26 May 2007
By Sav Yuth
Radio Free Asia (a station labeled insolent by Hun Sen)
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
A human rights organization plans to send a letter to ask for intervention from the Siem Reap provincial governor, asking him to put to an end the practice of forcing villagers to drink “oath water” to show their support for a political party in all the villages of the province of Siem Reap.
The reaction from the human rights organization came on the heel of an investigation at the Svay Sor commune, Varin district, where almost 100 villagers from 3 villages were forced by their village and commune chiefs to support the CPP by continually drinking oath water starting from 19 May until now.
Suon Narin, the Adhoc facilitator in Siem Reap province, said in the afternoon of Friday 25 May that the human rights organization is concerned about the upcoming 2008 general election if the population are bring forced (to pledge their allegiance to a political party) since now already.
Suon Narin said: “If they take this action, we have concerns that, for the upcoming 2008 general election, there will be irregularities because people fear due to the threats.”
A villager from O village, Svay Sor commune, who is one among the many who drank oath water said that he was forced by his group chief to drink oath water, and he was very scared about this issue. “They call us in to drink (the oath water), they are concerned that we are not faithful, that we do not want to vote for them. They pour water in a cup, they put in a small statue of Buddha (in the cup), they told us to drink. We are concerned, but we don’t know what to do, so I drank…”
The commune and village authorities recognized that they did indeed call the villagers to come in and drink the oath water because there is a disparity between the number of people receiving gifts and the number of votes the CPP received during the recent commune election.
Prang Chheun, the Svay Sor commune chief, said that he was the one who came up with this idea, and he did not receive any order from anybody else. He said that this stems from the fact that the CPP have 1,800 adherents in the commune, however, during the April commune election, the CPP received 700 votes less than the number of (alleged) party members.
The reaction from the human rights organization came on the heel of an investigation at the Svay Sor commune, Varin district, where almost 100 villagers from 3 villages were forced by their village and commune chiefs to support the CPP by continually drinking oath water starting from 19 May until now.
Suon Narin, the Adhoc facilitator in Siem Reap province, said in the afternoon of Friday 25 May that the human rights organization is concerned about the upcoming 2008 general election if the population are bring forced (to pledge their allegiance to a political party) since now already.
Suon Narin said: “If they take this action, we have concerns that, for the upcoming 2008 general election, there will be irregularities because people fear due to the threats.”
A villager from O village, Svay Sor commune, who is one among the many who drank oath water said that he was forced by his group chief to drink oath water, and he was very scared about this issue. “They call us in to drink (the oath water), they are concerned that we are not faithful, that we do not want to vote for them. They pour water in a cup, they put in a small statue of Buddha (in the cup), they told us to drink. We are concerned, but we don’t know what to do, so I drank…”
The commune and village authorities recognized that they did indeed call the villagers to come in and drink the oath water because there is a disparity between the number of people receiving gifts and the number of votes the CPP received during the recent commune election.
Prang Chheun, the Svay Sor commune chief, said that he was the one who came up with this idea, and he did not receive any order from anybody else. He said that this stems from the fact that the CPP have 1,800 adherents in the commune, however, during the April commune election, the CPP received 700 votes less than the number of (alleged) party members.
25 comments:
Get the fuck outta here, Ah stupid
Gringoes! This none of your
bussiness. Can we help keep our
people from dying from the drout
here, you motherfuckers?
u r suck ah hun sen
That oath water is mixing with Hun Xen urine.He pissed into that oath water.
Guys, haven't you heard that the
royal cows forecast that this will
be a drout year. Furthermore,
scientists all over the world are
getting very nervous about global
warming. Haven't you read a couple
article below on "climax change"?
Stop making fun at us because we
want to save our people from the
drout, alright? If those fools
don't want to drink it, let them
die of thirst. We did not twist
anyone arm here. He just urged them
to drink it. Is that a crime?
It'a CPP's common practice imposed by CPP low level to win the election. The CPP doesn't have the vision to empower the people. The CPP like any Communist party uses intimidation, fear, killing, gift given, vote buying since the 1993 election.
Whoever supported See Pee Pee should drink Ah Hun Kwak and Mee Bunary's urine.
Forcing a person to take an oath to vote for an specific political party is an electoral offence under the Law on the Election of the National Assembly (article 124 new). Any person or political party that has committed this offence will have their name removed from the list of voters, the list of candidates, or the list of parties, or/and will be fined from 5 to 20 million riels.
Subject to the complaint procedure, the concerned NGO or political party should file a complaint afainst such an electoral offence with the National Election Committee (NEC).
Requesting the provincial governnor to stop that offence is not quite right, when this offence falls under the jurisdiction of the NEC.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Oh ... cut the crap, Dr. Lao, the
CPP don't look over your shoulder
in the voting boot to see who you
are voting for. Isn't that right?
Dr. Lao, with your knowledge and education why don't you try to save Cambodia from hell. Too bad, most educated people are just standing by and watch as the country suffers from hun sen's stupidity and greed. We need to have Cambodians contribute one way or another, no matter how small, in order to win back our independence from Vietnam and get out from hell.
Oath water? What a primitive party (CPP)? Their savageness toward people is too much already but now abuse people to drink oath water?
Geee.. the beasts CPP gone mad biggest time.
FYI, Fluke's Boy, there is nothing
more humiliating than getting your
ass kicked by primitive people.
How could the beast like you kick me, if I am sitting in my Roll Royce and you can't come close to me? Man your primitive life is cruel to yourself.
Yeah, and I am on my Jumbo Jet 747.
Yeahh I saw it from Duke U. It made of plastic, nice toy you got.
It looks like plastic only because
you binocular is made in USA, you
stupid idiot!
Sure the best USA, they're Patented all over the world, and yours? Sure it's plastic, not just looklike plastic.
It doesn't matter because they
don't how to manufacture anything.
Right now, Japan have been kicking
their asses, big time, in this
area.
Mr. 12:28AM
Would please suggest anything specific and concrete I could do?
Here is my e-mail: mong.hay@gmail.com
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
We remember first in 1993 after election/UNTAC and later on there always has been Margic Oath for high Ranking Government officials Minsiters, MP etc.. IN FRONT OF ANGKOR TEPPLE AND IN ROYAL PALACE prior to taking over his hight Rank Position in Governmeny...+ = ".... we .. are honest to Khmer Nation... Not Corrupted......etc.. BUT so far much more Corrupted ... as WB said USD 400M-500M lost evry yr by Corrution...." what happen with those guys who drank oath magic Water... More wealthy, healthy..Powerful.... So please compatriots if you are forced to do so pleaase do and later on you do again by your ownself to CANCELL that & Say in front of Magic Statue... tp opologise you and return those bad thing to the ONE WHO FORCE YOU....
In addition, it makes me to remember that in 1972 when I was 7 yrs old, the Khmer Rouges cardes/ Khmer Rumdos ordered my family to do the same thing /drinking oath Magic Water.. " Not to leave liberated Zone( controlled by Kher Rouges /Khmer Rumdos created by our Great King/ and running to Cities where they were controlled by General Lon Nol Armies...
Oh Preah Euy it is tha same.....
Kamlos Srok Sre.
Bullshit, where did WB said that
we lost 400-500 millions USD
annually. Would you mind show us
the report? Preferrably, itemized
report if you don't mind.
Corruption in Cambodia:
Upon taking office, the president , vice president and members of tha national assembly, the prime minister and members of the royal government, and the president, vice-president and meberas of the senate, all took oath to "commit themselves", inter alia, "to oppose all forms of corrptuion." ( see Annexes 5, 6 and 7 to the Constitution - no English or French translation of all the annexes are availalbe!).
A reading book for grade 2 pupils (second year at primary school) says: "a man who does not keep his promise is a bad man."
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
TYo 1:19 Am
If not Wb or ADB evry one knows world wide , I think you also participate in Corruption... you know a small thing why you paid when police caught you on the street?? Corruption is country wide YOU SHIT you have no Brain
Shit
Ask you mother father your wife or girl firend what they said about corruption in Cambodia???
To 1:19 am
Do you remember lasy few months why ADB asked to review the Loss of Millions USD for any projects carried out by Ministries MIME Rural Devt... MPWT etcc.. some were jailed for awhile..
Ask your grand mother she will tell you about corruption..or ask your 2nd wife /mistress's daughter(of age from 5 yrs) she'll tell you
Oh Mr. NO BRAIN
To 1:19 am
Again,
Dear Mr. No Brain,
As Samdach Hun Sen said Corruted preson Like you has never put the sign in your head that you are corrupted Mr. No Brain, are you clear??? so you could find out ADB oe WB report by your self ????? I will never show you....
Guys, how many times do I have to
tell you that corruption and crime
associated with every poor
countries, States, Towns, Cities,
Districts everywhere: here, the US,
Spain, Russia, China, ..., You
name it. How do you expected us
to clean it up, when you, with
big money, can't do it, huh?
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