intelligence for Prince Ranariddh, is the 
second of the four to die this week. Hun Sen's people claim he committed 
suicide.

An Interior Ministry official said, however, that Chau Sambath was 
killed while trying to escape arrest. He said another Ranariddh 
supporter was killed at the same time.

On Tuesday, Hun Sen's men killed a vocal opponent, Hor Sok, a day after 
he was arrested.

The other two on Hun Sen's arrest list are Prince Ranariddh's top 
military commander, Nhek Bunchhay, and security adviser Serey Kosal.

Opponents of Hun Sen were scrambling yesterday to flee Cambodia.

Prince Ranariddh's son and a team of aides flew to Singapore along with 
a group of Singaporeans evacuated from battle-torn Phnom Penh.

King Norodom Sihanouk's favourite daughter, Norodom Bopha Devi, along 
with aides also fled the country.

Amnesty International urged embassies to offer asylum to Prince 
Ranariddh's supporters and said at least 50 needed protection.

UN special envoy for human rights in Cambodia, Thomas Hammarberg, 
condemned the "violent coup d'etat" which he said had displaced the 
lawfully elected government.



"THERE WILL BE NO REAL DEMOCRACY IF WE CAN'T GURANTEE THE RIGHTS OF THE 
MINORITY ETHNIC PEOPLE.  ONLY UNDERSTANDING THEIR SUFFERING AND HELPING 
THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS WILL ASSIST PREVENTING FROM THE 
DISINTEGRATION AND THE SESESSION."  "WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THEIR 
STRENGTH, WE CAN'T TOPPLE THE SLORC AND BURMA WILL NEVER BE IN PEACE."


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