Original report from Phnom Penh
29 August 2008
A nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen filed suit in Kandal provincial court this week, claiming he had been defamed by remarks of two opposition parliamentary candidates who accused him of assault.
Hun To's suit stems from an altercation on a ferry in Ponhea Leu district, Kandal, in which Sam Rainsy Party candidates Nuon Vuthy and Uch Sereyyuth said Hun To ordered his bodyguards to assault them.
Hun To has denied the accusation, and on Monday he asked the Kandal court to investigate the two men for defamation.
The alleged assault occurred during the campaign to the national election, when the two lawmakers say they were attacked by Hun To's bodyguards after they drove their vehicle off the ferry.
Nuon Vuthy said bodyguards Hun To's bodyguards punched him in the head and kicked Uch Sereyyuth after a confrontation on the ferry.
"If the court works at its procedure and is not under pressure from a powerful man, it would find the truth after it investigates," Nuon Vuthy said.
Kandal court prosecutor Ouk Kimsith confirmed receipt of the complaint.
"I have not taken any measures yet," he said.
He had also received a complaint from the two Sam Rainsy Party lawmakers of the assault and had referred that case to deputy prosecutor Koeurt Vannareth.
Hun To's lawyer, Yin Wengka, said Friday he had filed the complaint Monday.
"These two men defamed my client," he said. "What they said is not true. At that time, no bodyguard went with Hun To. At that time Hun To took one car with three people, traveling to Kampong Cham."
According to Cambodian law, defamation charges do not carry penalties of imprisonment, but do carry fines. Assaults can lead to a sentence of one to five years in prison.
Hun To's suit stems from an altercation on a ferry in Ponhea Leu district, Kandal, in which Sam Rainsy Party candidates Nuon Vuthy and Uch Sereyyuth said Hun To ordered his bodyguards to assault them.
Hun To has denied the accusation, and on Monday he asked the Kandal court to investigate the two men for defamation.
The alleged assault occurred during the campaign to the national election, when the two lawmakers say they were attacked by Hun To's bodyguards after they drove their vehicle off the ferry.
Nuon Vuthy said bodyguards Hun To's bodyguards punched him in the head and kicked Uch Sereyyuth after a confrontation on the ferry.
"If the court works at its procedure and is not under pressure from a powerful man, it would find the truth after it investigates," Nuon Vuthy said.
Kandal court prosecutor Ouk Kimsith confirmed receipt of the complaint.
"I have not taken any measures yet," he said.
He had also received a complaint from the two Sam Rainsy Party lawmakers of the assault and had referred that case to deputy prosecutor Koeurt Vannareth.
Hun To's lawyer, Yin Wengka, said Friday he had filed the complaint Monday.
"These two men defamed my client," he said. "What they said is not true. At that time, no bodyguard went with Hun To. At that time Hun To took one car with three people, traveling to Kampong Cham."
According to Cambodian law, defamation charges do not carry penalties of imprisonment, but do carry fines. Assaults can lead to a sentence of one to five years in prison.
10 comments:
This Hun To must think that he is areally cool guy while the rest of the world see him as the dumbest good for nothing asshole.
The whole Hun family are just a bunch of fucked up retarded individuals.
Go hide yourself Toto your a disgrace to the country.
how the court prosecutor solve the problem? cause now is Hun Xen regime and this metter related to Hun Xen family also!!!!!!!!!
Talking about political democracy, changes is so important because the longer people in power, the longer they abuse.
Even the Mobile Phone companies, if you call to help line of 016, 011, and 012, you will here a lot of abusive voice of those help line after they only in Cambodia for around 10 years.
I suffer too many times already every time, I call 016, 011 and 012.
We need change!
cipipi hold power for 30 years. What else do they want? The leaders like Hun Sen are blind and become very sensitive with self-pride and power. He treats everyone against him as "enermy" and apparently murder hi enermy as his last resort. This type of people will any easily and willingly release grip of his power. Such leaders believe that he deserves to hold fate and decide fate of his people. Never ever such leaders will establish a system that cause threats to his power gripping style. And as seen by many leaders with such leadership attitude, the people will have to use "People Power to oust and Finish Off the regime" or people will have to choose to live like doggy obedient servants for the system.
Khmer history has proven well for the fall of empire as a result of decisions made by sole individuals just to secure their power and interest RATHER THAN TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE WAYS FOR THE COUNTRY TO SURVIVE AND LAST!!!!!! AND KHMER LEADERS FOR GENERATION STILL FALL INTO THIS TREND-SELF, FAMILY'S INTEREST AND POWER BUT LEAVE THE COUNTRY TEARING APART, WEAKER AND WEAKER AND SMALLER AND SMALLER.!!!
Now the leaders say you are not obsessed and do not fall in the cycle of past history: caring and by all means protecting own power and interest, regardless the country is being destructed by rampant corruption, lawless rule, and neighboring's encroachment?
Say I am wrong folks.
Good they don't put bullets in your heads. Perhaps the hun started to learn to use legal system to torture peopel. What a bunch of craps!!!!!!
Both uncle and nephew are thugs- cold-blooded killers. They think that they own Cambodia.
Suit them, suit them, and don't forget Ah Joy Maraiy (Scam Rainxy) who called everyone "Khmer Rouge Killer" to try to win the election.
Suit them, suit them, and don't forget Ah Joy Maraiy ( 2:17 PM ) send this fucking dog for your family HUN croc to eat this mother fucker head..
In Cambodia, people call these rascals: AH Hun TO, AH Hun Choch...
A former big brother, a hooligan, an OKHNA Chor destroying Cambodia forest and wealth...
A member of Kleptocrate family worse than Abhauvong Family who rule Battambang Province in the 19 Century.
A hated Family in Cambodia
Who doesn't know AH HUN TO!
AH HUN TO sometime forget that he is just a fucken piece of meat!
Death and devil is following AH HUN TO!
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