Ranariddh praying at a pagoda in Siem Reap upon his arrival (Photo: Frédéric Amat, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Wednesday, October 01, 2008
ABC Radio Australia
Cambodia's Prince Norodom Ranariddh has returned from exile just days after being pardoned by the king over a fraud conviction. His political rival, Prime Minister Hun Sen requested the amnesty.
Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speakers: Lao Mong Hay, senior researcher Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong.
COCHRANE: Prince Norodom Ranariddh wasted no time getting back to Cambodia, news of a royal pardon emerged Thursday and by Sunday Prince Ranariddh touched down in the temple town of Siem Reap. He had been staying in self-imposed exile in Malaysia, with his second wife and their young son, after being convicted in absentia last year of embezzling $3.6 million in a land deal. After his arrival back, Ranariddh told media he was grateful to his half-brother King Norodom Sihamoni and to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who requested the royal pardon. Ranariddh also said his political party - the Norodom Ranariddh Party would no longer be oppose the ruling Cambodian People's Party, saying they only wanted to serve the nation. However, Lao Mong Hay, a senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, says Prince Ranariddh's return was made possible by him accepting the results of a national election in August. The poll was criticised by observers for irregularities and initially three opposition parties - including the Norodom Ranariddh Party rejected the outcome. Lao Mong Hay says a deal was done between Ranariddh and Hun Sen.
HAY: Ranariddh had changed his mind about the results of the election and abandoned the early sort of coalition with the other parties to denounce the results of the election. This is the price he paid to get Hun Sen to support a pardon for him.
COCHRANE: Neither Prince Ranariddh or the Cambodian government spokesperson could not be contacted to respond to the claims. But it's not the first time Ranariddh has fallen out with Hun Sen. Ranariddh won Cambodia's first election in 1993 but was ousted by Hun Sen in a coup four years later. More recently, Ranariddh was charged under a new monogomy law, which critics say was introduced specifically to target the prince, who has lived openly with his second wife, classical dancer Ouk Palla. Lao Mong Hay says Ranariddh has received special treatment, and says the royal demonstrates a tradition of impunity for the rich and powerful.
HAY: The deal struck between Hun Sen and Ranariddh undermined the rule of law, if any rule of law exists in Cambodia, in the sense that power prevailed over the rule of law.
COCHRANE: Ranariddh said he would give a full press conference later this week, but did indicate he might try to continue his political career. Lao Mong Hay says that although he is still seen as a representative of the much-loved monarchy by some sections of the public, Ranariddh's reputation may be sullied by the perception he is a playboy prince without any deep political convictions.
HAY: But I think to many he has been very much discredited by his mercurial style, a changing prince like his father in the past.
COCHRANE: While observers say Ranariddh's return wont significantly alter the political situation in Cambodia, there has been at least one change in his absence. His daughter, Princess Rattana Devi, has turned his villa in the capital of Phnom Penh into an upmarket French restaurant, so the prince is staying with his family in another residence in the north west town of Siem Reap.
Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speakers: Lao Mong Hay, senior researcher Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong.
COCHRANE: Prince Norodom Ranariddh wasted no time getting back to Cambodia, news of a royal pardon emerged Thursday and by Sunday Prince Ranariddh touched down in the temple town of Siem Reap. He had been staying in self-imposed exile in Malaysia, with his second wife and their young son, after being convicted in absentia last year of embezzling $3.6 million in a land deal. After his arrival back, Ranariddh told media he was grateful to his half-brother King Norodom Sihamoni and to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who requested the royal pardon. Ranariddh also said his political party - the Norodom Ranariddh Party would no longer be oppose the ruling Cambodian People's Party, saying they only wanted to serve the nation. However, Lao Mong Hay, a senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, says Prince Ranariddh's return was made possible by him accepting the results of a national election in August. The poll was criticised by observers for irregularities and initially three opposition parties - including the Norodom Ranariddh Party rejected the outcome. Lao Mong Hay says a deal was done between Ranariddh and Hun Sen.
HAY: Ranariddh had changed his mind about the results of the election and abandoned the early sort of coalition with the other parties to denounce the results of the election. This is the price he paid to get Hun Sen to support a pardon for him.
COCHRANE: Neither Prince Ranariddh or the Cambodian government spokesperson could not be contacted to respond to the claims. But it's not the first time Ranariddh has fallen out with Hun Sen. Ranariddh won Cambodia's first election in 1993 but was ousted by Hun Sen in a coup four years later. More recently, Ranariddh was charged under a new monogomy law, which critics say was introduced specifically to target the prince, who has lived openly with his second wife, classical dancer Ouk Palla. Lao Mong Hay says Ranariddh has received special treatment, and says the royal demonstrates a tradition of impunity for the rich and powerful.
HAY: The deal struck between Hun Sen and Ranariddh undermined the rule of law, if any rule of law exists in Cambodia, in the sense that power prevailed over the rule of law.
COCHRANE: Ranariddh said he would give a full press conference later this week, but did indicate he might try to continue his political career. Lao Mong Hay says that although he is still seen as a representative of the much-loved monarchy by some sections of the public, Ranariddh's reputation may be sullied by the perception he is a playboy prince without any deep political convictions.
HAY: But I think to many he has been very much discredited by his mercurial style, a changing prince like his father in the past.
COCHRANE: While observers say Ranariddh's return wont significantly alter the political situation in Cambodia, there has been at least one change in his absence. His daughter, Princess Rattana Devi, has turned his villa in the capital of Phnom Penh into an upmarket French restaurant, so the prince is staying with his family in another residence in the north west town of Siem Reap.
23 comments:
This is the ninety nine cent prince you can buy, sell any time you wanted or you can dump it like the trashes in the dumpster and reuse it again.
Ah cheap prince ,selling country for ladies and dollars ,you are not deserve to be our leader nor politician,you'll will bring us on to disaster like your father in 1970,75 like father like son!
Go to hell
Oh Sihaknuk the Cambodian monarchy will be ended in you and your families 's hand .
Shame on you but your face are so thick with the Viet calongve^r and other why you are from the ordinary(trasok paeme) Cambodian why you are not feel sorry what you have done sad sad sad damn you,you make us live our lives in miserable
Ranariddh had been sentenced in absentia to 18 months in jail after a court ruled he illegally sold his former political party’s headquarters and used the proceeds from the sale to purchase another property in his own name.
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Angelinjones
Internet MArketing
11:13 AM
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
NO SPAM, SHIT FUCKED HEAD!
NOW, GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR FUCKING SPAM.
Certain advertisements are more interesting to read that certain political comments of shit which we always find on this site of shit.
12:26 PM
What are you waiting for? Get the fuck out of here. You shouldn't be here, if you're not appreciated the hardwork of the KI staff.
Why don't you get the fuck out, and google yourself to death elsewhere, asshole.
expert in personal intrigues than specialist in human rights.
With Loa mong hay, as with Yash ghai human rights in Cambodia end in political excitement and nothing else.
We can expect for nothing from people as loa mong hai expert in human rights of shit like him in human rights in Cambodia.
Manifestly Loa mong hay, is more expert in personal intrigues than specialist in human rights.
With Loa mong hay, as with Yash ghai human rights in Cambodia end in political excitement and nothing else.
We can expect for nothing from people as loa mong hai expert in human rights of shit like him in human rights in Cambodia.
What kind Monarchy ah Run nalith and Si Ah nuk wanted Cambodian to support? Monarchy with 4 bed sticks for them to fuck women aren't they?
12:39 PM.
Your brain when it works does us to think about the bottom’s hole.
Almost all Royals in Cambodia are retarded and sex-crazed male and female parasites who suck the blood of the poor. Like his sister and half-brother, Ranariddh is a prostitute who has been bought by Hun Sen so many times to help push through the Supplementary Border Treaty with Vietnam. Like his ancestors, he has given up land to Vietnam and is as big a traitor as Hun Sen.
Ranariddh is awarded a diploma by the doctorate(PHD) in international public law, of the best university of the world, the French university.
And you?
What the stupid PHD shamelessly it worst nothing compare to homeless,the stinging smell of ah PHD traitor it smell like dry shit just get wet by the first rain,and 6:15 what you have to say ?One of traitor?
The Ranariddh's diploma doctorate (PHD)honours the Khmer race and the name Norodom.
What a bunch of idiots? The next thing they be telling us is if the French labeled Ranarith as God, we all should bow down to him.
Wake up, motherfuckers!
The son of the former leader of the Khmer republic Lon Nol who presents a list to the last general election, he possesses no doctorate, no Ph.D. Nothing!
I am ashamed for his family which governed during almost 5 years Cambodia.
il faut abolir cette famille norodom et les chasser du cambodge car ce sont des crottes de chiens et des vomis ....
Hello and how are you every body?
I would like to say some things but please do not get upsad I just show what my idear , what I could see now is Hun Sen and his government are getting too much stress with Ah Siam, so another reason Hun Sen brought Ranariddh back to Cambodia is which this prince might do deplomatic talk or work with international, as all of us knew this prince is too good with western country and he was too famous than some of Hun Sen ministers and its true as we knew during Vietname invaded Cambodia. So please all of us Khmer no matter what party are we, keep it clear from our country trouble, and united to fight hard with this monster Siam.
Please do not angry with me, I do not like this prince too but we must UNITED SO WE CAN STAND, DEVIDED WE WILL LOSE.
If you all love your motherland then you must united.
Thanks and love to all Khmer.
Khmer Australia.
Yeah, but with our luck, Ranarith may get caught with an irresistible Thai's princess and end up selling everything to Thailand like he did with his party's headquarter.
Wath for me dude 1:18AM? I get my house burned, my land took away from me, my son was shoot to dead by CPP, my daugter was kidnaped and rape, my monk was took to vietname to imprison, my husband is in prison for express his anger in public!
Ah kvak,ahRanorith,Ah retire king,are all the same .Not any ordinary khmer citizen who lead Cambodia in to peril destruction except ah three heads above.
Borisoth khmer ca
1:18 AM
Get lost & go learn some more English.
This shit 11:36AM go to hell, you are an animal Siames. Go and get fuck your gay Siam, Ah Siam gay!!!!
Or you must be one of shit head Siames or Viet.
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