Dam Sith, Editor-in-chief of Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper (Photo: The Mekong Times)Monday, June 9, 2008
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Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
Dam Sith, Editor of the Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper which supports the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, was arrested by military police officers dressed in civilian clothes on Sunday while he was washing his car. Following the arrest, Dam Sith was taken to the Phnom Penh municipal court on Sunday afternoon and the court issued a temporary arrest warrant against him, the court accused him of defamation and disinformation regarding the lawsuit brought by Hor Namhong, the vice-prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Dam Sith was arrested 4 days after he was summoned by the Phnom Penh municipal court to provide clarification regarding the publication of an article by his newspaper which reported that Hor Namhong was the “Boeng Trabek jail chief” as the Moneaksekar Khmer was citing opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s speech made on 17 April at the Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial. Dam Sith is also a Parliament candidate for the SRP, he is the 6th SRP candidate for the city of Phnom Penh.
13 comments:
Ah cyclo driver (Dam Sith) must be punish to the fullest for Defamation and for assaulting on Democracy to try win the election.
ah khmer rouge hor nam hong is khmer 's killer.same as Xipee's dick's sucker..12:24pm
ah khmer rouge hor nam hong is khmer 's killer.same as Xipee's dick's sucker..12:24pm
this is clearly an act by a psychopat CPP's political scheme. the Khmer people will not rest until we put the injustice to rest.
The arrest was illegal carried out in a communist manner. The CPP has returned to its communist nature.
Lock Ah Jkout up and throw away the key for trying to fool Khmer people.
The US arrested many scammers in the US. We have seen a couple articles here. There is no reason why we can't do the same thing by arresting scammers like Ah Scam Rainxy or Ah Dam Sith who pretend to be journalist but really a politician.
it is freedom of expression. why need to arrest the journalist. Actually, HE Hor Namhong has more opportunity to clarify and response to the allegation than the opposition. He can use more televisions, radios and newspapers.
This is so fucken cheap and so fucken coward to take on a small newspaper editor for repeating something that was in the fucken law news already!
This is the most coward act done by AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government!
Respect Cambodian people right you Vietcong slave mother fucker!
Hey, we are not culture of impunity like the west, you know? Law is law.
there is no law to arrest people for just express their opinions.
in a democratic society which cambodia is working hard to be, people are free to choose a good candidate to hold office. please stop suppress people's freedom as long as they don't violate any law. remember the rule of law is the key like in the USA. rule of law is what cambodia really needs for everyone to got along and live in harmony side by side regardless of political affiliation, or national origin. otherwise, problem will not disappear. when in cambodia, everybody has to respect cambodian laws; that's why it's so very important to have the rule of law. the rule of law needs to be emphasized a million times or more. thank you and god bless cambodia.
True, but their is a law against libel and slander, especially by a commie (opposition) who owned and controlled the media.
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