Left to Right: Dam Sith, Sam Rainsy, Hor Namhong and Ieng SaryBy Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
10 June 2008
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy told reporters Tuesday he will ask the court to allow jailed Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary to testify in his defense in a defamation case.
If Phnom Penh Municipal Court agrees, he will request Ieng Sary be allowed to testify in a lawsuit brought by Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.
Sam Rainsy said his lawyers have already begun drafting the necessary documents.
"In the capacity as an accused person, I ask Ieng Sary to be my witness," Sam Rainsy said. "My position is, if Hor Namhong proposes Duch to be his witness, I will ask also Ieng Sary to be mine. My proposal is because Hor Namhong himself confessed that he had a good relationship with Ieng Sary, and I would like Ieng Sary to explain his relationship with Hor Namhong."
Hor Namhong has been quoted in the media in the past saying he knew Ieng Sary and was the head of a work group at Boeung Trabek prison camp, but he has maintained he was never the director of the camp.
He has said some of his family, including his sister, perished under the regime.
Sam Rainsy lawyer Chu Chung Ngy said he submitted a request to the Khmer Rouge tribunal early Tuesday, but had received no response.
Ieng Sary lawyer Ang Udom said Tuesday he will report Sam Rainsy's request to Ieng Sary, if such a request comes.
Tribunal spokesman Peter Foster said he knew of no legal restrictions to such participation.
"However, it would take close collaboration and agreement between the office of the co-investigating judges here and the legal representatives in the other case," he said. "It would be part of an agreement, an arrangement, they would have to make between themselves. But so far we have no request for any such movement of anybody from another court to be a witness."
If Phnom Penh Municipal Court agrees, he will request Ieng Sary be allowed to testify in a lawsuit brought by Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.
Sam Rainsy said his lawyers have already begun drafting the necessary documents.
"In the capacity as an accused person, I ask Ieng Sary to be my witness," Sam Rainsy said. "My position is, if Hor Namhong proposes Duch to be his witness, I will ask also Ieng Sary to be mine. My proposal is because Hor Namhong himself confessed that he had a good relationship with Ieng Sary, and I would like Ieng Sary to explain his relationship with Hor Namhong."
Hor Namhong has been quoted in the media in the past saying he knew Ieng Sary and was the head of a work group at Boeung Trabek prison camp, but he has maintained he was never the director of the camp.
He has said some of his family, including his sister, perished under the regime.
Sam Rainsy lawyer Chu Chung Ngy said he submitted a request to the Khmer Rouge tribunal early Tuesday, but had received no response.
Ieng Sary lawyer Ang Udom said Tuesday he will report Sam Rainsy's request to Ieng Sary, if such a request comes.
Tribunal spokesman Peter Foster said he knew of no legal restrictions to such participation.
"However, it would take close collaboration and agreement between the office of the co-investigating judges here and the legal representatives in the other case," he said. "It would be part of an agreement, an arrangement, they would have to make between themselves. But so far we have no request for any such movement of anybody from another court to be a witness."
9 comments:
Lauk Rainsy.
Good shot back to Ar Peal Hor Namhong!
ECC must honor this request if it's going to find justice for 1.7million dead. You need to provide Justice for the living ones as well, esp. Mr. Dom Sith.
And Ieng Sary, please do it with the best interest an Human does.
Chan,,
What happen if Ieng Sary get poisoned before he can tell the court? May be they will threat to kill all his family if he tells the truth.
Who the heck had bad relationship with Ieng Sary and still be alive? Ah Retarded Scam Rainsy doesn't know what his talking about.
At any rate, if want Ieng Sary to be his witness, that is up to Ieng Sary and him. The court has nothing to do with that. Just make sure that all of the witnesse' names go in the evidence sheet. That is all.
Please don't forget to use Polygraph to detect their lies.
I hope the polygraph is not too expensive because it probably blow up just touching Ah Scam Raixy.
I would like to request UN Tribunal do not agree to let Ieng Sary to be a witness to A Khmer/Yuon stupid A Hor NamHong, if UN Tribunal let Ieng Sary get out to witness for A Hor NamHong be care ful A Hor NamHong is A Yuon slave will be kill Ieng Sary because A Hor NamHong very danger person. from the real Khmer not A Khmer/Yuon
Mate 5:23 PM. I am so ashamed to read every comment you write.
As one of the CPP's children went to school in China, I am back to my country I don't like what is happening in my country by our CPP do.
You get to care for the nation not individuals, and stop talking fool.
អា ហោ ណាំហុងបាននិយាយថា ឈឺចាប់ណាស់ ដែលប្រជារាស្រ្តខ្មែរគ្រប់រូបថា អា ហោ ណាំហុង ជាមេគុកបឹងត្របែក ក្នុងសម័យខ្មែរក្រហម ប៉ុន្តែសូមជំរាប អាហោ ណាំហុងថា អ្នកដែលឈឺចាប់ជាង អា ហោ ណាំហុង ទៅទៀតនោះ គឺប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរគ្រប់រូប ដែលមានបងប្អូន ត្រូវអា ហោ ណាំហុង បញ្ជាយកទៅសំលាប់ រាប់មិនអស់ នៅគុកបឹងត្របែក ។ អា ហោ ណាំហុង សមចូលគុក ដោយ តុលាការខ្មែរក្រហមហើយ។
ah Hor Nam Hong must be in jail with Noun Chea, Ieng Sary, Khieu Samphan in KR tribunal because ah Hor Nam Hong was the chief of Boeng Tra Baek prison during Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979).
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