Thursday, March 29, 2007

Cambodian royal benevolence redux? The weak got hit by a lawsuit, the strong got away with a praise for the same offense

Thursday, March 29, 2007
Lawsuit filed against newspaper on behalf of King-Father

By Kong Sothanarith
Cambodge Soir

Unofficial Translation from French by Tola Ek

Click here to Cambodge Soir’s original article in French

The royal palace minister filed a lawsuit against the Sralanh Khmer newspaper at the request made by King-Father who found the articles published by the newspaper to be insulting.

As asked by King-Father, Kong Som Ol, the palace minister filed a lawsuit on behalf of King-Father against Sralanh Khmer, an opposition newspaper, following the publication of an article which he found insulting towards him and towards Queen-Mother. “Samdech vice-Prime minister and minister of the royal palace had filed a lawsuit against the newspaper which published slanders towards King-Father,” Ke Kimse indicated in a email sent to the US radio Voice of America. The filing of the lawsuit was confirmed by Ke Sakhorn, the vice-president of the municipal court, but Ouk Savuth, the chief prosecutor of the court declined to discuss the charges brought on the newspaper.

On 16 March, Sralanh Khmer published an article describing the content of a book in which its author was sharply criticizing King-Father and Queen-Mother.

“A long article of the Sralanh Khmer newspaper (March 16, 2007 edition) is attacking me with horrible and very contemptuous, and insulting slanders which distort the History of our Country as well as destroying very unjustly my honor and that the Khmer Monarchy of the 20th and 21st centuries. I had never been an assassin, a corrupt [person], a man owning the smallest fortune, a traitor,” Norodom Sihanouk wrote in an email in which he asked Kong Som Ol to file the lawsuit. In that same email, King-Father indicated that Queen-Mother would also ask that a lawsuit be filed on her behalf also.

Following that email, the Minister of Information asked the newspaper to publish “clarifications” written by family members of King-Father’s in-law, but it was in vain. “King-Father has the right to sue because the accusations made against him are serious,” Khieu Kanharith commented.

Thach Ket, the editor of the newspaper, declined to comment yesterday, claiming that he was not yet informed about the lawsuit. Earlier, he assured that he has no intention of slandering King-Father, he explained that he simply wanted to inform King-Father about the writings referring him.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I strongly condemn the editor of the Sralanh Khmer Newpaper for his offending abd racist article. But I think our King should react wth a
" Souverain Mepris and Ignonance" of this man instead of suing him.
The more you are quiet the more you are Great!And the Monarchy will be stronger and stronger and will last for ever.

A real monarchist

Anonymous said...

Dear "A real Monarchist" @4:41pm,

Either way the monarchy is still a lost cause for Khmer people!

Anonymous said...

sihanouk should have taken time to considered about pursuing lawsuit.

think about your family:

1) Roun Na Rith is being suit by his former mistress, Marie

2) Roun Na Rith has recently filed lawsuit against his former party "Fun C Ktech" and Nhiek Bun Chhay

3) Chack Kra Pong is also being suit for embezzlement of $1.3 mil

4) King Sihamoni is hardly say anything but he prefers "back-door"

5) You (Sihanouk) is filing lawsuit against Sralanh Khmer Newspaper

6) Monique (your Mchas Oun) is also filing lawsuit against Sralanh Khmer Newspaper

7) Keo Put Ramey is an idiot clown

8) NONE OF YOUR FAMILY IS UNEDUCATED

9) You love to stay at someone's house

10) You love to party with the enemies

11) List is going on and on . . .

No Rouk Orv Vo Chey 100 Jeit

Anonymous said...

Hey stupid real monarchist! You're not real. You and your king are fake monarchist. You only go to kiss his feet and butt for your own good.

do you think Khmer people nowaday are very stupid like you? Only a bunch of stupid like you still think this king is good for the country.

Can Sralanh Khmer newspaper and Cambodia people say what they want? do we have freedom of speech and expression? Or idiot of all of your monarchy try to shut our mouth again. Even American presidents, Comedians make joke about them. Why can we make joke or comment about your stupid king? Sue my ass.

Anonymous said...

sRALANCH kHMER NEW PAPER IS NOT A COMEDIANS DUD! LET NEW YORK TIME PUT A FRONT PAGE JOKE AND SEE WHAT THE REACTION?

Anonymous said...

SUEING IS A STRONG AND GOOD LESSON FOR IDIOT!

Anonymous said...

shove it deep up your arse, anon@1:16AM. That's the rule of the jungle law for you! get it?

Anonymous said...

" King's Law suit will Reduce or totally loss Kingship or King Popularity eventhough among Rural lowly-educated people..."


Mr. Flip-Flop