13 April 2007 – The United Nations human rights envoy for Cambodia has expressed deep regret over yesterday’s decision by an Appeal Court to uphold the conviction of two men for the murder of a union leader, describing it as a “grave injustice” that underlines “continuing impunity” in the country.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court in 2005 sentenced Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea, but Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia Yash Gai said the prosecution had failed to present credible evidence linking the two men to the murder, adding also that the trial had violated international human rights standards.
“The upholding of the conviction against Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen, despite fresh witness statements and other strong exculpatory evidence, along with the failure to observe minimum guarantees for fair trial throughout the process, is a grave injustice and underlines already existing concerns about judicial independence, the rule of law and continuing impunity in Cambodia,” Mr. Gai said in a statement on Thursday
He also reiterated his calls for a thorough, impartial and credible investigation into the murder and for the prosecution of those responsible.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court in 2005 sentenced Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea, but Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia Yash Gai said the prosecution had failed to present credible evidence linking the two men to the murder, adding also that the trial had violated international human rights standards.
“The upholding of the conviction against Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen, despite fresh witness statements and other strong exculpatory evidence, along with the failure to observe minimum guarantees for fair trial throughout the process, is a grave injustice and underlines already existing concerns about judicial independence, the rule of law and continuing impunity in Cambodia,” Mr. Gai said in a statement on Thursday
He also reiterated his calls for a thorough, impartial and credible investigation into the murder and for the prosecution of those responsible.
4 comments:
Sounds a lot like the corrupted
idiot (Kenyan) is talking about
himself, hahaha, LOL, hahaha.
It's not the Court that condemned the 2 poor guys. It's Hun Sen because all the main 3 institutions in the Country are in the hands of this blood-thirsty dictator.
Man! open your eyes and wake up! Don't keep supporting this dictator that belongs to the race of the KR.
Our Country needs changes, positive changes! Enough is enough! Are you happy that this man continues to rule the Country like that?.Put him in a recycle bean and go forwards in the right direction. It's not the time of the dictator anymore!
Hey dude, if you care to do the
math, for the five years that KR
is rulling, we produced about 10%
KR generation in Cambodia. Had
KR ruled for about 50 years, the
Khmer culture would have been
wipe out, assuming that the life
span in KR regime last only 50
years. So we are very lucky that
KR collapsed within 5 years.
Anyhow, right now 10% (1.3
millions) of the population is KR
breed. What should we do with
them? Our prison is not large
enough for them.
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