30 April 2007By Sok Serei
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, NRP president, wrote a letter to King Sihamoni who is also the chairman of Supreme Magistracy of Cambodia, asking the king to provide justice for him in the 18-month jail sentence he received from the Phnom Penh municipal court following his accusation of breach of trust in the sale of the Funcinpec party headquarters.
According to the letter sent by the prince dated 28 March that was revealed by his advisor to RFA, Prince Ranariddh raised three main points which he provided along with comments from a foreign law expert.
The first point the prince’s letter indicated that the accusation made by Sok Kalyan, the prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court, did not provide sufficient evidence related to the criminal activities. The second point indicated that the prince was sentenced for breach of trust based on Article 46 of the penal code under the UNTAC era, which is contrary to the spirit of the law. The third point raised in the letter indicated that the according to the legal analysis made by Touch Bora, Esq., from Australia, the use of the breach of trust law against the prince is a violation of the spirit of Article 46 itself.
Noranarith Anadayath, the special advisor to the prince, said that this letter was sent to all embassies in Cambodia, as well as to representatives of civil society in Cambodia.
Sok Sam Oeun, Executive Director of the Cambodian Defenders Project and President of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) said: “The base law has the right to review and punish the behavior of the mistakes committed by judges, and it does not involve the judgment.”
No comment can be obtained from Chiv Keng, president of the Phnom Penh municipal court, on the complaint sent by the prince to the king. However, Ang Vong Vatana, the Minister of Justice, said that he received an explanation from Phnom Penh municipal court Judge Sao Meach who claimed that the sentence he handed down on Prince Ranariddh has all the evidence required. Sao Meach also sent his explanation to the king as well.
On 13 March, Prince Ranariddh was sentenced to 18-month jail along with a $150,000 fine for breach of trust in the sale of the Funcinpec party headquarters.
A group of officials close to the prince plans to ask for an audience with the king to request his pardon for the prince, and pave the way for his return to Cambodia.
According to the letter sent by the prince dated 28 March that was revealed by his advisor to RFA, Prince Ranariddh raised three main points which he provided along with comments from a foreign law expert.
The first point the prince’s letter indicated that the accusation made by Sok Kalyan, the prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court, did not provide sufficient evidence related to the criminal activities. The second point indicated that the prince was sentenced for breach of trust based on Article 46 of the penal code under the UNTAC era, which is contrary to the spirit of the law. The third point raised in the letter indicated that the according to the legal analysis made by Touch Bora, Esq., from Australia, the use of the breach of trust law against the prince is a violation of the spirit of Article 46 itself.
Noranarith Anadayath, the special advisor to the prince, said that this letter was sent to all embassies in Cambodia, as well as to representatives of civil society in Cambodia.
Sok Sam Oeun, Executive Director of the Cambodian Defenders Project and President of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) said: “The base law has the right to review and punish the behavior of the mistakes committed by judges, and it does not involve the judgment.”
No comment can be obtained from Chiv Keng, president of the Phnom Penh municipal court, on the complaint sent by the prince to the king. However, Ang Vong Vatana, the Minister of Justice, said that he received an explanation from Phnom Penh municipal court Judge Sao Meach who claimed that the sentence he handed down on Prince Ranariddh has all the evidence required. Sao Meach also sent his explanation to the king as well.
On 13 March, Prince Ranariddh was sentenced to 18-month jail along with a $150,000 fine for breach of trust in the sale of the Funcinpec party headquarters.
A group of officials close to the prince plans to ask for an audience with the king to request his pardon for the prince, and pave the way for his return to Cambodia.
Oh, just give your step brother
ReplyDeletea pardon, your Majesty (N.
Sihamoni). It is immoral not to do
so even if he's guilty of all the
charges. He had contributed so much
to help bring the country to this
point, and he will continue to be
an asset to Cambodia in the years
to come.
And Somdach Ranarith, shut the
fuck up, LOL. Just confess to the
charges and wrong doing and promise
under oath that it will never
happened again. Don't you think
that is fair for everyone? That
way, we all can move on, and not
dwell here.
Oh, boy!! Ra do something to protect your family. Not ask your family to do things for you all the time. You used your dad and now your younger brother? Come on, come back and fight Hun Sen like a man. Or do you think that last time you selected your brother to be the king and now it's time for him to do you a favor?
ReplyDeleteDon't make your half brother feel frustrated. I'm sure sihamony want to help you out after all you're brother but he can't ,if he did , he will upset HUN SEN. If you are corrupted just accept punishement.
ReplyDeletejust rembember a few years ago when you were president of the assembly, you spend 27 millions dollars to renovate the buiding and the whole thing can be done for only 13 mil, ,and when SAM RAINSY talked about your corruption you get piss and sued him for defamation.
Prince RANARITH,please do your brother a fever accept the penalty and stay out of politic....
If our "warrior prince" does not accept Phnom Penh Court's judgment, he can lodge an appeal against it with the Court of Appeals. Our August King is not that Court of Appeals.
ReplyDeleteThe prince will only make a fool of himself yet again by calling on our King to find justice for him.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Lao Mong Hai or whoever you are, do you really know waht were talking about? If not shut the f... up.
ReplyDeleteSorry about my French...
Look Ranarith your father is Yuon and your step mother is Yuon, they don't love you and that is why you didn't become king instead Cambodian have another Yuon King.
ReplyDeleteAs for 2:18 PM shut the fuck up and if Hun Sen has confess what the fuck are you still doing. Just confess the you motherfucker have fucked up Cambodia to the ground. Your Sihamoni is just another Yuon. You are just another fucking myth maker.
Oh there you are, 3:51! Where the
ReplyDeletehell have you been hiding. Come
along now. Your shrink was looking
for ya.
Norodom Ranarid, Norodom Sihanouk, Norodom Jakrapong, Sisovath Sereyroat, Norodom Arun Raesmey, Sisovath Thomico ... are the real sdech
ReplyDeletebut ah Hun Sen, ah Heng Samrin and ah Jea Sim are ah pouk sdach ah = ah pouk sdah ach
So what about real sdach and sdach
ReplyDeleteach? Which one do you want?
To Prince Norodom Ranatiddh,
ReplyDeleteNo matter what you've done in the past, you've done it exactly the same way as your Father did when he was in power. Like father like son in a sense that you never think before you do anything. You do it first and then you think about it later. It's strange to see all members of your royal family act that way, the careless way. Nobody can understand it, except perhaps the intellectual deficiency is in your Father's gene which has been passed on to you, your brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews and other close relatives.
If that is the case, all members of the royal family should never touch politics again. It's a disaster for Cambodia as this country has been through for half a century now. With regard to your court case, you should appeal to the higher courts as rightly suggested by Dr. LAO Mong Hay. We sincerely wish you a clean acquittal from all charges. If not acquitted, just go to jail like everybody else. It's only for 18 months. You'll be alright.
Prince Ranaridh,
ReplyDeleteJust drop dead! It is enough of your nonsence.
Monsieur, Madame, ou Mademoiselle 3:41PM,
ReplyDeletePour me faire mieux connaitre, je me permets de vous me presenter avec mon francais ruille. Je m'appelle LAO Mong Hay, LAO etant mon nom et Mong Hay mon prenom. Je suis un citoyen khmer residant a Phnom Penh et actuellement vivant et travaillant a Hong Kong. J'ai ete invite une fois a occuper la chaire europeenne des droits de l'homme de l'Universite de Lyon, Fance. J'ai renconte notre "prince guerrier" plusieurs fois depuis notre lutte contre l'occupation vietnamienne de notre pays. Il me connait assez bien. En Janvier dernier j'ai fait des demarches personnelles aupres du Parti FUNCINPEC et du Parti Norodom Ranariddh pour que son affaire soit reglee a l'amiable sans recourir au proces dont le resultat final, que tout le monde cinniat, lui est defavourable.
Si vous voulez comprendre mieux le fondement de mon intervention dans son affaire, je vous prie de consulter la constitution du Cambodge (http://lao.bunlong.free.fr/cons19393.htm), la loi portant sur la procedure en matiere penale du Cambodge (http://droit.francophonie.org/df-web/publication.do?publicationId=3009 ), et aussi le code de procedure penale de la France qui sert de modele pour la justice penale khmere(http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/RechercheSimplePartieCode?commun=CPROCP&code=CPROCPEL.rcv).
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Eh Annon. @3:41 PM,
ReplyDeleteDo you understand the fundamental and logical reasoning of what Dr. Lao Mong Hay's writing? If not, then you are the one that need to be shut up and learn! Give the man some respect, please!
Somlor Ma-Chou Yuon
Last week he said in radio free asia, that he would not want to trouble his brother! and now what?
ReplyDeletethat Radio Free Asia fault to give him the idea! Ranarith is stupid to think of any thing but " mee on la phala"
LOL, Dr. Loa, you don't have to
ReplyDeleteexplain to 3:41 in French. What
he meant by "sorry about my
French" was "excuse my hash
language", hehehe.
To Prince Ratnowit!
ReplyDeletePlease chose other profession beside politic!!!You have done your very best and your very best is not good enough so it is time to call a quit!!!!
Please do not create anymore uncessary drama!!! If you are truely a smart person and why not go into business and invest in something which can bring more money and use those money to buy Cambodian people to gain your popularity again!!! It is never too late to start anything!!!!
Nobody want you to do politic again and do you want God to come down and tell you that!!!
I think he wants to do both
ReplyDelete(bussinesses and politic) like
everyone else is doing around
planet.
This bastard knows nothing but mistresses and $$$$$$$.
ReplyDeleteMong Hay rants: "If our "warrior prince" does not accept Phnom Penh Court's judgment, he can lodge an appeal against it with the Court of Appeals. Our August King is not that Court of Appeals. The prince will only make a fool of himself yet again by calling on our King to find justice for him."
ReplyDeleteJudge: You have to be so stupid to have said anything like this, unless of you are dishonest about the real situation of the cuurent khmer politics.
If Narridhh had lodged an appeal, he would have gummed up the application for the royal pardon and he will ruin his chance of participating in the 2008 elections because: 1, his conviction is political; (2) King cannot pardon if the matter is being appealed; (3) no law which specify the Appeal Court as when it would pick up a case and conduct a hearing. in other words, it replies on the caprice de la individial appeal judge as to when he wants to hear a/the matter. it can take ayear; one month; 3 years etc. from here the latter, (from appeal any party can appeal to the supreme court; which will take another year or so;)then the 2008 elections would be well over.
that fucked prince is not stupid or a fool; it's you, Hay Mong.
Judge
Come on Judge! You know that Cambodia is full dirty politic!!!
ReplyDeleteI know that all judges are controlled by Samdech HUN SEN!!!I remembered when Samdech HUN SEN's nephew killed Cambodian people with AK-47 and thank to a judge like you, Samdech HUN SEN's newphew is off the hook!!!!
Are you part of the Cambodian Bar Association too?? Oh no! please don't tell me that you belong to CBA!!
May be! Cambodian Bullshit Association.
ReplyDeleteHmm ... that sounds like when one
ReplyDeleteof the Bush's kid was involved with
drug and got away clean. And when
the kid doing crappy in school, it
is all the school fault ... . I
guess the real world isn't what it
is described in the textbook, huh.
- He,he,he: could you please explain to them on my behalf " Sorry about my French". I thought that Mr Lao understands perfect English.
ReplyDelete- Oui, J'ai bien compris votre Francais rouille, Monsieur Lao. Il n'y a pas besoin de show off...
- Ah Choy Mray Somlor Ma chou Youn, it was none of your business, may I add...
Are we having some fun here?
I don't think it is a matter of
ReplyDeleteunderstanding english, 4:21. I
think Dr. Lao has been hanging
around with too many corrupted
diplomats for too long. I bet he
can't even eat a grilled chicken
wing unless he has a folk and a
knife.
Your honorable Judge,
ReplyDeleteA cleverer "warrior prince" would not have sent a lawyer to defence his case at the Phnom Penh court in the first place. Doing so was tantamount to recognising the jurisdiction and authority of that court. The claim made after his conviction that its judgment was political does mean much. Would the judgment be less political if it had been favourable to him?
Knowing Cambodian politics and the status of our courts, last January, I talked to both sides of the conflict in an attempt to get them to reach an out-of court settlement. I have failed, but I feel happy I have tried.
Mr.5:33PM
I have learned to handle forks and knives well from the English, not by hanging around with too many corrupted diplomats for too long as you claimed. It is said that the French have good food, but the English have good table manners. May I add that to many fellow Cambodians I'm a very odd fellow when I don't drink? I have faithfully adhered to this fifth Buddhist precept, not all the five precepts, for some 30 long years. And this is a great victory for me!!!
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Hi Annon. @4:21 PM,
ReplyDeleteYour comment explains a lot about you and how and where you have been raised.
This is public forum and it is in deed all about Khmer issues and interest. You are entitled to horsing around and/or mockering at people but it is also my privilege and rights to step in to reasoning with my beloved Khmer individuals.
You have a good day.
Somlor Ma-Chuo Yuon
Svay Rieng, Cambodia
Somlor Ma-Chuo Yuon, did I mock anyone? Did you really know where have I been raised? Good on you...
ReplyDeletePlease get that right first before you jumped in deep shit.
It is good to know that you are interested in Khmer issues, please keep up with your good work and good luck.
Life is too short my friend, there is no time for fussing and fighting...
Sorry Dr. Loa, but I don't see much
ReplyDeletedifference between the English with
the so called "good table manner"
and the corrupted diplomats,
hehehe. They all learnt from the
same professor.
Some crazy guy on this web is trying to show off his French language skill!ahahhahaahhahha
ReplyDeleteLike I care so much to read the fucken French lanugage!!!Take your fucken French language somewhere else!!! Thank to the French that is the whole Indochina piece of shit is so fuck up!!!!!!!
I don't need to know where you were from, born, and raised by whom. But I have assumed the language you have used here said it all!
ReplyDelete"- Ah Choy Mray Somlor Ma chou Youn, it was none of your business, may I add...
Are we having some fun here?"
Have a good day.
Svay Rieng, Cambodia
What's wrong with the language used, Saint Svay Rieng. If you can't take it, piss off.
ReplyDeleteWho the hell are you to tell me all your craps which did not make any sense.
Are you a psycho or what?
Yep, and Sway Rieng is a communist
ReplyDeletewho oppress Free Speech.
Uh! Someone got really pissed off here. Go take a cold shower, lady! May be it helps alleviate your boiling temper. Oh! Don't forget to take Prozac, Nurontin, or Zoloft before you go to bed. It will help calm you down, you can go to sleep faster, and you won't have any bad dream or nightmare. Muah! Muah!!!!!
ReplyDeleteKobe, Japan
Kobe, Japanese samll and short dick man, don't know what are you talking about.
ReplyDeleteZimbabwe, Africa
Mr.7:15AM
ReplyDeleteWe have different upbringings. When I was young, Khmer society taught me and others of my generation at least to have good table manners. Good table manners reflect the character of a man or woman.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
ahahahhahahhahahahha!
ReplyDeleteThe death of free speech!!!Hell no!
Agree that we have been brought up
ReplyDeletediffently, Dr. Lao, but
note that the phrase "good table
manner" is only meant for English,
French, ... , or Spanish people
individually. It is not meant to
established English or anyone
superiority over others, but simply
different from others. Get it?
PS: In other words, Dr. Lao, there
ReplyDeleteis nothing wrong with Khmer's,
Chinese's, ..., or Arab's table
manners.
Messrs 7:31AM and 7:35AM
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of you, that peoples around the world and even peaople in a particular country like ours have different table manners. There is no point criticising a person's table manners, such as using forks and knives to eat chicken wings. And these table manners have evolved and are evolving too. We should notice such an evolution in our country just over the last 15 years or so. We did not use tissues before to clean plates, bowls, forks, spoons and chopsticks before we ate, but we started using them and we made a mess in restaurants by throwing used tissues about on the floor. Now there is less mess through education. In the old days we directly shovelled rice or noodle soup diretly from the bowl to our mouth. Now more people are using spoons to scoop food from the bowl and lift it to their mouth. In the old days we drank directly from bottles, glasses or coconut shells. Now more people are using straws. Nowadays more people would use separate spoons to dish out food instead of using their spoons they are using, when they eat together. And this was not the case in the old days.
Using forks and knives or other instruments to eat food is not a corrupt practice or habit.
By the way, the Japanese eat like dogs when they shovel solid food and soup directly from their bowl to their mouth and make quite audible sucking noise. I did not learn this from any diplomat, least of all from Japoanese diplomats. I have learned it from a Japanese woman on a French radio programme on culinary arts. She said: "les Japonais mangent comme les chiens."
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Yeah, but don't you see that that
ReplyDeletejapanese woman is stupid because
she has been brainwashed to think
East Asia (not just Japanese) eat
like a dog Dr. Loa? Just because
they painted her title as Queen
of the Culinary Arts, it does
not give her any authority to
bash us Asian people. I would have
kicked her fat ass for that.
Anyway, what you said is true, we
do with whatever we can afford to
do. If you don't have glass to
drink water, use coconut shell,
and if you don't have coconut
shell, use your hand to scoop the
water, and if you don't have a
hand, stick your face in the water
and drink it directly,... . And no
one has any right to put your
culture down for that. Only
uneducated or dumb ass people
will do that. Am I wrong?
PS: BTW, I hope you don't take it
ReplyDeleteas a criticsm, Dr. Lao, when I
said that you can't eat chicken
wing unless you have a folk and a
knife. What that meant was you are
from a different class of people
with diffent language and eating
style. That is all. Okay, maybe
a bit of a joke if you will,
hehehe.