Finland grants Visa to Cambodian Ex-police chief

Cambodia's reactions came promply after Finland announced its decision to grant a visa to Heng Peo. According to Deutsche Press Agentur(DPA). Cambodian foreign minister Hor Namhong had sent a letter to his Finnish colleguea Erkki Tuomioja in which he accuse Finland of habouring criminals. "it is with great consternation that we learned that your government has decided to issue a visa to Heng Peo, a convicted criminal," DPA quoted the letter as saying.

In the angry letter, the cambodian foreirgn minister claimed that this was the second times Finland had offerd shelter to a convicted Cambodian criminal, referring to Sok Yoeun, who is a cambodian opposition party member charged with taking paart in an attempt on Priminister's life in 1998

There are currently many criminals serving jail terms in Cambodia prisons. We should be happy to send them all to Finland," Hor Namhong sarcasticly wrote.

Heng Peo, 49, has been detained for immigration offences in Malaysia since october. He claimed that he will be torctured and executed if deported to Cambodia. Finland's decision to grant the Visa after repeated appeals by non-governmental organistions, members of the European Parliament, and Cambodian refugees.