By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
21 March 2008
Two Sam Rainsy Party activists have been charged by Battambang provincial court for arson, following a complaint from a Pailin resident, officials said Friday.
Im Lim, a resident of Bras village, O'Tawao commune, Pailin, filed suit in the Battambang provincial court, claiming two men, Tep Nom and Yean Sopheaktra, set fire to her house, according to a local human rights group and a court official who asked not to be named.
The official said the men were sent to Battambang court March 19, were they were charged.
Sam Rainsy Party officials said the arrests were a form of political persecution.
Pa Thea, deputy police chief of Pailin, said the dispute was between common people only and denied that any of the three involved belonged to a political party.
Im Lim, a resident of Bras village, O'Tawao commune, Pailin, filed suit in the Battambang provincial court, claiming two men, Tep Nom and Yean Sopheaktra, set fire to her house, according to a local human rights group and a court official who asked not to be named.
The official said the men were sent to Battambang court March 19, were they were charged.
Sam Rainsy Party officials said the arrests were a form of political persecution.
Pa Thea, deputy police chief of Pailin, said the dispute was between common people only and denied that any of the three involved belonged to a political party.
8 comments:
As we can conceive Hun Sen's target is not Mrs. Tim Norn case, he will spread the flame throughout Cambodia.
SRP is conscious with this; and Cambodian peoples themselves are growing up the mentality of understanding this twisting political behavior.
More peoples are adhering to SRP through this twisting.
KY
Political Leaders Require Political Will
Patriotically, we should not trigger retaliation or express hate towards our same race. Pol Pot's teamwork has guilty and let the court proceed it though sometime we have no much hope with this half-blood court. Of course, no body is perfect including Hun Sen. But one important thing is to change from bad to good, and lead the country with heedfulness and consciousness. This is why I am eager to articulate to Hun Sen that it is not late for him to change from power-thirsty to nation-building.
Nation-building means stopping using "twisting political behavior", "carrot and stick", "bamboo to cut bamboo" as he has been exclusively conducting. It will not be a lasting win, and it is not the win-win strategy for our nation, but it is just a win-win strategy for a leviathan or a monster. Staying in power alone is the foreseeable sign of destroying himself, his family, and the whole Cambodian nation. These political behaviors are just an idiosyncratic frailty.
Let other many competent members in CPP rise up to power, or manage a fair election and constructive political behavior in order to push SRP to the position of national leadership in order to facilitate political alternative for our Cambodian citizens.
Khmers should not remember the day that Khmers killed Khmers, Khmers hate Khmers, Khmer damned Khmers etc Those days such as:
* 1. March 18 which is to be called coup d'etat to topple N. Sihanouk. If we remember this day, we should also remember July 5-6 1997 coup d'etat bloodshed as well.
* 2. January 7 should not be commemorated by any specific party in order to cancel the culture of Khmers hate Khmers.
* 3. But it is chivalrous to remember Khmer independence day from France in November 9, or the Paris Peace Agreement in October 23. These remembrance days significantly benefits Cambodia because these are perfectly independence day from foreigners, and these absolutely can build unity for Khmer race.
Cambodian leaders should construct a role model of selflessness in order to inscribe their name in Cambodian history page as well as to provide good example to younger Cambodian youths. By not remembering the days of Khmers divided/disputed/hate Khmers, Cambodia will surely enhance a true unity and forgiveness.
To remember the days of Khmer hate Khmers offer only the benefit and gain for egoistic political leaders; and in narrow thought they say those remembrance days are a good lesson for young Cambodian youths. In reality, it is just the excuse and political propaganda.
On the other hand, "political alternative" is very important for Cambodians to achieve their ultimate goal in the future. Political leaders have to be changed and mandated. Currently, Sam Rainsy is the emblematic leader who is the future hope of Cambodians that can enhance the concept the "political alternative". Beside Sam Rainsy who else you can see in the present?
For the sake of Cambodia, political leaders require political will. Your life is too short, political will to build lasting political strong structure for Cambodia is in your hand.
KY
Im Lim, a resident of Bras village, O'Tawao commune, Pailin, filed suit in the Battambang provincial court, claiming two men, Tep Nom and Yean Sopheaktra, set fire to her house, according to a local human rights group and a court official who asked not to be named.
According to the paragrah above, the arrest and charges against the men on arson. Why every arrest ended up in pinpointing finger as political presecution as claimed by SRP.
What is burning down your house has to do with political persecution?
Are we supposed to overlook this crime for all politicians?
The SRP is mad if think they can do anything they please just because they are politicians.
I wonder why CPP so stupid to spend alot money in geting SOK PHEN, CHAO PALLY, .... to defect from SRP to CPP. Those defectors are not the factor to support CPP win the voting. Those defectors could not persuade all people who their mind are in SRP to support CPP. they will more increase hate CPP which did bad behavior in politic. CPP used those defector to say out about bad bad thing of SRP in TV to make people know why they leave SRP. eventhougth what they said listen seem so good, but instead it make more and more people hate them. They dont watch and listen what those bad defector said. CPP and SAMDACH MOR HAR SI CHOU HUN SEN, Please note, the more you do bad thing to SRP the more SRP get populariy. So for gain more support from people. You should spend time and money to solve social problem like as: price of good increasing repitly, expecial gasoline, to solve the imemployment of people, to solve the injustice in court system,.... If you do not solve those social problem, people wont vote for you because they no hope on you. Your are a strong man, but you strong only ing bad thing, good thing you never strong with. So people will try to vote for SRP because they thing that SRP will solve those social problem for them. Say again, you win the election is not depend ont the defector from other parties. And those defector no affection at all to the party which they leave.
Come on, stop psych yourself up against the truth, dude (9:59). Those people who left the SRP don't see anything the SRP can do that will be better than the CPP can, and that is why they left. It is a very wise decision. By working hand on to better Cambodia, those people will have much better future career in politic. They will have more solid record of accomplishments and they can lead a more competitive party of their own in the future. There is no way you can get that by staying with the SRP.
11:32AM
I know you mean the high ranking position and money, that is the ideal and reality of defectors.
Stupidly, once they insulted CPP, but now they turn to insult SRP.
I don't think they ever insulted the CPP; otherwise, I doubt that they will get in.
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