By Kim Pov Sotan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Another Khmer Krom monk just escaped back to Cambodia recently after an arrest attempt was made against him by the Vietnamese authority which accused him of being the leader of a group opposing the Vietnamese authority.
23-year-old Monk Suon Sithan who lives in Prek Pra pagoda (Cambodia), said that he went to a hospital in Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam currently), however because he missed his native village, he decided to pay a short visit to Popous Teuk commune, Popous Teuk district, Khleang province (Soc Trang in Vietnamese) when the Vietnamese authority confiscated his passport.
Monk Suon Sithan said: “On 14-15 [October], I went to Kampuchea Krom to visit a hospital for my disease. I stayed at the hospital, but then I wanted to pay visit to my native village. It was then that they accused me of being a member of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation (KKF), and of being an instigation leader forcing Khmer Krom people to believe in me.”
Monk Suon Sithan added that he asked for protection from the Cambodian embassy in Vietnam, and he later escaped to return back to Cambodia. He is currently very worried about the entire ordeal: “I am very worried because I am afraid that from now on, I will not be able to visit my native village anymore. I really love my Kampuchea Krom motherland.”
Today, RFA could not yet reach the Cambodian embassy in Vietnam, nor the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia.
However, Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation, said that he already received the report of this incident.
Thach Setha said this action taken by the Vietnamese authority is a severe violation of human rights: “It is not right, especially when Vietnam and Cambodia are declaring about the lasting friendship between the two countries. Right now, we are asking the Cambodian embassy and the Cambodian government to intervene in this ordeal, in particular the confiscation of passport is a violation of another country’s right. Therefore, the government should pay attention on this issue.”
According to the same Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation, several Khmer Krom monks and Khmer Krom people saw their passports confiscated by the Vietnamese authority when they visited their birthplaces without informing the Vietnamese authority in advance.
KKF representative also said that the arrest on various [false] accusations can be easily perpetrated by the Vietnamese authority against Khmer Krom people who just want to meet each other.
23-year-old Monk Suon Sithan who lives in Prek Pra pagoda (Cambodia), said that he went to a hospital in Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam currently), however because he missed his native village, he decided to pay a short visit to Popous Teuk commune, Popous Teuk district, Khleang province (Soc Trang in Vietnamese) when the Vietnamese authority confiscated his passport.
Monk Suon Sithan said: “On 14-15 [October], I went to Kampuchea Krom to visit a hospital for my disease. I stayed at the hospital, but then I wanted to pay visit to my native village. It was then that they accused me of being a member of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation (KKF), and of being an instigation leader forcing Khmer Krom people to believe in me.”
Monk Suon Sithan added that he asked for protection from the Cambodian embassy in Vietnam, and he later escaped to return back to Cambodia. He is currently very worried about the entire ordeal: “I am very worried because I am afraid that from now on, I will not be able to visit my native village anymore. I really love my Kampuchea Krom motherland.”
Today, RFA could not yet reach the Cambodian embassy in Vietnam, nor the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia.
However, Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation, said that he already received the report of this incident.
Thach Setha said this action taken by the Vietnamese authority is a severe violation of human rights: “It is not right, especially when Vietnam and Cambodia are declaring about the lasting friendship between the two countries. Right now, we are asking the Cambodian embassy and the Cambodian government to intervene in this ordeal, in particular the confiscation of passport is a violation of another country’s right. Therefore, the government should pay attention on this issue.”
According to the same Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation, several Khmer Krom monks and Khmer Krom people saw their passports confiscated by the Vietnamese authority when they visited their birthplaces without informing the Vietnamese authority in advance.
KKF representative also said that the arrest on various [false] accusations can be easily perpetrated by the Vietnamese authority against Khmer Krom people who just want to meet each other.
6 comments:
The fucken Vietcong go around catching the Khmer Krom people as if they were catching fish! Fuck the Vietcong! The Vietcong are very nervous these day about their past sin that had been committed on the Khmer Krom people for more than 50 years!
Fear no Vietcong! God is on your side to punish the Vietcong for their sin!
while khmers krom suffered all kind of hardship from a kantorp yuons authority , A kantorp yuons in cambodia enjoyed all kind of freedom including voting . What a shame. I wonder what a kantorp pham van dhit a.k.a conscience thought about that? this s.o.b just annoyed the hell out of me.
HI KI-MEDIA AND ALL !
AFTER ONE WEEK OF TENSE AND RUDE DISCUSSION BETWEEN " THE PATRIOT & OWN SHADOW", OUR SURVEY CAME TO A FINAL CONCLUSION AS FOLLOWS:
1- ON KI-MEDIA PROFESSIONALISM OF CREATING AND REPORTING ABOUT POLITICS IN CAMBODIA:
-(i)FIRSTLY, YOUR REPORTS ARE RELEVANT AND CONFORM WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THE PRESS ABOUT CAMBODIA POLITICS. THAT IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US KHMER LIVING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE MOTHERLAND.
-(ii)IN YOUR TITLE IN ORANGE, YOU INTENDED TO SHOW YOUR POLITICAL PARTY' S CHOICE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE FREEDOM OF BELIEF AND IT IS YOUR POLITICAL RIGHT TO SUPORT MR. SAM RAINSY' S PARTY.
-(iii) IN ORDER TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL IN THE NET, IS KI-MEDIA LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTION?
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(i) WE CONCLUDED THAT MOST OF THE READERS AND SUPPORTERS LIVE ABROAD:US, AUSTRALIA, CANADA ETC...
(ii) DURING OUR ONE WEEK SURVEY, WE USED STRONG LANGUAGES AND WE APOLOGY IF WE MAY OFFENCE BUT IT WAS PURELY INTEND TO TEST THE WATER AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF ALL OF US.
(iii) THE SURVEY SHOWS THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF READERS:
- THE FIRST GROUP OF READERS ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR COMMENTS, VERY POLITE AND BALANCED VIEWS: THEY ARE CULTIVATED AND EDUCATED... BRAVO!
THEIR VIEWS COULD BE AS A LESSON FOR ALL AND THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE BRAVE AND PATRIOTIC. CAMBODIA IS PROUD OF THEM!!!!
- THE SECOND GROUP OF READERS ARE MORE OR LESS PATHETIC ABOUT GIVING COMMENTS ABOUT POLITICS IN CAMBODIA: TOO MUCH PASSION OF HATE BECAUSE OF POLITICS AND NOT ENOUGH MATURITY, EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE. THEY MUST LEARN ABOUT THE SOCIAL WAY OF BEING A RESPECTABLE KHMER WITH OUR OWN WAY OF SAVOIR-VIVRE, OF COURTESY AND KINDNESS. PLEASE TRY TO FORGET ABOUT THE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF LIFE ABROAD AND GET MORE IN CONTACT WITH THE PREACHING AND LEARNING OF BUDDHISM. YOU WILL BE MORE RESPECTFUL BY YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY.
IN CONCLUSION, WE AGAIN APOLOGY FOR THE ONE WEEK SURVEY THAT WE CONCLUDED RIGHT NOW.
LONG LIVE TO CAMBODIA AND CAMBODIAN LIVING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE!
STRONG LINKS AND BONDS OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN KHMER AND KHMER!
MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THE SAKE OF THE MOTHERLAND!
THANK YOU FOR READING US! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE, OR TO INSULT. THIS IS JUST A SURVEY!!!!!!!
The US should not remove Vietnam from it black book of "violating religious rights and human rights". They are cunning two face bastard...that is why the US lost the Vietname war....don't forget.... A LEOPARD does not loose it strip.
Don't be full by the slippy Viet tongue....!
I just wanted to clarify to KI that Mr. Thach Setha is NOT the KKF President, he is President of the Khmers Kampuchea Krom Community which are two completely different organisations. The current President of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation is Mr. Thach Ngoc Thach.
Thank you for your clarification!
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