Video footage of the abduction of Sombath Somphone on 15th December 2012. This comes from a recording of the CCTV footage being shown on a computer screen, like a “Cam bootleg,” so clarity has been lost. The original CCTV footage has not been released.
A longer version of the video is available here.
Still images from the video:
1. Police stop Jeep and talk to Sombath.
2. Sombath gets out of Jeep and joins police at side of road (~70 seconds later).
- 3. Police waits behind Jeep and in front of outpost (~30 seconds later).
- 4. Person in black jacket arrives on motorcycle (~8 seconds later).
- 5. Person in black jacket rushes to join police (~5 seconds later).
- 6. Person in black jacket gets into Jeep (~80 seconds later).
- 7. Jeep is driven away, leaving motorcycle (~15 seconds later).
- 8. Person in white jacket waits in front of police outpost for pickup (~2.5 minutes later).
- 9. Pickup truck arrives (~40 seconds later).
- 10. Person in white jacket enters pickup (~5 seconds later).
- 11. One or two more persons, including Sombath, enter pickup (~2 seconds later).
- 12. Policeman talks to persons on motorcycle exiting from behind outpost (~2 seconds later).
- 13. Pickup and motorcycle depart; police remains (~12 seconds later).
- 14. Police checks motorcycle (~35 seconds later).
- 15. Person in white jacket drags motorcycle away (~minutes later).
Picture showing space where Jeep and pickup parked, and police booth:
Map showing other CCTV cameras in area:
