The Assumptions of the Cause of the Koh Pich Incident

We demand Hun Sen and Kep Chutema to step down now!

A soldier carries discarded sandals after a stampede that killed hundreds on the northen Koh Pich bridge late last night during the water festival. (Photo by: Rick Valenzuela)

According to many sources of news reported so far related to the incident at Koh Pich, I can draw the assumptions that caused this tragedy as the followings:1). Beer girls shouted and scared the people, 2). A kid on the bridge scared the people by shouting that the bridge would collapse now, 3). The police beat and used water cannon to water the people to push them back to the bridge, 4). People were scared because of electrocution on the bridge and 5). it is the blockade of the bridge during the panics. These are all the reasons that made our people killed during the night of the last Water Festival at Koh Pich.

In fact, there are no reports which cited the authority´s responsibility yet. Because: 6). The Water Festival Authority are to  blamed because they must know clearly about the infrastructure at Koh Pich, and 7). The policemen, too, they must be acting as facilitators of the situation and try to ease the way out as quick as possible.

We just wonder why this government is so capable to crackdown thousands of demonstrators and evicting the  poor people while they are so incompetent to handle such a situation at Koh Pich?

May their souls rest in peace!