17th March 2008By San Suwit
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who was forced to live in exile in a foreign country, said that Mr Hun Sen should be brave enough and stop hindering the king so that he (the king) can use his royal privilege to grant a royal pardon to him (Prince Ranariddh) to allow him to return home to Cambodia to compete in the upcoming election.
The Prince was speaking, through telephone broadcast to 309 village chiefs and hundreds of supporters in three communes: Sena Reach Oudom, Angkor Reach, and Rumchek of Preah Sdech District in Prey Veng Province, last Sunday in response to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s speech in Pursat province a day earlier.
In what people perceived as a reference to Prince Ranariddh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said: “Someone spoke from a foreign country that I am afraid to let him return home because I was afraid of his influence and popularity. Yes, everybody knew about your popularity. You received 26 parliamentary seats and I received 73 parliamentary seats. Even you used your father’s name to compete against me you cannot even beat me. How can you beat me by yourself. I am not afraid of you, even 100 of youse I will not be afraid of. But the thing (Ranariddh’s return) is not necessary. Now I already have a policy on education. Not only that I have a policy but I have already applied that policy like what I am doing today. I do not need to go and discuss anything with him just to waste my time. If I need to have a discussion forum I’d rather have it with the people. That’s when I will allocate my time. If I have free time I’d rather play chess instead. I do not need to sit down to discuss and argue with you because I am an incumbent prime minister. So, please debate it among yourself, ask questions among yourself how many toilets you need to build etc.”
Prince Ranariddh who responded to Mr Hun Sen’s speech with the word “Amen” said that everything will be OK if the prime minister does not interfere in the affairs of the king and allow the people to decide who they wanted to vote for.
Prince Ranariddh said: “Amen to the prime minister. If he thinks he is really good, he is not afraid of me, why did he need to use all sorts of dirty tricks. He did not need to use Nhiek Bunchhay to topple me. He did not need to use an unjust court to convict me. He should just let me return home by allowing His Majesty to use his royal privilege, which was inscribed in the constitution, to grant a royal pardon for Ranariddh to return home, every is finished. And everybody just wait and see the people, who have patriotic conscience, who they will vote for. But please don’t cheat and don’t oppress (intimidate), don’t use power against the people.”
Prince Ranaridhh, who has repeated most of Prime Minister’s words, has responded to accusations of him using his father’s (Sihanouk) name by saying that Prime Minister Hun Sen has, numerous times in the past, used his father’s name for his own political gains also.
By quoting Mr Hun Sen‘s speech, Prince Ranaridhh said: “ ‘Don’t say that Hun Sen does not want you to return home. Hun Sen will allow you to return home, not only you, but 100 of youse I will not be afraid of because you always used your father’s name.’ I must say that when he used my father to ask me to share power with him (in 1993), why didn’t he accuse me of using my father’s name? And when he used my father in 1998, after the political impasse, when he wanted my father to appoint him once again as a prime minister, why didn’t he accuse me of using my father. And why he didn’t accuse me of always listening to my father. It was the same thing in 2003, 2004.”
However, in a speech reminding of the event of 18th March 1970, which was a day when the then Prince Sihanouk was deposed as the head of state in a coup d’etat, during an inauguration ceremony of Slat Rumchey temple, Chup Ta Trav Village, Svay Chek commune, Angkor Thom District in Siem Reap province, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that current political stability and peace has come to fruition as a result of his win-win policy.
Prime Minister Hun See said: “Now, the day is very close to the day of start of the destruction of the country, which is the 38th anniversary of the coup d’etat which toppled Prince Sihanouk. And since then our country was engulfed by wars. That was a tragedy which we should use as an experience of what had happened in the past. They have decided to topple Prince Sihanouk but the end result was that it was the people who were dying. So, that’s why I always said that we must maintain peace and stability that we have achieved with great sacrifices. There is no country in this world that can successfully achieve a win-win policy (like Cambodia).”
The Prince was speaking, through telephone broadcast to 309 village chiefs and hundreds of supporters in three communes: Sena Reach Oudom, Angkor Reach, and Rumchek of Preah Sdech District in Prey Veng Province, last Sunday in response to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s speech in Pursat province a day earlier.
In what people perceived as a reference to Prince Ranariddh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said: “Someone spoke from a foreign country that I am afraid to let him return home because I was afraid of his influence and popularity. Yes, everybody knew about your popularity. You received 26 parliamentary seats and I received 73 parliamentary seats. Even you used your father’s name to compete against me you cannot even beat me. How can you beat me by yourself. I am not afraid of you, even 100 of youse I will not be afraid of. But the thing (Ranariddh’s return) is not necessary. Now I already have a policy on education. Not only that I have a policy but I have already applied that policy like what I am doing today. I do not need to go and discuss anything with him just to waste my time. If I need to have a discussion forum I’d rather have it with the people. That’s when I will allocate my time. If I have free time I’d rather play chess instead. I do not need to sit down to discuss and argue with you because I am an incumbent prime minister. So, please debate it among yourself, ask questions among yourself how many toilets you need to build etc.”
Prince Ranariddh who responded to Mr Hun Sen’s speech with the word “Amen” said that everything will be OK if the prime minister does not interfere in the affairs of the king and allow the people to decide who they wanted to vote for.
Prince Ranariddh said: “Amen to the prime minister. If he thinks he is really good, he is not afraid of me, why did he need to use all sorts of dirty tricks. He did not need to use Nhiek Bunchhay to topple me. He did not need to use an unjust court to convict me. He should just let me return home by allowing His Majesty to use his royal privilege, which was inscribed in the constitution, to grant a royal pardon for Ranariddh to return home, every is finished. And everybody just wait and see the people, who have patriotic conscience, who they will vote for. But please don’t cheat and don’t oppress (intimidate), don’t use power against the people.”
Prince Ranaridhh, who has repeated most of Prime Minister’s words, has responded to accusations of him using his father’s (Sihanouk) name by saying that Prime Minister Hun Sen has, numerous times in the past, used his father’s name for his own political gains also.
By quoting Mr Hun Sen‘s speech, Prince Ranaridhh said: “ ‘Don’t say that Hun Sen does not want you to return home. Hun Sen will allow you to return home, not only you, but 100 of youse I will not be afraid of because you always used your father’s name.’ I must say that when he used my father to ask me to share power with him (in 1993), why didn’t he accuse me of using my father’s name? And when he used my father in 1998, after the political impasse, when he wanted my father to appoint him once again as a prime minister, why didn’t he accuse me of using my father. And why he didn’t accuse me of always listening to my father. It was the same thing in 2003, 2004.”
However, in a speech reminding of the event of 18th March 1970, which was a day when the then Prince Sihanouk was deposed as the head of state in a coup d’etat, during an inauguration ceremony of Slat Rumchey temple, Chup Ta Trav Village, Svay Chek commune, Angkor Thom District in Siem Reap province, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that current political stability and peace has come to fruition as a result of his win-win policy.
Prime Minister Hun See said: “Now, the day is very close to the day of start of the destruction of the country, which is the 38th anniversary of the coup d’etat which toppled Prince Sihanouk. And since then our country was engulfed by wars. That was a tragedy which we should use as an experience of what had happened in the past. They have decided to topple Prince Sihanouk but the end result was that it was the people who were dying. So, that’s why I always said that we must maintain peace and stability that we have achieved with great sacrifices. There is no country in this world that can successfully achieve a win-win policy (like Cambodia).”
7 comments:
Somdach N Ranarith is blind and living in denial.
I suppose these two are brother.
It's time for Ranariddh to fight back because he let Hun Sen step on his head for too long. Prince, Reveal everything you know about Hun Sen.
fight back? hahaha, LOL, hahaha, you kill me mate!
Your Royal Highness Samdech Krom Preah,
I hope you read this message. When you were in power, you had abused it. You may have done some good things but they were not significant enough. You didn't pay attention to the people who were trutly loyal to you, to the wives and families whose husbands and sons were killed during 1997 coup. On border issue, you paid no concern. You were willing to go against your father advise by accepting package vote. You favored the ministers and advisors who have money and can provide yourng women. You said your marriage with princess Mary had no ground which put your sons and daught with pricess Mary to be bastards. Worst of you are willing to abandon royal title by mean of replacing royal blood (if can be done) in exchange for the right to play politic. You are disgrace to your own parent. You have PhD in law but you show evidence of little intelligence. I was shocked when you announced your stepping down from being the head of national assembly. In your mind, you thought Samdech Hun Sen would beg you not to drop your tittle. You have no loyalty. You seem to have little good judgement. You flip flopped so many times with Sam Rainsy. Honesty seems to mean nothing to you. You let money and women to cloud your judgement. Now, as you have lost all power and fame, you start to call for justice for the killing of Oum Rasady, call on the border issue, etc. You should have done these things while you were in power. You should know the role of a good leader, listen more then talk, sacrifice, honesty, integrity, respect others under you, and good judegement (women and money talk are not good judegement). I am sorry for you and your behavior.
prince raniridh, you cannot keep committing wrong-doings and expect the king to pardon you all the time. if you keep on doing this, you are obviously abusing the system, and don't think the cambodian people cannot see it happening too many times already. please stop abusing royal privileges. for once, cambodian people like myself ask that you start thinking about the nation's interest and not only your own personal greeds, please. you may think it's a joke, but the majority of cambodian citizens do not think so. thank you.
ជូនចំពោះ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ៊ុន សែន,
ពេលនេះ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ ឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែនគួរតែ គិតគូរដោះស្រាយ បញ្ហាទំនិញឡើងថ្លៃ ទើបត្រឹមត្រូវ ព្រោះជារឿង ដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ទូទាំងប្រទេស កំពុងខ្វាយខ្វល់។ ប៉ុន្តែ អាខ្ញុំយួនរូបនេះ បែរជាគិតគូរ អារឿងគ្មានអ្នកខ្វាយខ្វល់ទៅវិញ ។
នេះចំជាអាហ៊ុន សែនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទមែនហើយ! ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ សូមអញ្ជើញអាហ៊ុន សែន ទៅពេទ្យកាល់មែត ដើម្បីតំរង់សរសៃប្រសាទ ឡើងវិញទៅ ព្រោះដោយសារ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ្នឹងហើយ
ដែលវាចុះហត្ថលេខា អោយដីទៅយួន អោយយួនចូលនៅខុសច្បាប់ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
ងាប់អោយស្រឡះទៅ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែន។ គ្មានខ្មែរណាស្រណោះ អាក្បត់ជាតិឯងទេ។
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