Pov Panhapich paralyzed, attackers remain at large

Posted by vutha
February 27, 2008

One year passed quickly but perpetrators are still at large. Popular singer with her soft and sweet voice, Pov Pahnapich, 23 remains seeking medical treatment in Vietnam ever since she was shot in broad daylight and she cannot walk by herself. Probably, she is half-paralyzed forever because her body from chest to her foot cannot move.

Currently, according to the Daily, she and her family felt afraid of returning to Cambodia since the attackers have yet to be arrested and punished by law and they think that murderers will come back to attempt her life once again. So far, her health is recovering but cannot sing, or walk by herself.

Pov Pahnapich, singer, Karaoke performer and television host, was shot on February 23, 2007 early morning in the heart of Phnom Penh two bullets at close range in the neck and hip. The gunmen, aged mid-20s, shot her from the back of a motorcycle from a distance of around one meter while she had parked her car and was walking to the ELT School near Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy along Norodom Boulevard.

Immediately, she was taken to Calmette Hospital, but it was because of serious injury. And then she was transferred quickly by ambulance to Cha Roy hospital in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

For the government authorities, they claim that they still continue searching for perpetrators to be punished. But they blame the victim’s family for not cooperating with investigation into shooting.

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Comments

I’m so disappointed with the government’s action :( She’s perfect at everything from my personal view. And I would try to drop by her whenever I pass by Saigon.

Comment by Wanna on February 28, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

That is the culture of impunity in Cambodia. I think that Government has not willingness to take immediate action to arrest the perpetrators because there are some story behind this.

I used to see her two times, the first. I met her at Mobitel company while she worked part time and I did too. the second, she joined in my uncle’s wedding ceremony and then i sat with her.

Comment by vutha on February 28, 2008 @ 2:55 pm

I notice there’re only highly-respected persons like Piset Pilika, Touch Sreynich, and Pov Panhapich get slammed.

By the way, please help change my link to xwanna.com!

Comment by Wanna on February 28, 2008 @ 4:37 pm

The gunmen are still at large because mastermind are the high-rank officials or the rich person. It is like other murders on popular singers, stars, high profile political figures that the attackers committed have yet to be arrested. that is the poor juridical system, and power system. The law is employing the rich and the powerful. Who care? For what have the law been made?

I now changed your link already.

Comment by vutha on February 28, 2008 @ 4:44 pm

WE MUST OVERCOME HATE,
WE MUST OVERCOME VIOLENCE,
WE MUST OVERCOME GREED,
WE MUST OVERCOME FIGHTING,
WE MUST OVERCOME CRUELTY,
WE MUST OVERCOME ALL THAT TEARS PEOPLE APART AND CONCENTRATE ON ALL THE BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.

Comment by UNG, THARY on July 6, 2008 @ 4:06 pm

THE GREATEST BATTLE OF LIFE ARE FOUGHT OUT EVERYDAY IN THE SILENT CHAMBER OF OUR OWN HEART.

Comment by UNG, THARY on July 30, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
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