Sam Rainsy at RFA studio in the US (Photo: RFA)Wednesday, April 23, 2008
By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy reacted to the claims made by vice-prime minister Hor Nam Hong who threatened to sue him about spreading false information and about defamation.
Speaking from the US where he is currently visiting, Sam Rainsy indicated that he did not specifically point at Hor Nam Hong, who is also a minister of Foreign Affairs, as being the Beong Trabek jail chief. He also said that he is not afraid if there is a legal case about this accusation claim.
Sam Rainsy said that he will not apologize to Hor Nam Hong who threatened to sue him.
Sam Rainsy, who is currently visiting the US, said that he did not specifically name Hor Nam Hong as being the Boeng Trabek jail chief: “Whatever I spoke was the truth, and I did not name anybody. I only said that the person had the rank of minister of Foreign Affairs after the KR regime. After the KR regime, there are many Foreign Affairs ministers: the one immediately after Ieng Sary, following Pol Pot’s departure, was Mr. Hun Sen, then there was Mr. Kong Korm, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, and then Mr. Hor Nam Hong.
Sam Rainsy’s reaction took place after Hor Nam Hong, who is also one of the Cambodian minister of Foreign Affairs, told reporters that he is very hurt by Sam Rainsy saying that he was involved with the KR group.
Hor Nam Hong said: “Saying that I was a KR is a serious insult and disdain, let alone saying that I was the Boeng Trabek jail chief. Only calling me a KR is considered a very serious insult. If Sam Rainsy recognized that he misspoke and said untruthful thing about me, then I will not sue him, because I want the atmosphere before the election to be calm.”
In the past Hor Nam Hong won a lawsuit against Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk once already at the French tribunal, after he was accused (by the Hero-King) of being the Boeng Trabek jail chief.
Sam Rainsy said that the current situation is different from what it used to be in the past, if indeed there is a lawsuit against each other: “Before, it was difficult to find witnesses, because at that time, the UN did not arrive (in Cambodia) yet, and there was no UNTAC election organization yet either. No witnesses dare to come out (at that time). But now, the situation is such that, after the 1993 election, there are human rights organizations, there is the documentation center, now we have information, we have more witnesses than before. Earlier, King Norodom Sihanouk had a hard time finding (witnesses), then, nobody dares to come out, and there were not many documents, there was no documentation center as we have now. Therefore, the (current) situation is different from what it used to be.”
Sam Rainsy added that there is no need to look for any further tribunal, if (Hor Nam Hong) wants to sue about the KR issue, the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC or KR Tribunal) is a tribunal that can be trusted to find out who the Boeng Trabek jail chief really was.
Speaking from the US where he is currently visiting, Sam Rainsy indicated that he did not specifically point at Hor Nam Hong, who is also a minister of Foreign Affairs, as being the Beong Trabek jail chief. He also said that he is not afraid if there is a legal case about this accusation claim.
Sam Rainsy said that he will not apologize to Hor Nam Hong who threatened to sue him.
Sam Rainsy, who is currently visiting the US, said that he did not specifically name Hor Nam Hong as being the Boeng Trabek jail chief: “Whatever I spoke was the truth, and I did not name anybody. I only said that the person had the rank of minister of Foreign Affairs after the KR regime. After the KR regime, there are many Foreign Affairs ministers: the one immediately after Ieng Sary, following Pol Pot’s departure, was Mr. Hun Sen, then there was Mr. Kong Korm, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, and then Mr. Hor Nam Hong.
Sam Rainsy’s reaction took place after Hor Nam Hong, who is also one of the Cambodian minister of Foreign Affairs, told reporters that he is very hurt by Sam Rainsy saying that he was involved with the KR group.
Hor Nam Hong said: “Saying that I was a KR is a serious insult and disdain, let alone saying that I was the Boeng Trabek jail chief. Only calling me a KR is considered a very serious insult. If Sam Rainsy recognized that he misspoke and said untruthful thing about me, then I will not sue him, because I want the atmosphere before the election to be calm.”
In the past Hor Nam Hong won a lawsuit against Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk once already at the French tribunal, after he was accused (by the Hero-King) of being the Boeng Trabek jail chief.
Sam Rainsy said that the current situation is different from what it used to be in the past, if indeed there is a lawsuit against each other: “Before, it was difficult to find witnesses, because at that time, the UN did not arrive (in Cambodia) yet, and there was no UNTAC election organization yet either. No witnesses dare to come out (at that time). But now, the situation is such that, after the 1993 election, there are human rights organizations, there is the documentation center, now we have information, we have more witnesses than before. Earlier, King Norodom Sihanouk had a hard time finding (witnesses), then, nobody dares to come out, and there were not many documents, there was no documentation center as we have now. Therefore, the (current) situation is different from what it used to be.”
Sam Rainsy added that there is no need to look for any further tribunal, if (Hor Nam Hong) wants to sue about the KR issue, the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC or KR Tribunal) is a tribunal that can be trusted to find out who the Boeng Trabek jail chief really was.
18 comments:
Great Sam Rainsy! You are a hero. You speak out what many people incliding the former beng tabek prisoners dare not say. you deserve to lead the country.
Dream on. The idiot, Xam Rainxy, ain't gonna fool anyone with his stupid rhetorics. He'll be in deep shit when the truth be out.
"In a ceremony to commemorate the fall of Phnom Penh to Khmer Rouge guerrillas in 1975, Sam Rainsy said Thursday at least two ministers in the current government were cadres of the regime.
“One of them was secretary and interpreter of Pol Pot and who is senior minister and Minister of Economy and another current deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs was director of Beoung Trabek prison,” Sam Rainsy said. “The director of a prison can point someone and this person will be disappeared.”
" -- VOA report
http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2008/04/hor-nam-hong-plans-to-provide-free.html
Xam Rainxy is 100% guilty.
Plus, since this is a civil case the burden of proof is not as tough as criminal case. Credibility to the judge can be a major factor here, and Xam Rainxy is not credible to anyone as we all know already. Just look at what he claimed in this article. It's such a laugh.
Actually, "at least two ministers" really mean there could be more ministers or even all ministers in the current government. That is how an educated person would interpret such a statement, especially judges.
And Hor Nam Hong is one of minister that is in the current government.
So what does that lead Sam Rainsy, other than Prey Sor for about a year.
Sam Rainsy is trying to ride on Hor Nam Hong afraid of the ECCC disclose his record with the Khmer Rouge to the public.
Hor Nam Hong best bet is to go look at the record. I doubt that the ECCC have anything that could harm him; otherwise, they would have arrested him long ago.
If Ah Xam Rainxy is smart, he will apologize and done with it.
I bet, right now, they are putting a case together for him. He can't just go around a accused everyone of being Khmer Rouge cadre and murderer without proof.
Good one, your excellency, Sam Rainsy. Keep it coming.
Great job Mr. Rainsy! Nothing can hide under the sun. The truth is starting to come out and these so called leader Hor VietNAM Hong is barking and trying to get out.
Just see him in court.
Not only me honamhong that was working for vietcong to kill 2 millions Cambodian people from 1975-1979 in the Pol Pot regime,there are so many more secretly behind closed door of cpp(viet)'s gov.official,so find some others too,not only me.
it's not even funny falsifying information on someone, mr. sam rainsy. i mean, we appreciated your works for cambodia, however please don't go overboard, sometimes. thank you.
should know better. stop the slendering. it's not even funny, that's a cruel joke, your excellency. enough already. thank you.
Hor nam hong is a Vietcong, and he was a jail chief.
Sam Rainsy is very courageous political leader who dare invoke this sensitive situation for the sake of eliminating the culture of impunity.
Great job Rainsy!
KY
Great Job Sam Rainsy, If you win the next up coming election, I will return back to help reconstruct our country.
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I love it when Mr. Sam Rainsy defenses himself. The dude Hor Nam Hong won King Sihanouk before, I am so uncertain, but now when Mr. Sam Rainsy speaks fearlessly like this, I am happy. F*ck ah Hor Nam Hong old freak!
I love it when Mr. Sam Rainsy defenses himself. The dude Hor Nam Hong won King Sihanouk before, I am so uncertain, but now when Mr. Sam Rainsy speaks fearlessly like this, I am happy. F*ck ah Hor Nam Hong old freak!
Hun Sen + Kong Korm + Prince Norodom Sirivudh Hor Nam Hong = POL POT
It' s not an accusations!
It's a FACT!
Yeah, but don't forget that POL POT = Sam Rainsy in Prey Sor.
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