Sakada Chun
Voice of America
Phnom Penh
02/08/2006
Prime Minister Hun Sen Wednesday wants the police to arrest those responsible in circulating anti-Hun Sen leaflets, blaming him with former Khmer Rouge commander Ta Mok's death, and with having plans to murder the remaining living leaders.
This angry reaction happens after some leaflets were found in Phnom Penh Mean Chey district, accusing the government of wanting to destroy important evidences for the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal, and the premature death of Ta Mok on July 21.
The leaflets also mention plans to do away with Khmer Rouge ideologist Nuon Chea, minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary, and former head of state Khieu Samphan.
At the opening ceremony of a waste recycling site in Preah Sihanoukville city, Mr. Hun Sen says that his critics blame him for Ta Mok's death, and charge the government with destroying evidences (of Khmer Rouge atrocities) with his death, and that when Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan die, problems will arise.
He says that the living Khmer Rouge leaders have not been charged by the court, and that Ta Mok was detained for being a suspect awaiting trial.
Civil societies officials express regrets on Ta Mok's death as a loss of an important witness of a genocidal regime.
Ta Mok is an important basic level to central communist party level's top leader of the Khmer Rouge movement.
Opposition party legislator Son Chhay says that Ta Mok's death was due to the trial's delay.
NGO Licadho's director Pung Chhiv Kek says that the former commander's death is a loss of important evidences of Democratic Kampuchea's regime.
This angry reaction happens after some leaflets were found in Phnom Penh Mean Chey district, accusing the government of wanting to destroy important evidences for the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal, and the premature death of Ta Mok on July 21.
The leaflets also mention plans to do away with Khmer Rouge ideologist Nuon Chea, minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary, and former head of state Khieu Samphan.
At the opening ceremony of a waste recycling site in Preah Sihanoukville city, Mr. Hun Sen says that his critics blame him for Ta Mok's death, and charge the government with destroying evidences (of Khmer Rouge atrocities) with his death, and that when Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan die, problems will arise.
He says that the living Khmer Rouge leaders have not been charged by the court, and that Ta Mok was detained for being a suspect awaiting trial.
Civil societies officials express regrets on Ta Mok's death as a loss of an important witness of a genocidal regime.
Ta Mok is an important basic level to central communist party level's top leader of the Khmer Rouge movement.
Opposition party legislator Son Chhay says that Ta Mok's death was due to the trial's delay.
NGO Licadho's director Pung Chhiv Kek says that the former commander's death is a loss of important evidences of Democratic Kampuchea's regime.
2 comments:
What is Hun Sen said absolutely right only him and CPP want to trial top Khmer Rouge badly, they did one already in early 80 and they even want to include former king in to their trial also because they want to show the world and Cambodian people without them and Vietnamese army coming to rescue all people will die under Khmer Rouge regime but the real thing after Cambodian people had been evacuated from city in 1975 every group of Khmer Rouge had involved killing people from city then in 1977 they start to point the gun to each other because each group want to get power and control Cambodia. Supported by China Pol Pot tried hard to clean up all Khmer Rouge associated to Vietnam and rebuild new and young army, secondly he tried to build new military air port in Kompong Chhneng, Navy base at Reim, new and big railroad from PP to Kompong som across pich nil mountain. The new military Mic fitter patrol ship and tank start to flow from China by train even the airport not finish yet. Vietnamese knew clearly what is Pol Pot goal. They have invade Cambodia to crash Pol Pot goal the install new puppet government and every blame on Pol Pot alone,
To 2:46AM
I believe every words you said 100%. There are so many Khmer Rouge factions controlling Cambodia during 1975 and some don't even get with each other! I truely believe the Khmer Rouge pro-Vietcong or Khmer Vietminh did the most damage to Cambodia than any other Khmer Rouge! The Khmer Rouge pro-Vietcong took part in empty all Cambodian people from the city too and they were killing many and many Cambodian people! And why put all the blame on the Pol Pot and what about AH HUN SEN pro-Vietcong Khmer Rouge?
If the Mr. Pol Pot is such a traitor to his nation and why would this bastard is willing to spent over 10 years in the Jungle fighting the Vietcong aggression?
AH HUN SEN by nature is a traitor because he embedded himself with the enemy and allowing the enemy to do anything at will! AH HUN SEN recently even allow the Vietcong army to across Cambodian border to shoot innocence Cambodian people like animal!
The Vietcong intimidation tactic will only backfire because they know from experience that they couldn't take over Cambodia even with over one million Vietcong army for 10years!
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