23 June 2007
By Pov Ponlok
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A representative of the Khmer Krom community said that Khmer Krom people plan to apply for an authorization from the authorities one more time to organize a Dhammayietra, March for Peace, but that their plan is facing a new obstacle because a patriarch monk issued a declaration preventing all monks in Cambodia from participating in this Dhammayietra.
The Khmer Krom community sent in a petition to organize the Dhammayietra from Phnom Penh to Oudong mountain on 07 July, following a prevention from the Cambodian authority to conduct such March in June.
The organizers of the Dhammayietra plan to pray for peace for Khmer Krom people and Khmer Krom monks who are currently living in the former land of Khmer Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam), following the recent events in Vietnam where Khmer Krom monks were defrocked by force and sentenced to jail when they were demonstrating against the communist Hanoi regime.
Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Krom community, said: “Khmer Krom associations, and, in particular, the Khmer Krom monks association, had applied (earlier) for an authorization to organize a Dhammayietra from Phnom Penh to Oudong to pray for the release of Khmer Krom monks jailed by the Vietnamese, but the (Cambodian) authority did not authorize it. Now, we are planning to apply (for the authorization) one more time to organize (the Dhammayietra) on 07 July 2007, but the (Cambodian Buddhist) patriarch (Non Nget) issued a declaration restricting all monks from participating in religious demonstration or Dhammayietra. This restriction of monk’s participation is a serious violation in Cambodia.”
RFA could not reach the Ministry of Cult and Religion yet to obtain further information, however, Monk Yoeung Sin, the representative of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom monks, said that he received the declaration dated 08 June, restricting all monks from participating in the Dhammayietra, and it was signed by Buddhist patriarch Non Nget, and by Khun Haing, the Minister of Cult and Religion.
Monk Yoeung Sin said that this directive cannot deter the will of Khmer Krom monks: “Khmer Krom monks have no intention of opposing the Royal Government of Cambodia, but they have no choice but to organize (this Dhammayietra), it’s our last choice, we must organize it. Why do we organize it? It’s for our Nation, for our birth land, we have no other choice, so we organize it … we are not organizing this (Dhammayietra) for any other purposes.”
A government official said today that the authority did not know yet that the Khmer Kampuchea Krom community plans to organize the Dhammayietra again.
The Khmer Krom community sent in a petition to organize the Dhammayietra from Phnom Penh to Oudong mountain on 07 July, following a prevention from the Cambodian authority to conduct such March in June.
The organizers of the Dhammayietra plan to pray for peace for Khmer Krom people and Khmer Krom monks who are currently living in the former land of Khmer Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam), following the recent events in Vietnam where Khmer Krom monks were defrocked by force and sentenced to jail when they were demonstrating against the communist Hanoi regime.
Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Krom community, said: “Khmer Krom associations, and, in particular, the Khmer Krom monks association, had applied (earlier) for an authorization to organize a Dhammayietra from Phnom Penh to Oudong to pray for the release of Khmer Krom monks jailed by the Vietnamese, but the (Cambodian) authority did not authorize it. Now, we are planning to apply (for the authorization) one more time to organize (the Dhammayietra) on 07 July 2007, but the (Cambodian Buddhist) patriarch (Non Nget) issued a declaration restricting all monks from participating in religious demonstration or Dhammayietra. This restriction of monk’s participation is a serious violation in Cambodia.”
RFA could not reach the Ministry of Cult and Religion yet to obtain further information, however, Monk Yoeung Sin, the representative of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom monks, said that he received the declaration dated 08 June, restricting all monks from participating in the Dhammayietra, and it was signed by Buddhist patriarch Non Nget, and by Khun Haing, the Minister of Cult and Religion.
Monk Yoeung Sin said that this directive cannot deter the will of Khmer Krom monks: “Khmer Krom monks have no intention of opposing the Royal Government of Cambodia, but they have no choice but to organize (this Dhammayietra), it’s our last choice, we must organize it. Why do we organize it? It’s for our Nation, for our birth land, we have no other choice, so we organize it … we are not organizing this (Dhammayietra) for any other purposes.”
A government official said today that the authority did not know yet that the Khmer Kampuchea Krom community plans to organize the Dhammayietra again.
7 comments:
crazy hun sen against everything
Absolutely, There are a bunch of Vienamese with all Khmer names in the government of Hun Sen.
Where the hell Ah Non Nget and Ah hun Haing came from? What happen to Ah Tep Vong?
These fucken Vietcong slave better fuck off! It seems that when AH HUN SEN communist Vietcong slave puppet government got over 600 million dollars in aids from international community and now these Vietcong slaves want to tell Cambodian people what to do!
Ah Non Nget and Ah hun Haing have the right to tell his wife, his children, his great grand parent, his in-law, his own dick...what to do! And these fucken Vietcong slaves have no right to tell Cambodian people what to do!
Fuck off all of you Vietcong slaves! Cambodian people don't need your Vietcong slave puppet fake democratic system and you better get the hell out and no Cambodian people need your double face and double Vietcong agents pretending to be stupid Cambodian officials!
You will be hunted down motherfuckers!
Michel Nostradumas had predicted that Vietnam will be completely destroyed in the near future.
Vietcong is trying to lobby Buddhist monks to ban all freedom of expression.....
Vietcong's plan to swollow Cambodia now is subtler and subtler...
I think you should the Venerable Yeuong Sin, not Monk Yeoung Sin...
Thanks
Hey everyone! you can't blame us, what we are doing just to follow the order from our boss, if we don't do they will topple us, if you were us what would you do?
Since they know the walking of peace from the Khmer Krom monks and walking to remember the lost of unjust to our territories because of the damn French illegally transferred to the Vietnam. For the Vietnamese government, no matter what kind of government they are they still use all kinds of oppression toward the Khmers namely Khmer Krom. This walk of course it will effect the mind and soul of all Khmers to involve that's why the pretend to be Khmer (YOUN) ban this walking for peace. All Khmers, please stand up hands in hands.
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