Government Held 7th Day Ceremony for Victims of Diamond Bridge Tragedy

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 09 December 2010

The Cambodian government held a seventh day Buddhist ceremony Nov 29 for victims of the Water Festival stampede at the site of the tragedy, Diamond bridge. More than 350 people died the week before as revelers attempted to depart an island at the conclusion of a three-day national festival in Phnom Penh.  Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhayly and Pung Khieu Se, primary developer of Koh Pich

island, declined to answer questions posed by a VOK Khmer reporter.

The government announced that no officials would be held accountable for the deadly incident. "Samdech (Prime Minister Hun Sen) already made comment on this issue. It is not necessary," Yim Chhayly said. Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer, reported from Phnom Penh.