Photo: Sralanh Khmer newspaperHeng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
04 October 2007
An advocacy group seeking the release of a monk detained in Vietnam called on Prime Minister Hun Sen Thursday to reconsider allegations the monk was a Vietnamese agitator.
Tim Sakhorn, the former chief monk of a Takeo province pagoda, was defrocked following allegations in Cambodia he organized protests that led to violence between monks, Hun Sen wrote in a letter to former king Norodom Sihanouk.
The two-page letter, dated Sept. 28, claims that Tim Sakhorn is Vietnamese and committed many offenses, such as distributing leaflets, inciting conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, and organizing demonstrations against Vietnam. Those acts led to the beatings of monks and Tim Sakhorn's subsequent defrocking, the letter says.
Ang Chanrith, executive director for the Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights, called Hun Sen's charges "wrong."
"Prime Minister Hun Sen should reconsider this, because the Khmer Kampuchea Krom [in Vietnam] are already victims, and now that they are in Cambodia, they are accused again," he said.
The Khmer Krom belong to a minority group living along in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia and Vietnam. They have repeatedly alleged abuse at the hands of both Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities.
Tim Sakhorn has been held in Vietnam since July on charges that he is actually Vietnamese and traveled without documents.
Thach Setha, director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association, said he would send a letter in response to Hun Sen and request an audience with the former monarch to clear Tim Sakhorn's reputation.
Tim Sakhorn, the former chief monk of a Takeo province pagoda, was defrocked following allegations in Cambodia he organized protests that led to violence between monks, Hun Sen wrote in a letter to former king Norodom Sihanouk.
The two-page letter, dated Sept. 28, claims that Tim Sakhorn is Vietnamese and committed many offenses, such as distributing leaflets, inciting conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, and organizing demonstrations against Vietnam. Those acts led to the beatings of monks and Tim Sakhorn's subsequent defrocking, the letter says.
Ang Chanrith, executive director for the Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights, called Hun Sen's charges "wrong."
"Prime Minister Hun Sen should reconsider this, because the Khmer Kampuchea Krom [in Vietnam] are already victims, and now that they are in Cambodia, they are accused again," he said.
The Khmer Krom belong to a minority group living along in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia and Vietnam. They have repeatedly alleged abuse at the hands of both Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities.
Tim Sakhorn has been held in Vietnam since July on charges that he is actually Vietnamese and traveled without documents.
Thach Setha, director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association, said he would send a letter in response to Hun Sen and request an audience with the former monarch to clear Tim Sakhorn's reputation.
That mother fucker CPP have 3 story in one case!
ReplyDeleteYou are evil you will strike by lightning and go to hell, mother fucker CPP!
NOW, Monk Tim Sakhorn is being accused of manny wrongly things by hun sen. WAIT, until hun sen time for judgement day. His judgement will be countless.
ReplyDeleteDid Hun Sen read the Cambodian Constitution?
ReplyDeleteKhmer Krom are Khmers when they arrive in Cambodia.
Ven. Indapanna Tim Sakhorn arrived in Cambodia by force when the KR invaded Mort Chrouk province that the VNamese troops used it as a pretext to invade Cambodia.
It is unacceptable for a Prime Minister to say like this with regard of abbot Tim Sakhorn . It is very bad to see him responding to Chhin Long resort. That was like, showing how a hungry Crocodile responding to a bid animal.
ReplyDeletePLease woodoospro@yahoo.com check your own addrtess. I sent to you amny times but have failed. Areak Prey
Ah run teas baj kankal khek chet .
ReplyDeleteah chkee youn.
ah pneek mouy. pneek ah chit kvak
mouy teat houy.
Hun Sen's Leadership and his Current Government is possibly controlled by a foreigner.
ReplyDeleteHun Sen must say that Venerable Tim Sakhorn is not Khmer though he has no base and ground to testify that he is Vietnamese since he has lived in Cambodia almost his whole life.
Bu saying that, Hun Sen can benefit two things: to revive reputation of his government from doing bad/illegally in defrocking the monk and to make a favor for his boast (VN).
It is a conjunction with the visiting of VN delegation group to Cambodia that this pressures Hun Sen to confess and make a favor for their presence.
Cambodia is continuing to be worst and worst through Hun Sen's leadership/government that is undeniably interfered and mechanized by his former boast, VN. VN gave/installed/offered him a chance to become a PM and live with a luxurious life, he should pay such gratitude to them that it is not wrong for Hun Sen to hold such virtue; and Cambodia is just vice versa.
Current peace in Cambodia is likely a facade of expansionism and the current security of Cambodia is seemingly a poisonous pill of an absolute control by expansionist.
Struggle for the Survival of the Khmer Race in Kampuchea Krom
ReplyDeleteAfter two thousand years of civilization, the Khmer Nation and the Khmer Race are heading
toward a holocaust of unspeakable magnitude wich could result in their disapearance from the face
of the earth.
In less than three years, the maniacal Khmer Rouge and naerly 28 years Khmer- Vietminh murderers present rulers have killed off the Khmer soul and conscience transforming a once gentle
land into a verible slave labor camps and Commercial sex industries in wich reign of Terror, hunger,
death, disease, and execution. More than three million people have died, and the ramaining four
million are leading lives bereft of basic human rigths, lives totally outside the range of even minimal
human dignity. Even the tiniest remnant of khmer civilization is wiped out.
"Hun Sen accuses Monk Tim Sakhorn of being Vietnamese ... "
ReplyDeleteAh chkout Heng Soy, no accusation is necessary here. Ah Khmer-Yuon Sakhorn is Yuon, period.
"Cambodians Still Stuck in Poverty"
ReplyDeleteNot for long!
The GLORIOUS 7th January was only
ReplyDeletethe SMOKESCREEN to hide "Yuon" the Vietnamese Expansionist and Colonialist Nature.
They Honor Yuon to be their Savers!
There is nothing smoky about 7th January. That is the day we were free from the murderous regime, and still free today. If you have a problem seeing that, then you eyes have serious problem, stupid.
ReplyDeleteAh Hun Sen is Ah phleu, Ah stupid ass mother fucker. Ah choymray, Ah chhkai
ReplyDeletechhkuot, you mother fucker betray your own nation and its people. Ngorb tov Ah vongweng beung. I don't want to see your face on toilet paper.
Hello 5:08, I noticed a typo in the email address. It is supposed to be "voodoospro@yahoo.com".
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have skimmed through your proposal on how to create job. It looks great. Many of the elements are already included in our Rectangular strategy (see http://www.car.gov.kh/hunsen/rectangularstrategy_en.asp).
However, I remember you suggested to separate government from business sector. I don't think that is practical. Many government members everywhere has been involved or privately owned businesses. I don't think they will give up their businesses.
Thanks
8:22 AM The information i know that the UN is preparing to attack the Khmer Rouge. Then VN attacked first.
ReplyDeleteSo what the hell? Did you know with VN occupation, cambodians does not have any real identities? Everything is Yuon, Monivong Street (Ho chi minh street) and central marketing is ho chi minh, K5 (kor fiver) something that have killed so many khmers. Does the 7th jan have saved all khmer lives. I am not so sure. I was free at the end of April. Ask Hun Sen and company the deal they have done with VN.
And for your information, the real saver is not Hun Sen. It's Pen Sovann. And Pen Sovann declared that VN want our land, Cambodia.
Hun Sen Chea Ah Pler Nghoub Chap Chap..
ReplyDeleteWhat else can AH HUN SEN say without offending the Vietcong?
ReplyDeleteHis fucken ass set up by the Vietcong as puppet and he is more Vietcong than any Cambodian people alive!
AH HUN SEN is weak to accuse a helpless monk as instigator!
He did not accused anyone. The truth is Ah Khmer-Yuon (Sakhorn) is yuon, born in Vietnam and the whole nine yards.
ReplyDeleteTo 12:03PM Vietcong bitch!
ReplyDeleteThere are many Khmer Krom leaders in Cambodian government even during the Khmer Rouge such Ieng Sary! So are you saying that these Khmer leaders are Youn too?
This is what the Vietcong can never understand about being Khmer!
Any Khmer or Khmer Krom born in Khmer Kampuchea Krom is still Khmer by birth! So all the fucken Vietcong's law and citizenship don't apply to Khmer or Khmer Krom!
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom is heading toward independent nation from Vietcong whether the Vietcong like it or not! It doesn't matter how long it will take whether it is through the most peaceful way or the most violent way and the independent Khmer Krom Nation will happen!
Legally, Tim Sakhorn is Khmer although he is Khmer or in VN. Cambodian constitution recognizes all Khmer krom people who migrate to Cambodia are automatically Khmer...
ReplyDeleteSo Tim Sokhorn has lived in Cambodia since 1978...he became a monk...and appointed as abbot by Supreme Patriarch that they are evidence that no body can deny it.
He is 100% according national law and his presence as well as activities in Cambodia
TO 12:03 pm fuck ur mother youn banidt or Ah PRAET CPP...PEE....
ReplyDeleteCAI CHEE IS PUSSY >>>OK? ALL AH PRAET CPP....PEE
Ah Hun Sen &CPP..was born by Youn's sperms,so they serve Ah youn Viet Cong .Nothing to be surprise...
ReplyDeleteWho care what sperm? If he's born in Cambodia, he's Khmer.
ReplyDeleteNo, he isn't .If he's khmeer ,he serve khmer.
ReplyDeleteWell, FYI, Khmer people is now enjoying their booming economy served by PM Hun Sen, alright.
ReplyDeleteTo 12:23AM
ReplyDeleteWhat? What booming economy? Khmer people are getting poorer and poorer and they can't even afford basic needs? Where have you been?
FYI, please go to any market in Cambodia and ask those dirt poor Cambodian people and what can they afford? Pig nose? Pig ear? Fish per Kg? Rice per Kg?, Sugar per Kg?
Salt per Kg?
Cambodian economy must be managed in a new way and a new system! The current runaway Cambodian economic system under AH HUN SEN Vietcong puppet allowed too much influent from the Vietcong and the Thaicong while making Cambodian people to depend on the Vietcong and the Thaicong for their basic needs!
There are million and million of dollars in economic aids otherwise Cambodian economy would be crippled!
Did I say anything about them being rich?
ReplyDeleteYes, you start out poor, then you grow a little bit and some (not all) people appreciate it; and then you grow a little bit more and more (still not all) people appreciated, ... . Do you see the pattern? In the growing process it is normal for some people to be still left out but less and less. And if we can continue to maintain this healthy economy, everyone will ultimately benefit from it, perhaps 2020.