At a Bonn Phka Samaki organized by the Sam Rainsy Party in the Cambodia-Vietnam Daung Village, Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, Sam Rainsy, the opposition leader, declared that "villagers have lost their lands." He also said that he does not recognize the agreement reached between Hun Sen and the Vietnamese government that was later ratified by the National Assembly and signed by King Norodom Sihamoni. (Photo: Sralanh Khmer newspaper)Click here to listen to Mr. Sam Rainsy's interview on RFA
Monday, May 8, 2006
Sam Rainsy: PM's VN Deal Unacceptable
By Yun Samean THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Rekindling the contentious issue of Cambodia's disputed borders with Vietnam and breathing new life into the border agreement controversy that prompted Prime Minister Hun Sen to jail several critics late last year and early this year, Sam Rainsy on Sunday said he did not recognize the prime minister's border agreement with Cambodia's neighbor.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the party that bears his name, made his comments following a Buddhist ceremony in Doung village, located in Svay Rieng province's Romeas Hek district, where several Cambodian homes are situated on undemarcated border land claimed by Vietnam and Cambodia.
"I believe that villagers have lost their lands," Sam Rainsy said by telephone from Doung village.
"SRP has not supported the supplemental treaty," he said, adding that he did not recognize the agreement reached between Hun Sen and the Vietnamese government that was later ratified by the National Assembly and signed by King Norodom Sihamoni.
Sam Rainsy added that King Sihamoni had no option but to sign the treaty in December. "The King has no power" to oppose it, he said.
Senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said that Sam Rainsy's comments were made for purely political reasons.
"He wants to increase his own popularity," Cheam Yeap said.
Once the government finishes installing boundary marks between Cambodia and Vietnam in 2008, no one will complain, he added.
When he returned from negotiating the border agreement in Vietnam on Oct 12, Hun Sen threatened to sue anyone who dared to criticize the deal. Several leading activists were arrested for making comments critical of the deal, which the prime minister branded as defamatory.
Sam Rainsy, who had been out of Cambodia for more than a year, during which time he was found guilty of another instance of defaming the prime minister, returned in early February after reaching a deal with Hun Sen.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the party that bears his name, made his comments following a Buddhist ceremony in Doung village, located in Svay Rieng province's Romeas Hek district, where several Cambodian homes are situated on undemarcated border land claimed by Vietnam and Cambodia.
"I believe that villagers have lost their lands," Sam Rainsy said by telephone from Doung village.
"SRP has not supported the supplemental treaty," he said, adding that he did not recognize the agreement reached between Hun Sen and the Vietnamese government that was later ratified by the National Assembly and signed by King Norodom Sihamoni.
Sam Rainsy added that King Sihamoni had no option but to sign the treaty in December. "The King has no power" to oppose it, he said.
Senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said that Sam Rainsy's comments were made for purely political reasons.
"He wants to increase his own popularity," Cheam Yeap said.
Once the government finishes installing boundary marks between Cambodia and Vietnam in 2008, no one will complain, he added.
When he returned from negotiating the border agreement in Vietnam on Oct 12, Hun Sen threatened to sue anyone who dared to criticize the deal. Several leading activists were arrested for making comments critical of the deal, which the prime minister branded as defamatory.
Sam Rainsy, who had been out of Cambodia for more than a year, during which time he was found guilty of another instance of defaming the prime minister, returned in early February after reaching a deal with Hun Sen.
5 comments:
ah kwark hun sen only talk, couldnt do anything about it, this kwark guy just go and talk crap the peasants and just make them believe his words. Well look what it has turned out to be and I always have doubt about this cow treaty.
This Cambodia new culture Speechless for peasants and land less people.
Laingsy and Sen are the same except Samura is man handler and Ranny man pleaser.
All are Kwack?
Appreciate Rainsy and All of your colleagues,
It is sensitive to say about border...but we have to say because we are Cambodia have full rights to protect our land.
Yuan is gradually committing fraudulent to steal Khmer land.
We are not hesitating to denounce Yuan's and its puppet's fraudulence.
Love to see Cambodian wakening up from the dead and start some ass kicken.
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