By Keo Nimol
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Cambodian Action Committee for Justice and Equity (CACJE), the bankroller of the Free Press Magazine (FPM), issued a declaration condemning the Cambodian government which confiscated all issues of the FPM, and CACJE also warned that it will sue the government.
In their declaration issued on 02 November, CACJE and the FPM editors indicated that the confiscation of the magazine from newspapers’ kiosks is tantamount to using dictatorial force to shut down the freedom to express of opinion by the people.
This declaration also raised the fact that the confiscation of the magazine is a coward act, and it also accused that this action is nothing more than a threat against the editors of the magazine.
Hy Chantha, who claimed that he is a representative of the FPM, told RFA that the confiscation of the magazine generated a loss of about $1,000 of revenue.
Hy Chantha said: “Regarding the issue of the FPM confiscation in Phnom Penh, I am reacting back by saying that this is a shutdown of the freedom rights, and this action shows that Cambodia which proclaims to be a democracy, in reality, there is no freedom in the legal expression of opinion at all, quite to the contrary. We have a constitution which stipulates that our people have the right in front of the law, and they have the right to express their opinion. Furthermore, this magazine (FPM) in an independent magazine, and we wrote on both sides, we wrote according to the journalist code of conduct, why did the Ministry (on Information) confiscated the magazine in Phnom Penh, in Battambang, and in a number of other provinces?”
Regarding this confiscation of the magazine, Khieu Kanharith, the minister of information and government spokesman, rejected that the Ministry of Information asked the authority to confiscate the magazine.
Khieu Kanharith said: “Truly speaking, the king is inviolable, should the royal palace sue back (the FPM). Furthermore, when asked about the director of the magazine, he doesn’t know anything at all. Therefore, they are scorning the king too much, they should have left the king as some kind of symbol…”
The FPM published its first edition which included several articles related to the killing of movie star Pisith Pilika; the assassination of Chea Vichea, the former President of the Free Trade Union of Cambodia; the warning issued by Hun Sen against army chiefs; poems critical of prime minister Hun Sen; a cartoon in which the cartoonist poked fun on certain actions related to the former monarch of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihanouk.
In their declaration issued on 02 November, CACJE and the FPM editors indicated that the confiscation of the magazine from newspapers’ kiosks is tantamount to using dictatorial force to shut down the freedom to express of opinion by the people.
This declaration also raised the fact that the confiscation of the magazine is a coward act, and it also accused that this action is nothing more than a threat against the editors of the magazine.
Hy Chantha, who claimed that he is a representative of the FPM, told RFA that the confiscation of the magazine generated a loss of about $1,000 of revenue.
Hy Chantha said: “Regarding the issue of the FPM confiscation in Phnom Penh, I am reacting back by saying that this is a shutdown of the freedom rights, and this action shows that Cambodia which proclaims to be a democracy, in reality, there is no freedom in the legal expression of opinion at all, quite to the contrary. We have a constitution which stipulates that our people have the right in front of the law, and they have the right to express their opinion. Furthermore, this magazine (FPM) in an independent magazine, and we wrote on both sides, we wrote according to the journalist code of conduct, why did the Ministry (on Information) confiscated the magazine in Phnom Penh, in Battambang, and in a number of other provinces?”
Regarding this confiscation of the magazine, Khieu Kanharith, the minister of information and government spokesman, rejected that the Ministry of Information asked the authority to confiscate the magazine.
Khieu Kanharith said: “Truly speaking, the king is inviolable, should the royal palace sue back (the FPM). Furthermore, when asked about the director of the magazine, he doesn’t know anything at all. Therefore, they are scorning the king too much, they should have left the king as some kind of symbol…”
The FPM published its first edition which included several articles related to the killing of movie star Pisith Pilika; the assassination of Chea Vichea, the former President of the Free Trade Union of Cambodia; the warning issued by Hun Sen against army chiefs; poems critical of prime minister Hun Sen; a cartoon in which the cartoonist poked fun on certain actions related to the former monarch of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihanouk.
38 comments:
Hahahahhahha this is the real colors of the Cambodian government,they afraid the true ,they freakin out the real facts and they are chicken shit they are the fake democracy in the real live they are saving their skin,Pol Pot=Hun Sen=Sihaknuk all are Cambodian treason they are all the SAME
For me, I will rather reserved my judgment until I see what exactly is being depicted in the paper. If it is anything like some of Ah Svakrava cartoons, forget about it.
1:38PM if we do not make a mistakes 1:38PM must be a Vietnam gang or CPP gang you love to terrorize KIMedia don't ya?
Oh sorry, 2:09, I didn't know how bad I was. I was just sharing my thought.
Also I am not for any gang, I am just for normal CPP and Viet.
File suit on Sihanouk and family on crime agianst humanity then lodge a formal complaint petition with UNHRC in Geneva.
The issue is not about republic or monarchy but it is about Sihanouk plus family crimes against nation and international human rights suffrage.
Sue all imeciles in palace and around palace.
Hanoi is happy that CPP is so smart in using Sihanouk to declare mano to mano war with republic sympathisers for its own crimes protection now.All in Yuon eyes,is Sieur Sihanouk and Sihanoukists are still losers who bows first to KR-DK and now KR-PRK. All are Hanoi stooges,accoplices and lackeys.
2:30 PM I am sorry if I had known you are from there ,I won't waste my time with because all the communist to me are demons living in human flesh,so they are the odd monsters and scary may god bless you and your people to survive a little bit longer because you and your regime can scare a hell of human being whom living on earth and around the world.
Since the 80's Khmer Republic has reconciled to fight the Yuons and stooges.But now it is a mistake not to set up its government outside Cambodia to defend its rights and survivors.
Laos has two one Republic and one Monarchy. Annam/Dai Viet has four: 2 Republic between North and Central plus Annam Imperial Throne Government and Degar Cham Independence Government.
Cochinchine has one by our fellow Khmers of Prey Nokor region origin.
2:39, you misunderstand everything. What you hate is people who abused you, your friend, or relative, not communist. Communist is a system to save people from abused by the evil rich capitalists. Without it, you will not be safe in the capitalist system. Trust me. Moreover, there are bad people also in the democracy system, but you don't hate the democracy system, do you?
shut the fuck up communist is to save ur mother fucker go to hell man....
Wasted my time reading these extremist comments...Hey sorry ass, go and get jobs--
True, and we do not touch the chinese press, Thai press, and some other good one as well.
AH HUN SEN better not touch the Vietnamese press otherwise he would be out of power in 24hours!
Sorry for reply to your comment 3 minutes earlier before your post it, 3:59. just look at my reply on top of your comment.
Of course, this magazine is not condemning the king or monarchy in Cambodia, but to tell the king and monarchy that you are being used by CPP politicians to gain the power.
King should express gratitude to the magazine.
And through their lackey in palace who is working as politician's secrete agent there came to claim that Republicans are trying to overthrow Cambodian monarchy.
This is dangerous for monarchy in Cambodia that is being disrespectfully used by CPP politicians.
The CPP don't need to used the monarchy because hey already got power.
If the big King Kong Father doesn't want anypeople to scorn him, he and his lackey family must help the miserable Khmer instead of selling our land to imperialist YUON and claim they are heroes.
I agree with comment 2:31 suggesting "File suit on Sihanouk and family on crime agianst humanity then lodge a formal complaint petition with UNHRC in Geneva".
Well, what do you want the big King Kong father to do for Khmer people? Right now he's not even talking with Yuon.
If you want to defense Sihanouk you must defense Pol Pot and Noun Chea too. Who is committed crime agianst KHMER PEOPLE?
Sihanouk is a Khmer Rouge.
Hun Sen is a Khmer Rouge.
So, they don't like freedom and democracy.
Parachey CPP & Sihanouk!!!!!!!!!
Wrong, Khmer Rouge loves democracy. They even called their country "Democratic Kampuchea."
And we (Khmer) don't like that type of democracy.
3:26 PM you must be one of Cambodian dirt poor blood sucker, please do not try to tell me and some one else that read your comment by claiming you are and your regime is the angle ,I am personally not from some where else but Cambodia ,in 1975 to 79by communist Pol Pot and China is their back Bone 1979- 1993 By Communist Russia and youn and 1993 by communist youn and it puppet hun sen,what is the good thing that you have claimed that your regime is the best, you can keep all your Ideology to tell all the Viet cong trollers because they were born
with out seeing the lights at the end of the turnnels do not tell me that I hate the person not your regime I hate all your mother father and your forefather ancestor as long as you are work for communist or you are associates with the communist I call them animal regime noooooooo goooooood and go to hell has never return blood sucker communist and do not talk to me ,because your level very low compare to others human being, quit talking to me I hate and I allergic with communist.
Well, you are entitle to your Hollywood based opinion, but we'll stick to the truth and reality as is.
This animal Viet troller @07:58 AM pretending to be Khmer speaking for Khmer must be stopped at all cost. WE know who this animal is! Go home Viet troller! Go home Vietcong!
Go home dogs eaters!
Hollywood movies people enjoy it around the world but Hanoi movie excuse me no one give them the value yet except a little man Hun Sen and Laos the rest they are refuse it because that is lowlives movie.
Sure, as an entertainment, but no one allowed it to get into their head as you did.
I told ya already the Hollywood head it won't be cheap like yours and people do not like hollywood just one out of ten million who care if the junk brain like you do not like it you can't afford to get that anyway so do not jealous face with what you have it don't you?your hand so short even you try to embrace the mountain you won't be able to do it so just wrap your dream up and go to where you are belonging.
Well, we are not jealous at your Hollywood head. You can have it all to yourself, alright?
Yeah we are already have but your self do not have it try harder and you will get it, the communist head,the communist Ideology they are killing their people but they save their equipments or weapons ,we are saving our people first you see how differences shrimp's head?
No, we do not like to kill people, only Hollywood head like yours.
Who you expect I have live by Hollywood ,if I do not like Hollywood or Hollywood not welcome me who is going to be the communist man like you?
Let get the life the demon living in human flesh. a communist man!
Well, when one has been brainwashed by Hollywood, they often see Communist as a monster or a demon just like you do. Fact of the matter is close to 2 billions people on this planet is living under communist government, and they are doing okay. Moreover, most of them is doing better than free Cambodia.
Hey when one of them getting wash it means they are clean,How about ya ? Still having red brain,leading by one man band everything up to one man? Come on sicko you are not animal and you have to have your own choices ,not under oppressors work hard no food to eat,limiting on family plans,limiting on food to eat,forgret about it do not tell me a pice of glass that you wear it compare to diamond okay the communist and the democrat country differences like night and day time stop thinking the hell is night club nor restaurant get it?
True, but when you get wash with sewage water, then that will not be so clean.
Only dumb head and educated from the red that shower ,drink and clean your arse with the sewage water and sleep by the dumpsters not the westerners learn how to do that,so talk to my hand your low live communist animal.
Well, brainwashing yourself with Hollywood is like washing your body with sewage water.
Damn but you love computers ,colors TV and driving the cars especially from Holly wood country? it seem to me you love to drink the sewage water and point the finger to the hollywood,hahhaha when you point your
one finger to us how many of them that point to your chest or your shelf?stop whining and lying to the others everyone in the world dreaming to see our Hollywood except the fool monkey wanted to see too but has no abilities,then just find it own way to brag about the slump communist low lives get a live and
talk with me a gain.
Nope, we don't like any of those ugly things from Hollywood country. Most Khmer people preferred to buy Japanese.
Shut up I saw you ask for your relatives in USA for dollars no Japanese Yen do not act like you do not like to smell dollars coward. you have so much dream to see dollars country but you can't then you pretending you hate Hollywood do not give me such crappy and bullshit thing to me I see through your intestines.
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