Letter to the Editor
The Cambodia Daily
In "Kem Sokha Contemplates a Political Comeback" (Jan 8, page 16), Cambodian Center for Human Rights President Kem Sokha announced that he is considering forming a new political party. He was quoted as declaring: "I think that in Cambodia now, there is no democratic party," and "Recently, whenever I go somewhere, when I join a forum, the Cambodian people request me to form a party."
This is not the first time that Kem Sokha, whose organization is funded with international assistance to defend human rights on a non-political basis, has made highly political statements.
In "Sam Rainsy Promises To Help Relocated People" (July 31, page 15), he was quoted as saying: "Demonstrations are his [Sam Rainsy’s] career.... He pushes people and when violence occurs he flees."
Under the banner of a respected human rights organization, Kem Sokha has been preparing a political comeback and attacking his potential political rivals for some time already.
It is anybody's right to form apolitical party and to nurture political ambitions. But it is unfair and dishonest of Kem Sokha to pursue a political and personal agenda by using the resources of a supposedly non-partisan organization that is financed by international assistance intended for ensuring the well-being of all Cambodians.
Keo Phirum,
SRP member, Phnom Penh
This is not the first time that Kem Sokha, whose organization is funded with international assistance to defend human rights on a non-political basis, has made highly political statements.
In "Sam Rainsy Promises To Help Relocated People" (July 31, page 15), he was quoted as saying: "Demonstrations are his [Sam Rainsy’s] career.... He pushes people and when violence occurs he flees."
Under the banner of a respected human rights organization, Kem Sokha has been preparing a political comeback and attacking his potential political rivals for some time already.
It is anybody's right to form apolitical party and to nurture political ambitions. But it is unfair and dishonest of Kem Sokha to pursue a political and personal agenda by using the resources of a supposedly non-partisan organization that is financed by international assistance intended for ensuring the well-being of all Cambodians.
Keo Phirum,
SRP member, Phnom Penh
The temptation is too much for anyone to bear, especially when there is no effective opposition to the ruling party.
ReplyDeleteSiS
Kem Sokha has been a monkey jumping from several moving boats with coconut in hands for some times.He still can't figure out what to do with coconut just yet.
ReplyDeleteNow he wants to run Cambodia like Son Sann, Sam Rainsy or Hun Sen and alone.
Again, you are witnessing
ReplyDeletethe "Power struggling" by a bunch
of idiots.
When was the last time you ever
heard anyone talking about helping
to create jobs for the millions
needies who currently begging
for money all over our country?
I am telling you right now that
half of our issues will dissapeared
by itself if we can get people
of the street. You don't have to
be a rocket scientist to know this.
They are just Evil in an Angel
mask. They are not going to do
what they say if can control
the country. Take the "land
grabbing" issue that we have,
for example, how can they solve
this problem ,when many of them
are land dealers? Wake up, people.
7:26 PM, Tell me your opinion to earn jobs for Cambodian people in such a corrupt and land-grabbing government!!! How would you do if you don't have power in planning? and how would you do if you have power to plan national strategies?
ReplyDeleteThis is why we should talk about this political situation.
What should be role of ruling party and of opposition party?
I agree that Kem Sokha seems to be bias in his role as independent body in favor of his own political ambition. If he wants to do so, leave that institution first.
We know we have land grabbing
ReplyDeletecorruption, and we are doing the
best we can do for it. When I look
back 10 years ago, it was much
worse. This is not rocket science.
This is what poverty do to you.
People become criminal from
greed...
You think it is easy to solve this
problem but it is not.
We all know poor neigborhood
everywhere is very troublesome.
Go and fix that first, and when
you succeed, you can come to help
us. Meanwhile, please stop
dreaming, okay.
As to getting job for people,
it aint easy either. You must
travel to different country to
build friendship. Tell them how
cambodia can help their company
to succeed ....
But it will not work if we are
constantly at each other throat
with accusation ... and power
struggling. Do you know what I
mean? Who in their right mind
would want to invest millions
in such environment.
Okay, here's the deal: if you
can't help, just stay out and
don't impede against our progress.
Here we are trying to bring in
bussinesses and idiots making
stupid noises ... and deter most
bussinesses away.
And if you can't do much, just
help us keep think calm. Is that
too much to ask?
Lok euy Lok.
ReplyDeleteWhen ah satt derachhan youn and ah hun kvak be sent to norork?
At rattanakiri ah youn chol srok and ah hun kvak and his boriva satt derachhan smile with dollars and power. ah niss niyeay doch no kaun khmer knows anything.
Man I wish pourk ah youn and ah knhom youn will be hit by runteass banh & slap by disease. I'm so fed up with pour ah hun kvak.
Well, if it bother you that much,
ReplyDeletetake two table spoons of cyanide
and call me in the morning, okay?
Chkout Slave 4:11am!
ReplyDeleteDo you think all cambodian deserve to be profitted by all of your corrupt slaves? Do you think all Cambodian deserve to be your slave? How much donation have you got? Where does it go? How much does it go to poor and jobless people? How much do all companies give all of you under tables?
Is this your kind of solution??? you close all cambodian mouth, eyes and ears, then you take all money from donors to your own bank accounts? It is also easy for you to lie donors!!!!
If all your corrption slave forget history, you'll be hanged by another people revolution. Thing that happened once might happen second!!!
Hi slave 4:11am, Ask yourself: where do you go when you need medical care?? Why do all those ministers and you slave CPP need to go to Thailand or Youn or singapore to be treated after such a development you all slave have done? Let me reply you: because all you slave develop only your own pockets, cars, villas and bank accounts? so no appropriate investment in health care...and other sectors...?
ReplyDeleteMe Slave and I have done what?
ReplyDeleteWould you mind tell me what I did
first and leave everyone out of
this for a moment because I would
like to get a good stab a your
allegation about me first if that
is okay by you.
You stupid Mr. Sokha will leave the institution when he have his own party!
ReplyDeleteMean time this kind of overlap is acceptable.
how can you jumping without planing, you fool.