Human trafficking charges disappear!
It is well known by many in Cambodia that some police are involved in human trafficking. Some have been known to kidnap and return underage girls whom NGOs have rescued from brothels.
The chief of police Hok Lundy was denied a visa to the US last year because of rumours of his involvement in human trafficking. This year things are different. This year he supports the establishment of a permanent FBI office in Cambodia for counter terrorism.
In February 2006, the State Department’s human trafficking office specifically cited Lundy’s alleged involvement in human trafficking as grounds for denying him a visa. That decision was linked to a brothel raid in December 2004, following which Lundy reportedly ordered the release within hours of several traffickers before an investigation could be conducted.
State Department officials confirmed today that Lundy has been invited to the FBI specifically because of his purported cooperation in counterterrorism efforts. Source
This year he has been granted a visa despite his appalling human rights record. In fact according to HRW,
Aside from his boss, Prime Minister Hun Sen, there is hardly anyone in Cambodia who has shown more contempt for the rule of law than Hok Lundy.
So is he involved in trafficking or have certain parties decided to overlook such trifling matters to focus on the "War on terror (sic)"?
The chief of police Hok Lundy was denied a visa to the US last year because of rumours of his involvement in human trafficking. This year things are different. This year he supports the establishment of a permanent FBI office in Cambodia for counter terrorism.
In February 2006, the State Department’s human trafficking office specifically cited Lundy’s alleged involvement in human trafficking as grounds for denying him a visa. That decision was linked to a brothel raid in December 2004, following which Lundy reportedly ordered the release within hours of several traffickers before an investigation could be conducted.
State Department officials confirmed today that Lundy has been invited to the FBI specifically because of his purported cooperation in counterterrorism efforts. Source
This year he has been granted a visa despite his appalling human rights record. In fact according to HRW,
Aside from his boss, Prime Minister Hun Sen, there is hardly anyone in Cambodia who has shown more contempt for the rule of law than Hok Lundy.
So is he involved in trafficking or have certain parties decided to overlook such trifling matters to focus on the "War on terror (sic)"?
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