05 April 2007By Huy Vannak
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A Cambodian political analyst issued a letter on Wednesday in which he said that the successive critical words used by the prime minister on local and international civil society organizations did not bring any benefit to Cambodia at all.
Dr Lao Mong Hay, a human rights researcher for the Asian Human Rights Organization based in Hong Kong, made his comments following the Cambodian government declared that it is thinking of revoking the visa and banning the Open Society for Justice International (OSJI) from Cambodia.
In his letter dated 04 April, Dr. Lao Mong Hay wrote that the government should perform an in-depth investigation on the accusations of human rights violation, and corruption raised by OSJI, rather than attacking OSJI’s criticisms. The government attacks on OSJI do not provide a good image to the government.
Khieu Kanharith, the government spokesman, reacted to the issue raised by Dr Lao Mong Hay by saying: “When they (OSJI) shoots at the government, the government must reply back, we have the same rights. If we don’t answer, it means that we agree with them. Their error stems from the fact that they got confused from a NGO and an opposition political party, they are different from one another. For them who claim that they are researchers, scientists, etc…, but they are not, they always call immediately for a press conference… to make a name for themselves. … For OSJI, we already talked about it, they went on to talk about the government spending international aid wastefully, and the government did not use the aid money to serve the interest of the nation. This is not part of their work to help the tribunal at all, they are involving themselves in politics.”
In his letter, Dr Lao Mong Hay recalls that the government not only criticized civil society organizations, it also criticized Professor Yash Ghai, the UN Special Envoy on Human Rights in Cambodia.
Dr Lao Mong Hay said that in March, Prime Minister Hun Sen called Prof Yash Ghai an ignorant man, and he also requested Kofi Anan to remove Prof Yash Ghai from his duty. The prime minister also threatened to close the UN office of Human Rights in Cambodia. In May 2006, the prime minister called those who criticized the professional ability of Cambodian judges nominated to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, animals.
In the beginning of August 2006, after Dr Sok Hach, President of the Economic Institute of Cambodia, issued a report stating that the government only collected 25% of the taxes, and that the government lost $400 million in revenue in 2005, Hun Sen called Dr Sok Hach an ignorant scholar.
Dr Lao Mong Hay, a human rights researcher for the Asian Human Rights Organization based in Hong Kong, made his comments following the Cambodian government declared that it is thinking of revoking the visa and banning the Open Society for Justice International (OSJI) from Cambodia.
In his letter dated 04 April, Dr. Lao Mong Hay wrote that the government should perform an in-depth investigation on the accusations of human rights violation, and corruption raised by OSJI, rather than attacking OSJI’s criticisms. The government attacks on OSJI do not provide a good image to the government.
Khieu Kanharith, the government spokesman, reacted to the issue raised by Dr Lao Mong Hay by saying: “When they (OSJI) shoots at the government, the government must reply back, we have the same rights. If we don’t answer, it means that we agree with them. Their error stems from the fact that they got confused from a NGO and an opposition political party, they are different from one another. For them who claim that they are researchers, scientists, etc…, but they are not, they always call immediately for a press conference… to make a name for themselves. … For OSJI, we already talked about it, they went on to talk about the government spending international aid wastefully, and the government did not use the aid money to serve the interest of the nation. This is not part of their work to help the tribunal at all, they are involving themselves in politics.”
In his letter, Dr Lao Mong Hay recalls that the government not only criticized civil society organizations, it also criticized Professor Yash Ghai, the UN Special Envoy on Human Rights in Cambodia.
Dr Lao Mong Hay said that in March, Prime Minister Hun Sen called Prof Yash Ghai an ignorant man, and he also requested Kofi Anan to remove Prof Yash Ghai from his duty. The prime minister also threatened to close the UN office of Human Rights in Cambodia. In May 2006, the prime minister called those who criticized the professional ability of Cambodian judges nominated to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, animals.
In the beginning of August 2006, after Dr Sok Hach, President of the Economic Institute of Cambodia, issued a report stating that the government only collected 25% of the taxes, and that the government lost $400 million in revenue in 2005, Hun Sen called Dr Sok Hach an ignorant scholar.
25 comments:
Thumbs up to Dr. Lao Mong Hay. But I believe that he was in no way criticizing the government. More like letting them know when they go beyond the lines.
Obviously Dr. Lao Mong Hay, Prof Yash Ghai, and Dr Sok Hach need to get themselves some honorary "doctorates" like HS.
Good ones don't have to get themselves those degrees but they are confered on them.
I know someone who makes me sick -that anything he does for the community he will end up asking other people to nominate him for an award. Really sick.
I don't agree with Loa a bit. When
someone slandered you you know
it, no investigation is needed
whatsoever. According, I have to
support Somdach Hun Sen to protect
Khmer's immage from these idiots
by revoking all their visas, and
boot the out of Cambodia.
Yeah 6:13PM, and you must have been born in the barn/stable. Need we say more?
Hey H.E. Mr. Khieu Kanharith, how come you are a government spokesman??? When you try to say something, it is just like a small and crazy boy, your words, your voice, your reactions are usually out of assholes without any critical thinking!!!!!
We need more Dr Lao Mong Hay's. We don't need crooked Sino-Khmers like Sok An.
Hun Sen is just very jealous of people like Dr Hay who always comes up with educated senisble suggestions. Every time Dr Hay opens his mouth, Docdeur Sen would retaliate with khmeng wat type threats;hallmark of Docdeur Sen's response to any issue. Ls time when Sen visited Australia, the opposition leader took up the issue with him, Sen's reponse was: If you are not happy , take the UN human rights office to Bagdad. Sen further asked, have you been to Cambodia yet ? The opposition leader said: oh, I was there last month. Then Docdeur just shut up and looked lost with words, when facing a civilized, rational leader.
Well, what do you want to know,
6:13? I am open to all question,
but if you expected be to do
a two pages essay on each topic,
I say don't hold your breath,
idiot.
6:23, the reason is because you get
what you're worth, no less or more,
and you don't worth more than scumbag. Anymore question?
What have you been smoking, 6:32,
there was no interview of any type
during Somdach visiting Austrialia.
There was no formal interview, but some members of parliaments and opposition leaders did have a chance to chat with your boss about human rights issues.
You don't even know what your was doing of course. he didn't have to update a junior trash collector.
That's what I tought. Very well,
you may retured your smoke party.
Sorry for the interruption.
annon. @ 6:13 has mental capacity of a side of cockroach's brain. Anything from ITS mouth is a trash. Eventually, ITS will get F-up from backdoor my Hun Sen and Hun Sen's gang in Prey Sar.
Pailin, Cambodia
HEY CRAZY GRINGOS AND YANKEE LAO MONG HAO...
CAMBODIA POLITICS ARE NOT FOR YOU... STAY AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
CAMBODIA IS FOR INSIDE CAMBODIANS!
6:32 made a very good analysis on Hun Sen's lack of civilize debate skills and Kmeng Wat's. Maybe they are one in the same. You know those anons care so much about their "image" just like Hun Sen does. Would it be so surprising then to say that Xen Hun himself came up here to defend his "image"?
Whoever, or whatever organizations these anon belong to, they're one of the same breed with Xen Kmouch Hun.
HEY CRAZY AH COMMUNIST AND CRIMINAL AH HUN SEN...
CRIMINAL POLITICS ARE FOR YOU? AH HUN SEN OT' POUJ...
STAY AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH, AH HUN SEN KOMPOUJ KBAL YOUN KHLOUN SAT'!
CAMBODIA IS FOR ALL CAMBODIANS!
Whoever supported Ah See Pee Pee Hun Khvack Khvev Shit, I say Fuck You your all motherfuckers!!!
It is normal that an ignorant, stupid and animal man has called others as ignorant, stupid and animal....
This is the dignity of CPP = Communist People Party
If one day its leaders don't insult, curse or swear others, CPP will have no dignity at all..
Continue your job Hun Sen
To 9:45PM,
You are such a disgusting, miserable and despicable maggot born out of and fed by Vietnamese faeces. You take 100% after your mother, the fly, which annoys knowledgeable people so much. You are a mirror image of your master, Hun Sen, and your God, Ho Chi Minh. You are such a huge burden to this planet earth.
We totally agree with 10:48PM who stated clearly that "Cambodia is for all Cambodians". We wish to add that Cambodia is not for one Vietnamese illegal migrant let alone 4.5 million as highlighted in Dr. DY Kareth's research paper.
We sincerely wish you to die of AIDS or hepatitis soon so that you can be born normal like everybody else.
I support Lao Mong hao 100%. I suggest him to play more on slashing Hun Sen as Cambodia is belonging to everyone and not just for af Hun sen family. He is just a crooked and a mafia Prime Minister only.
True, Cambodia does belong to
everyone, but not gringoes nor its
slaves like you.
AMERICAN SLAVES MUCH BETTER THAN YUON SLAVES. I AM SURE YIOU ARE SO DESPERATE TO BE US SLAVE TOO, ALL OF YOU I KNOW.
No way, Jose. I am very proud to
be Yuon's slave the winner, not
American's slave the loser.
CNN news last night
Mr Goh Chok Tong, PM of Singapore is paid $ 2.1 miilion per year.
Mr George W.Bush, US's President $ 400,000 per year .
Mr Tony Blair, PM of Great Britain $ 370,000 per year .
My question :
Samdech Dr Hun Sen ,PM of Cambodia less than $ 20,000 per year.
Samdech Dr Hun Sen had built so many schools from his Money and donated a lot of Bi-Cheng,sarong to Khmer-People
..........How ?
He's must be a Khmer-Billionaire.
How many times do we have to answer
you stupid question before you
understand it, you retard?
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