WEDNESDAY, 01 DECEMBER 2010
VONG SOKHENG AND JAMES O’TOOLE
The Phnom Penh Post
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights is conducting an independent investigation into the causes of last week’s deadly Diamond Island stampede, calling the government’s own investigation inadequate and unlikely to produce meaningful conclusions.
In a statement, the CCHR said public comments on the investigation thus far indicated that the government was not looking closely at preparation for the water festival and the underlying causes of the disaster.
“Satisfactory answers have not been forthcoming and it seems that the government wants to draw a line in the sand declaring that lessons have been learnt and such events will not be repeated,” the statement said.
Government officials heading up the investigation said on Monday that the stampede had occurred when rumours circulated that the Diamond Gate bridge was swaying dangerously and thousands of panicked festival-goers packed the narrow walkway.
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