Family of 1999 Acid Attack Victim Settles Abroad

A Cambodian vendor unloads a bottle of sulfuric acid from a box at her shop at Anlong Veng market of Uddor Mean Chey province near the Cambodia-Thai border. (Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The family members of a karaoke star who was the victim of an acid attack more than 10 years ago have fled Cambodia and are now living in Holland.

By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington
Saturday, 10 April 2010

The family members of a karaoke star who was the victim of an acid attack more than 10 years ago have fled Cambodia and are now living in Holland, where they say they will continue to fight for justice of others.

The family of Tat Marina, who was allegedly doused with acid by the jealous wife of a government official in 1999, arrived in Holland earlier this month.

“So long as there are such attacks, I cannot sleep, and I feel [perpetrators] should be given a harsh lesson,” Tat Sreypov, the sister of Tat Marina, told VOA Khmer by phone Thursday. “My sister was not the last one. There are others who have fallen victim.”

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