Chinese Prisoners Kidnapped by Masked Gangsters: A Disturbing Trend in Cambodia-China Relations

2023-08-17 08:36:37

A number of masked gangsters appeared and took away Chinese prisoners. (Picture/recapped from Cambodia-China Times YouTube, the same below)

In Cambodia, a prisoner escaped on parole for medical treatment. A 45-year-old Chinese prisoner surnamed Chen was involved in a major drug case locally and was sentenced to 52 years in prison. However, he pretended to have a toothache and was allowed to go to a dental hospital for treatment. Unexpectedly, during the process of seeking medical treatment, a number of masked and armed criminals suddenly broke into the hospital and took away the prisoners at gunpoint.

A number of masked gangsters appeared and took away Chinese prisoners.

It can be seen from the surveillance footage that a number of masked men in black with guns drove to a dental hospital in the city center, attacked the prison guards escorting the prisoners and took the prisoners away. According to the “Cambodia China Times” report, the incident took place on the morning of the 17th in Siem Reap, the second largest city in the area. The prisoner surnamed Chen, who was robbed by these masked men in black with guns, was 45 years old. He died in 2009. On February 11, he was arrested in a major drug case and sentenced to 52 years in prison.

The police in Siem Reap said that after the men in black robbed the prisoners, they discarded the criminal vehicles, guns, masks, clothes, etc. in a suburb. Prison Directorate General Noor Sovanna has confirmed the incident. The police are investigating.

According to a previous report by the English-language online current affairs magazine “The Diplomat”, after Cambodia signed the “Belt and Road” cooperation document with China, the unrestricted and unregulated local development has increased transnational crimes. According to the Cambodian National Police According to a National Police report, of the 341 criminal cases involving foreigners in 2019, 241 involved Chinese residents. Since the beginning of 2022, there have been a number of incidents of kidnapping, imprisonment and forced labor committed by Chinese gangs and criminal groups in Cambodia, which has also weakened the trust between the people of the two countries.

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