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Hun Sen's Secret Vietnam Trip Said for Medical Treatment or a 'Dressing-Down'

04 May 07
It Is Rumored that Hun Sen Secretly Leaves for Vietnam in the Night After the Vietnamese Speaker Has Left in the Morning

By Hang Oddam
Moneakseka Khmer

Translated from Khmer and posted online

It is quite suspect that when Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong left Cambodia in the morning of 28 April it was rumored that strongman Hun Sen secretly left Cambodia for Vietnam the same night.

A source disclosed that Hun Sen's nighttime travel to Vietnam was extremely interesting because some news reports claimed that he was having a serious bout with influenza and could not meet and welcome the Vietnamese National Assembly speaker during his visit to Cambodia.

However, some other sources said that Hun Sen felt strongly pressured by the successive visits to Cambodia by the Vietnamese leaders. In the end, he did not have any better excuse than to declare that he was sick with a bad flu in order to avoid meeting them. Probably, because Hun Sen's excuse was not acceptable to the Vietnamese, he was forced to leave his Tiger's Lair for Vietnam in the night, maybe in order to get some severe dressing-down and scrubbing.

In this connection, a few segments of the public said that Hun Sen's secret nighttime trip to Vietnam was probably to see his doctor, for lately Hun Sen had cancelled all the appearance programs that he would have to preside over.

Therefore, Hun Sen's nighttime departure for Vietnam on 28 April without posting any specific announcement continues to be a mystery that greatly arouses the suspicion of most circles, for it coincided too much with Nguyen Phu Trong's departure the same morning.

Of late, the internal situation of the Cambodian People's Party [CPP] was dangerously explosive because Hun Sen, a strongman in this party's leading apparatus, sometimes verbally reacted indirectly to his detractors. But sometimes police and military police forces were seen deployed to patrol in and around Phnom Penh. In particular, security was tightened or traffic banned in the vicinity of Chamka Mon [CPP headquarters] both along the lower and upper streets.

If we still remember well, the problem about the signing of a constitutional amendment on the package vote saw Chea Sim as acting head of state bitterly confronting strongman Hun Sen, and he ended up using the excuse of undergoing medical treatment abroad to leave the country under the watchful eyes of [National Police Chief] Hok Langdi.

It was only after the problem about the package government and package National Assembly was resolved that Sar Kheng acted as the go-between by inviting Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, and Hun Sen to attend a commemorative reconciliation dinner that was widely televised in a bid to fool the people.

Groups of analysts said that the conflict inside the Vietnamese-sponsored and -supported CPP was not one with the interest of the country at heart. And this silent, albeit seething conflict has stemmed from the power struggle and rivalry for influence and riches in the interest of their personal groups and factions.

Because in the CPP's internal conflict the opponents cared only about their individual power and interests, the Vietnamese leaders deemed it necessary to take turns coming to Cambodia to help consolidate this party's inner circle. The visitors included the Vietnamese president, Vietnamese prime minister, Vietnamese Army commander, Vietnamese police chief, and so on. Last was the turn of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong. When this leader came to Cambodia, Hun Sen announced that he was sick and could not welcome him.

However, it was strange that when Nguyen Phu Trong returned to Vietnam in the morning of 28 April, the great Hun Sen also suddenly left for Vietnam the same night. People wonder whether Hun Sen went to Vietnam for medical treatment or he went there to get a scrubbing from the Vietnamese leaders.

Shortly before that, someone disclosed that the Chea Sim faction wanted Sar Kheng to be the new prime-ministerial candidate while proposing that Hun Sen be made candidate for the post of National Assembly chairman instead.

It was said that Hun Sen adamantly opposed this idea, refusing to accept anybody else except himself as the next prime minister in the event the CPP wins the elections. Because Hun Sen stubbornly held on to power like this, the Vietnamese leaders frequently came to Cambodia in order to help sooth down the CPP's internal problem.

This assessment is quite logical, for Cambodia at present is under the control of the CPP as its National Assembly chairman is Heng Samrin, honorary president of the CPP; its Senate chairman is Chea Sim, president of the CPP; and its prime minister is Hun Sen, vice president of the CPP.

It is not known if Hun Sen's secret nighttime trip to Vietnam was made because Hun Sen needed medical treatment or because he was summoned by the Vietnamese leaders for a dressing-down. But one interesting fact is that after Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong left Cambodia in the morning Hun Sen was said to be leaving for Vietnam that same night.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stupid, Idiot Man!!!

Anonymous said...

Looks like the honeymoon between Hun San and the Vietcong is about to end. When a dog is old and no longer capable to guard the house, the master has no more use of him and will try to find ways to get rid of him.

Anonymous said...

It is very interesting story to hear. Vietnam might get a lot of pressure from China and United States. China and United States wanted Hun Sen finish his term as a priminster. The only option is to pressure vietnam to remove Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

Ah shut the fuck up, you roumors junky!

Anonymous said...

Pu SEN....

You guys & Gays Please watch your Mouth!!!! and just try to work hard to feed your Family and Children ok...You are not live in srok khmer, you don't know much,just leave us alone...

Anonymous said...

Viet will cook Hun Xen?

Bunnary become a hag?

Hun Xen daugthers will up for prostitution?

Hun Xen sons end up like Sadam's sons?

Poor Dog..................

Anonymous said...

pu Sen, bonarry at lease it save by me, only Hok Lundy will do to her beside Ah Sen.

Anonymous said...

let I have Bonary, so Ican prove my still work.Sorry but you going to like it Bonary!

Anonymous said...

This is true for Hun Sen's recent unusual happening. It must be something hiden behind....Now I realize it. This happened caused by at least two reasons:
1. Hun Sen is not useful for Yuan anymore
2. China & US pressure Yuan to withraw Hun Sen from power...

So this is alert to the opposition parties that the trying of violence with Hun Sen results only violence and failure( failure because the innocent people will die)....but to use international resolution through global economic influences will lead to the surrender of ignorant and cruel leader like Hun Sen...

Anonymous said...

Stop fantasizing, losers!

Anonymous said...

AH HUN SEN glory day is coming to an end!!!All Cambodian people need to take a closer look at Cambodian politic and this is the turning point for AH HUN SEN...even the father of Vietcong can't help him now!!!!

This is a very classic moved and it is called an exit strategy!

Anonymous said...

Are we not looking at this as a good thing? Hun Sen is tired of Vietnamese's visits to Cambodia. Isn't it good that Hun Sen doesn't want to listen to the Viet. Isn't this what we want, for him to love his country and not listening to the youn? Why are we not happy that he is not useful to the youn anymore? If the US/China did pressured youn to withdraw Hun Sen, would youn listens? Maybe it's time that Hun Sen doesn't need youn anymore because the country is at peace and he wants to make his own decisions, and not listen to youn. This is a positive thing for the khmer people. I would be glad if Hun Sen goes against youn. Aren't we? Isn't that what we want? Maybe Hun Sen sees that soon we will have money from oil, and doesn't feel he needs youn anymore, or want to share with youn.

Anonymous said...

No, we should never be isolated by
ourselves. We must keep strong
relationship with all, and we want
people to listen to us as we should
listen to them. This is no rocket
science, just an application of
the old Buddhist concept.