23 July 2007By Sam Borin
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
The Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) held an urgent meeting in California past midnight, last night Cambodia time, to study response strategies on the disappearance of the former abbot of the Phnom Den pagoda in Takeo province, following his defrocking at the end of June, as well as strategies for non-violent resistance to obtain self-determination autonomy for the native people of the Kampuchea Krom lands.
Thach Ngoc Thach, who led the KKF meeting in Long Beach, told RFA from the meeting location, that KKF demands that the Cambodian government shows Monk Tim Sakhorn within the next 2 weeks, regardless of whether he is still a monk or not. If not, KKF will call for non-violent demonstrations to be held all over the world.
“We will pursue (our cause) on the International arena if the Cambodian government does not push the 2 monks (involved in the defrocking on Monk Tim Sakhorn: Tep Vong and Non Nget) to bring back Monk Tim Sakhorn. Even if he is already defrocked, wherever he is, they must bring him back because he does deserve jail sentence. We will gather force, and we will broadcast to Cambodian people all over the world to hold non-violent demonstrations everywhere in the world in order to demand that the Cambodian government strengthens up the honor of the country and the nation. I am confident that the Cambodian public around the world will support the KKF proposal, and the UN will heed our demands because it loves peace also,” Thach Ngoc Thach said.
Thach Ngoc Thach, KKF President, said that UNPO representatives are also undertaking strong diplomatic actions in this issue. “UNPO already sent a letter to the UN office in Geneva, and they are also cooperating with the International Radical Party to push the European Union to pressure the Cambodian government on the succession of oppressions imposed on Khmer Krom people who crossed to border (to come to live in Cambodia). I am confident that they will continue their action, for example, one can see now the pressure imposed on Vietnam, forcing it (Vietnam) to resolve the human rights violations perpetrated against Khmer Krom people.”
Thach Ngoc Thach, who led the KKF meeting in Long Beach, told RFA from the meeting location, that KKF demands that the Cambodian government shows Monk Tim Sakhorn within the next 2 weeks, regardless of whether he is still a monk or not. If not, KKF will call for non-violent demonstrations to be held all over the world.
“We will pursue (our cause) on the International arena if the Cambodian government does not push the 2 monks (involved in the defrocking on Monk Tim Sakhorn: Tep Vong and Non Nget) to bring back Monk Tim Sakhorn. Even if he is already defrocked, wherever he is, they must bring him back because he does deserve jail sentence. We will gather force, and we will broadcast to Cambodian people all over the world to hold non-violent demonstrations everywhere in the world in order to demand that the Cambodian government strengthens up the honor of the country and the nation. I am confident that the Cambodian public around the world will support the KKF proposal, and the UN will heed our demands because it loves peace also,” Thach Ngoc Thach said.
Thach Ngoc Thach, KKF President, said that UNPO representatives are also undertaking strong diplomatic actions in this issue. “UNPO already sent a letter to the UN office in Geneva, and they are also cooperating with the International Radical Party to push the European Union to pressure the Cambodian government on the succession of oppressions imposed on Khmer Krom people who crossed to border (to come to live in Cambodia). I am confident that they will continue their action, for example, one can see now the pressure imposed on Vietnam, forcing it (Vietnam) to resolve the human rights violations perpetrated against Khmer Krom people.”
2 comments:
Thach Ngoc Thach,
you are the man remind me of hero Klang Moeung, Krola Hom Kong,Po Kom bau
Go Khmer Krom go!
We are all KHMER(s) support you 100%. Please keep up the good work.
One day we will see you as an independent state. Bravo Khmer krom!
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