Grandpa Tim Tieng, Monk Tim Sakhorn's father, is seen on the left of this photo taken during a joint press confrence held on 20 July 2007. (Photo: Khmer Kampucha Krom Community)10 August 2007
By Khim Sarang
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Several days after the intervention help provided by human rights groups and Khmer Krom associations to Cambodian leaders, Grandpa Tim Tieng, the 80-year-old father of Monk Tim Sakhorn, said that he lost all hope that the Cambodian government will provide any help so that he can visit his son who is currently jailed in Vietnam.
Last week, an official from the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh declared that Khmer Krom Monk Tim Sakhorn is currently jailed in Vietnam and that he will face his sentencing there for perpetrating a political crime because of his involvement with the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) activities from overseas, and that the KKF is involved with the legal liberation of Kampuchea Krom back.
Monk Tim Sakhorn’s father asked that if Vietnam will sentence his son, what will become of the Cambodian Constitution which recognizes his son as a full Cambodian citizen?
Grandpa Tim Tieng said: “If he is sentenced in Vietnam, it looks like Cambodia is not effective at all. This accusation, I don’t know what it is … I don’t understand it.”
At the beginning of this week, Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, said that there is diplomatic contact made to request the investigation into the case on Monk Tim Sakhorn who was arrested by Vietnam.
Khieu Kanharith said that Cambodian officials are waiting for the result of this investigation request.
But, up until this Thursday, there is no report about the result of this investigation yet.
Monk Tim Sakhorn’s father added: “First they accused him of having an affair with a woman, then after the affair accusation, now it turns into something else. First, they said that he went [to Vietnam] by himself, and he crossed the border without proper paper work, next, they said that he signed a contract on his own asking Monk Tep Vong to return back home [in Kampuchea Krom]. So where lies the truth?”
The arrest of Monk Tim Sakhorn and his defrocking by force in the past generated numerous protests both in Cambodia and abroad.
Thach Ngoc Thach, KKF President – whose movement is being opposed by Hanoi’s regime which accuses the KKF of wanting to liberate their country (Kampuchea Krom) through international legal means – declared that he is currently in Australia to search for international help for the case of Monk Tim Sakhorn.
Last week, an official from the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh declared that Khmer Krom Monk Tim Sakhorn is currently jailed in Vietnam and that he will face his sentencing there for perpetrating a political crime because of his involvement with the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) activities from overseas, and that the KKF is involved with the legal liberation of Kampuchea Krom back.
Monk Tim Sakhorn’s father asked that if Vietnam will sentence his son, what will become of the Cambodian Constitution which recognizes his son as a full Cambodian citizen?
Grandpa Tim Tieng said: “If he is sentenced in Vietnam, it looks like Cambodia is not effective at all. This accusation, I don’t know what it is … I don’t understand it.”
At the beginning of this week, Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, said that there is diplomatic contact made to request the investigation into the case on Monk Tim Sakhorn who was arrested by Vietnam.
Khieu Kanharith said that Cambodian officials are waiting for the result of this investigation request.
But, up until this Thursday, there is no report about the result of this investigation yet.
Monk Tim Sakhorn’s father added: “First they accused him of having an affair with a woman, then after the affair accusation, now it turns into something else. First, they said that he went [to Vietnam] by himself, and he crossed the border without proper paper work, next, they said that he signed a contract on his own asking Monk Tep Vong to return back home [in Kampuchea Krom]. So where lies the truth?”
The arrest of Monk Tim Sakhorn and his defrocking by force in the past generated numerous protests both in Cambodia and abroad.
Thach Ngoc Thach, KKF President – whose movement is being opposed by Hanoi’s regime which accuses the KKF of wanting to liberate their country (Kampuchea Krom) through international legal means – declared that he is currently in Australia to search for international help for the case of Monk Tim Sakhorn.
2 comments:
Please watch this documentary movie on Youtube.com to see the sufferings of our Khmer Krom poeple under the current Vietname Government oppression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Qvw6mTllQ
GRRR!!! Where are all the freakin Khmer gov in this time of need? I am Khmer and proud of it. From one Khmer to another, when you see such ill treatment then something gotta be done. Don't freakin' make the vietnamese cronies do w/e they want, especially not to our own Khmer peeps. It's time to stand up and serve your people and your country like you should be doing in the first place!
All khmers worldwide must remind united and fight on against such oppression like this.
In the meantime, it's time for u corrupted khmer officials back in Phnom Penh to wake up. U are a disgrace to your own race, and to yourself. U all should be ashamed.
Its time you use your power to serve the people. Otherwise, remove yourself from power. If not, you will be removed by the power of the people!
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