By Kim Pov Sottan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
A source from the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) indicated that 2 Khmer Krom Monks, and Khmer Krom people representatives in Tinh Bien district (South Vietnam) are currently being threatened with arrest by the Vietnamese authority, one day prior to the visit to Kampuchea Krom by a US Congress delegation, which is expected to arrive on Tuesday 30 October.
Venerable Thach Bin, KKF representative, said that the abbot of the Sangker Duon and Ampil Svay pagodas, located in Tinh Bien district, as well Chau In, a representative of the (Khmer Krom) people, are facing arrest because the monks and the laymen plan to organize a demonstration to coincide with the arrival of the US Congress delegation.
Ven. Thach Bin said: “Because the Yuons are afraid that, in the past, they grabbed these lands, they took over the Ampil Svay pagoda land, and turned them into a Yuon government army base, therefore, right now, with the arrival of the US Congress delegation, they (US delegation) will learn about this issue which can no longer be hidden anymore and the truth will come out. This is why they (Yuons) are threatening us beforehand in order to frighten Khmer monks.”
At Tinh Bien, Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam), about 100 people have gathered in front of the commune office when Chau In, the (Khmer Krom) people’s representative was brought in (by the Yuon authority) for questioning at the commune office, regarding the demonstrations about land issues which were held in the past.
The group people who gathered in front of the commune office claimed that they are concerned about the arrest of their representative that is why several hundreds of them have gathered here: “My group support him (Chau In), because he is a good man, he is not bad at all. My group does not accept (his arrest), we must help him.”
At the Sangker Duon pagoda, about 50 laymen have gathered inside the pagoda to protect the monks.
Ven. Lim Puth said that the Vietnamese authority ordered him to instruct the people to put to an end their protests about land issues, but, he refused to do so, and the incident took place.
Ven. Lim Puth said: “In summary, a number of laymen are concerned about my fate, they do not dare leave me (alone), they help by guarding the pagoda, there are not too many of them, about 50 to 60 of them only”
In Khleang province, about 20 land protesters have traveled to the office of the ethnic minority office located in Prek Russey city, to demand for a resolution of the land dispute one more time.
Leang May, a representative of the protesters, said that he hopes their number will swell by tomorrow in order to push for a fast resolution. RFA could not get a hold of the Vietnamese authority from the An Giang province yet.
The US Congress delegation will visit Motr Chrouk province on Tuesday, and Khmer Krom representatives hope that the US delegation will not just come to visit them, but that they will push the Vietnamese authority to release all Khmer Krom monks who are currently being jailed, including former Monk Tim Sakhorn, the abbot of the Phnom Den pagoda who had been jailed for the past 4 months.
Venerable Thach Bin, KKF representative, said that the abbot of the Sangker Duon and Ampil Svay pagodas, located in Tinh Bien district, as well Chau In, a representative of the (Khmer Krom) people, are facing arrest because the monks and the laymen plan to organize a demonstration to coincide with the arrival of the US Congress delegation.
Ven. Thach Bin said: “Because the Yuons are afraid that, in the past, they grabbed these lands, they took over the Ampil Svay pagoda land, and turned them into a Yuon government army base, therefore, right now, with the arrival of the US Congress delegation, they (US delegation) will learn about this issue which can no longer be hidden anymore and the truth will come out. This is why they (Yuons) are threatening us beforehand in order to frighten Khmer monks.”
At Tinh Bien, Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam), about 100 people have gathered in front of the commune office when Chau In, the (Khmer Krom) people’s representative was brought in (by the Yuon authority) for questioning at the commune office, regarding the demonstrations about land issues which were held in the past.
The group people who gathered in front of the commune office claimed that they are concerned about the arrest of their representative that is why several hundreds of them have gathered here: “My group support him (Chau In), because he is a good man, he is not bad at all. My group does not accept (his arrest), we must help him.”
At the Sangker Duon pagoda, about 50 laymen have gathered inside the pagoda to protect the monks.
Ven. Lim Puth said that the Vietnamese authority ordered him to instruct the people to put to an end their protests about land issues, but, he refused to do so, and the incident took place.
Ven. Lim Puth said: “In summary, a number of laymen are concerned about my fate, they do not dare leave me (alone), they help by guarding the pagoda, there are not too many of them, about 50 to 60 of them only”
In Khleang province, about 20 land protesters have traveled to the office of the ethnic minority office located in Prek Russey city, to demand for a resolution of the land dispute one more time.
Leang May, a representative of the protesters, said that he hopes their number will swell by tomorrow in order to push for a fast resolution. RFA could not get a hold of the Vietnamese authority from the An Giang province yet.
The US Congress delegation will visit Motr Chrouk province on Tuesday, and Khmer Krom representatives hope that the US delegation will not just come to visit them, but that they will push the Vietnamese authority to release all Khmer Krom monks who are currently being jailed, including former Monk Tim Sakhorn, the abbot of the Phnom Den pagoda who had been jailed for the past 4 months.
5 comments:
The fucken Vietcong are crazy dog eater mother fucker!
Wrong, it is Ah Toothless Khmer-Yuons who are crazy.
2:32pm agree!
I'm v8,I just hope the Khmer Kampuchea Krom- people will rise up one of these days and fight the Youn-government and take our pride and our lands back.because I'd think that the Youn-are scare to the Khmer Kampuchea Krom people and US!and the rest of the world.they can't hide the truce anymore.
Ah toothless Khmer-Yuon rise up? FYI, it has been over 200 years now. What are they waiting for?
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