November 19, 2008By Lao Mong Hay
UPI Asia Online
Column: Rule by Fear
Hong Kong, China — Cambodia’s national police commissioner, Gen. Hok Lundy, was killed in a helicopter crash on Nov. 9, Cambodia’s National Day. Hok was a member of both the Central Committee and Standing Committee of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and a close ally and senior advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose son is married to Hok’s daughter.
Commenting on Hok’s death, Cheam Yeap, a senior party official and parliamentarian, said, “The CPP and all Cambodians have suffered a huge loss.”
However, Hok’s death has brought relief to many, considering his record on human rights. Under his 14-year tenure, Hok was accused of failing to resolve many serious human rights violations implicating the rich and powerful. This failure has since developed into a culture of impunity in Cambodia.
Hok was also accused of violent acts such as the March 1997 grenade attacks on a peaceful anti-government demonstration, which killed 20 people and injured hundreds, as well as the extrajudicial killing of some 40 members of a rival party in a July 1997 coup.
Under Hok’s leadership, the Cambodian police showed little respect for human rights. They banned peaceful public demonstrations and protests, took part in forced evictions and used brutal force against demonstrators, recalcitrant evictees, suspects and ordinary people.
The ruling party has selected Neth Savoeun, Hok’s deputy, to replace him. However, Hun Sen had the final say in the selection of the three-star general, who is married to his niece, according to parliamentarian Cheam Yeap.
Neth’s appointment has been received with mixed feelings. Some welcome it and see better prospects for human rights in Cambodia. Others do not share this optimism, saying he will not be able to resolve cases of human rights violations inherited from his predecessor and that the police force will continue to be politicized, with the prime minister exercising personal control over it.
The Cambodian police are already politicized, as loyal members of the ruling party staff all positions of responsibility. Officers are slow in investigating crimes of a political nature that affect the opposition or government critics, but they act fast and more effectively if they affect senior party members or their families.
The appointment of the new national police commissioner can, however, create a break from the department’s poor record. It has opened up a good opportunity to move forward in policing. The new police commissioner, the Ministry of the Interior and the government should work to reform the police to improve performance, curb human rights violations, win public trust and meet the country’s international human rights obligations.
In order to attain these goals, the Cambodian police should not pledge loyalty to any political party or group. They should become a truly national police force, not a police force for the ruling party, as they currently are. They should strictly adhere to the U.N. Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, which is incorporated into Cambodia’s criminal law, but has so far been overlooked. And, most of all, they should “respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of all persons,” as stipulated in the code.
By law, the Cambodian police should treat all persons equally. Citizens are entitled to protection without discrimination, as called for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cambodia has explicitly agreed. The police need to be impartial and respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their origin, social status or political, religious or philosophical convictions.
This will require the Cambodian police to be politically independent and neutral, without affiliation to any political party. The national police commissioner should be placed directly under the authority of the minister of the interior, as he is supposed to be, and not under the prime minister. The police should be answerable to Parliament, through the minister of the interior and the prime minister.
Good conduct, political independence and neutrality of the police, as well as accountability to the Ministry of the Interior, should be explicitly incorporated into the police law that is currently being drafted. The same law should have penalties for any misconduct or breach of political independence and neutrality, and also create an independent institution to deal with complaints from the public against the police.
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(Lao Mong Hay is a senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong. He was previously director of the Khmer Institute of Democracy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and a visiting professor at the University of Toronto in 2003. In 1997, he received an award from Human Rights Watch and the Nansen Medal in 2000 from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.)
Commenting on Hok’s death, Cheam Yeap, a senior party official and parliamentarian, said, “The CPP and all Cambodians have suffered a huge loss.”
However, Hok’s death has brought relief to many, considering his record on human rights. Under his 14-year tenure, Hok was accused of failing to resolve many serious human rights violations implicating the rich and powerful. This failure has since developed into a culture of impunity in Cambodia.
Hok was also accused of violent acts such as the March 1997 grenade attacks on a peaceful anti-government demonstration, which killed 20 people and injured hundreds, as well as the extrajudicial killing of some 40 members of a rival party in a July 1997 coup.
Under Hok’s leadership, the Cambodian police showed little respect for human rights. They banned peaceful public demonstrations and protests, took part in forced evictions and used brutal force against demonstrators, recalcitrant evictees, suspects and ordinary people.
The ruling party has selected Neth Savoeun, Hok’s deputy, to replace him. However, Hun Sen had the final say in the selection of the three-star general, who is married to his niece, according to parliamentarian Cheam Yeap.
Neth’s appointment has been received with mixed feelings. Some welcome it and see better prospects for human rights in Cambodia. Others do not share this optimism, saying he will not be able to resolve cases of human rights violations inherited from his predecessor and that the police force will continue to be politicized, with the prime minister exercising personal control over it.
The Cambodian police are already politicized, as loyal members of the ruling party staff all positions of responsibility. Officers are slow in investigating crimes of a political nature that affect the opposition or government critics, but they act fast and more effectively if they affect senior party members or their families.
The appointment of the new national police commissioner can, however, create a break from the department’s poor record. It has opened up a good opportunity to move forward in policing. The new police commissioner, the Ministry of the Interior and the government should work to reform the police to improve performance, curb human rights violations, win public trust and meet the country’s international human rights obligations.
In order to attain these goals, the Cambodian police should not pledge loyalty to any political party or group. They should become a truly national police force, not a police force for the ruling party, as they currently are. They should strictly adhere to the U.N. Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, which is incorporated into Cambodia’s criminal law, but has so far been overlooked. And, most of all, they should “respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of all persons,” as stipulated in the code.
By law, the Cambodian police should treat all persons equally. Citizens are entitled to protection without discrimination, as called for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cambodia has explicitly agreed. The police need to be impartial and respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their origin, social status or political, religious or philosophical convictions.
This will require the Cambodian police to be politically independent and neutral, without affiliation to any political party. The national police commissioner should be placed directly under the authority of the minister of the interior, as he is supposed to be, and not under the prime minister. The police should be answerable to Parliament, through the minister of the interior and the prime minister.
Good conduct, political independence and neutrality of the police, as well as accountability to the Ministry of the Interior, should be explicitly incorporated into the police law that is currently being drafted. The same law should have penalties for any misconduct or breach of political independence and neutrality, and also create an independent institution to deal with complaints from the public against the police.
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(Lao Mong Hay is a senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong. He was previously director of the Khmer Institute of Democracy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and a visiting professor at the University of Toronto in 2003. In 1997, he received an award from Human Rights Watch and the Nansen Medal in 2000 from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.)
49 comments:
Yes its a dream but one day the corrupt will die and new young generation will take over.
Excellence written Dr. Lao Mong Hay.
These animals have to be politicized and affiliated with the ruling party (CPP); otherwise, their lives will be finished in a second! Hun Sen and its cronies are living with fear.
They will be became friends with worms in the very near future; just a matter of time. Nothing is infinited!
Phnom Penh Uni
Mr Lao Hay,
Again your ideology and theory is good in theory. I truly support a government that is truly democratic and where public servants are neutral. However, the theory is it is: a theory.
In Cambodia, one cannot implement the theory in full, because the situation is different and it warrants a different modified approach. Things in Cambodia are the way they are because that has been what it has been for the last couple of decades, and to expect it to change overnight is foolish.
It is wrong to expect that one size fits all. Look at Thailand. They implement western ideologies of democracy but it won't work because the situation is not the same as in the West. Hence it is in vain to force your way through when the door is already shut.
I acknowledge Cambodia is not good right now, but it is the least bad it has ever been. Your suggestion that Neth Saveou or the Police chief for that matter should not be a member of party is a dream. It is good if it is that way, but it is something that you know cannot be achieved.
What we can do and hope to happen is that the Police Chief will start to gradually take his work seriously, and to gradually realize that his work can be successful if people cooperate, not impede. I think Hun Sen realize this, and we can see that he actually tried to develop the country in recent years after years of consolidating his power and his wealth. I can see that he actually cared about the state of Cambodia, and take responsibility for its fate. He is attached to it, and now that his status as strongman is established, his next goal is to build his country. The same attitude could trickle down to his police chief, and other servants, and this process will take time, but eventually it will get better. That's the best we can hope for.
Mr Lao Hay, you have written quite extensively. But you always acted like a full-grown foreigner who does not understand the unique situation in Cambodia and how to weave your policy around it to make it work. You have exhibited a trait of ignorant person who would attack the government for reasons that reasonable Cambodians would be able to tolerate and understand. I easily place you in the category among the ignorant, blind political activist who long for your time to come back to what you have tasted during your stint at power in Cambodia. Remember CMAC, and how much kickbacks you recevied? That's what I am talking about. So don't talk from a moral high-ground 'cos you aint much better than those you criticized. You just happens to be outside the government, so you attack it at all costs.
Give me a break, MR.
Penh Panha.
The purpose of police is to enforce law. I don't know any police on this planet that is knowledgeable about human rights... . I think Dr. Lao must be on crack.
Penh Panha: Somehow, I agreed with you.
Dr. Lao or MAHA BANDITH (according to rfa) just wanted to show he knows how it should work, but it does not mean he CAN do it. It is very easy to say I know, I know ... but "I can do" is not easy.
Cambodia needs stability so that new generations have time to learn how to behave and treat people in a democratic society correctly. If assumed that those old leaders won't stay any more longer, good generations are needed. Do we have them? Do not lie yourself.
I believe that SRS is a good democratic leader, but he needs to change his strategies. He needs to be a person who can make decisions and bring his decisions to the ground. It could be a good example for new generations. His work at the Min. of Finance has left many good memories and working examples among his staff. Even if he can not make his party win, he still can teach people how to work. Change your strategies, lose today, but win tomorrow.
BSk
As long as the communist hanoi people is in the government of cambodia there will be no democratic system or justice.
IGNORANT indeed the police force in Cambodia regarding the human rights, they've become extremist group in the name of "law enforcement" group. Has Khmer governments stopped the abuse of human rights: equal rights, equal opportunity, and equal treatmetn?
It's NOT just the police force that SHOULD become NEUTRaL, but FIRST and utmost the Judiciary branch of the government. "WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL", SAID THE FOUNDING FATHER BACK DURING THE 13 ORIGIMAL COLONIES.
Mr. Pehn Panha (always full of crisis in Khmer); I comprehended some of your rationales, but it seems that you PREFERRED LET SLEEPING LIES! Just because of the "door shut", We as human being CANNOT enlightened a being born to this tumultuous world that every individual has the equal rights, equal opportunity, equal treatment, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS!
Have you seen or heard that the Thais, Youns, or Laotians governments COERCIVELY FORCE THEIR CITIZENS OUT OF THEIR HOME TO TAKE THEIR LAND/PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPENSATION IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT (? SELF-GAIN)?
If one hopes for next generation to better a whole nation (Khmer), then the OLD ASHES of ideology must be the pit of the Latrine.
Cambodia is Mr. Hun Sen's Country. He does what he wants and everybody else can just forget about it. That is the fact. Otherwise he would not make an ass out of himself by appointing his nephew in law to the next man in charge. The whole world knows it. He knows it.
A FUCKING YOUN KILLER IS DEATH AND THERE IS STILL ALOT MORE FUCKING YOUN IN WITH THE CCP TODAY SUCH AS HO NAM HONG (HO CHI MINH) HOANG KIM HONG, AND HUYNH SEN ALL THESE MOTHER FUCKING LEADER IS NOT THERE REAL CAMBODIA JUST LOOK ALL THESE NAME HOK LONG DY IS REALL NAM IS HO LONG NHI HE IS A FUCKING VIETNAMESE SON OF A BITCH MOTHER FUCKER. SO LET THE REALL CAMBODIAN TAKING OF CAMBODIA.
The text below is reproduced for the pleasure of your eyes BSK, 8:06PM.
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Here are some observations for Mr. Sam Rainsy (and SRP supporters):
1) Instead of devoting most of your times to criticizing CPP, use your times to improve your political platform and strategy. It does not make you a better political party if all you do is blaming CPP. It makes you sound like an annoying loser or whiner.
2) You needs to think and act as a political leader not as a social activist. A social activist tends to believe in idealism, whereas a political leader believes in pragmatism and compromises. The majority of our population understand that idealism is noble, but unattainable, and pragmatism is the only way to achieve stability and prosperity.
3) You need to have a real boss that can provide you and your leading supporters sanctuary, not just moral support, in the time of crisis. In the world you and I are living, no political party can survive on its own. Find out which one is the most reliable or suitable boss for you – USA, China or France.
4) As an individual and a leader, you need to open up to other people ideas. Don’t be afraid of intellectual and educated people, but trust their strength and patriotic conviction to move your party and country forward. You need to attract qualified people to build a solid and credible team. There are lots of Khmers at home and abroad with the right credential for your party. Unfortunately, it is commonly known that you are not receptive to people with high credential. Stop thinking of your family aristocratic background, and learn to accept and work with other intellectuals.
6) You need to show to USA, China or France that you and your team are a political party worth helping. To do that you need to have a right team, and clear strategy how to get there. Don’t just go to them and say you will eliminate corruption and make healthcare free to the population. They will kick you out of their embassy before you even finish your sentence.
7) Finally, you need to know (and possibly learn from) your opponent better. PM Hun Sen is an aggressive chess player, is he not? If you really know that, you should know half of his game plans already. If you don’t know that, you have a looooooooooong catching up work to do.
My view is rude on you nonetheless, it reflects your and your party situation. You can chose to ignore it or do something about it. It’s all up to you and your supoorters….
Khmer neutral
The day Hun Sen die is the best date in my life.
Penh Panha,
It's heart-breaking to know that some people like you still praise and enjoy the life in an impunity society. To you, ignorance is bliss!
Khmer
Penh Panha
How much is the CPP paying you.I know you need to survive but dont insult our intelligence.
You can disagree but you dont insult people.
Next time you will be looking to kill.
Same tactics as Hun Sen?
Lord, if you ‘re listening, please tell me why Cambodia has so many unwise souls out there blaming everything on Hun Sen. Please save Cambodia from becoming a nation of cynics. After all these years, these poor souls have learned nothing new but old cynical rhetoric. Why can’t they understand the difference between reality and dreams. Lord, please wake them up now from their eternal sleep because Cambodia may not exist any more when these poor souls awake.
Sad Young Khmer Oversea
11;33
Have you converted to christianity?
When someone slaps you turn the other cheek. Try doing it with hun sen and cronies. Yes you will be sad young man and probably dead.
Penhnis Panha.
Your name says it all.
Next you don't have to type a lengthy comment, just type your name and we'll understand.
Ah Penh Phleu pretender ចុយម្រ៉ាយ oooppps Panha,
អញប្រាប់ហើយប្រាប់ទៀតថាអោយអាចុយម្រ៉ាយ
ឯងបឹទមាត់ឈប់ពុ្រសដូចឆ្កែខ្មៅអង្គែស៊ី របស់យួន
អាហ្ងែងនៅតែអត់ស្ដាប់ទៀត អាចុយម្រ៉ាយ???
អាហ្ងែងនឹងត្រូវ ខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិសំឡាប់តៃហោង
ដូចអាហុកឡងឌីអញ្ជឹង យល់នៅអាចុយម្រ៉ាយ???
ពីអញ ឪអាហ្ងែង!
To sad young Khom oversea,
I understand you well, the SADDEST thing is KHMERR people voted for him to oppress his citizens for the next 30 more years. And that the REALITY!
I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY, AH HUN SEN WILL FOLLOW AH HOK LUNDY INTO HELL. THAT WOULD BE GREAT REALITY.
11:13! FOR SAD YOUNG KHMERE OVERSEA, you are make us all khmere every where so sad since you are so stupid!
-dream lead the way to future reality!
If all the people stupid like you your mother still naked!
Stop thing your father is smart to get PHD wyth out education from Hanoi! sons liked fathe all stupid!
Do mai ah kwack!!!!
yes, of course, police and armed forces are supposed to be neutral when it comes to dealing with our own people. there are a lot more cambodia can learn from the well-developed world out there. please travel and learn from everybody out there for the sake of cambodia.
So what are you suggesting 12:34AM? Picking up guns and start shooting each other? You would make Youns and Siams quite happy. By the way, I am not Christian. You should improve your English skill because the word “Lord” is not only used in Christianity. You’re really beyond redemption by any religious faith.
I like democracy very much because anyone can say almost anything, no matter how nonsense or absurd it is. Obviously, there are two schools of thought in this forum – one which tries to bring Khmer people together and the other that never seems to be able to get rid of the old Khmer propensity. Judge yourself which group you belong to….
I agree with 'sad young Khmer oversea' and have a comment for 1:52AM.
If you think you are smart, how come your English is so miserable. No offence, but even my eight year olds son can write better than you.
To see A Neutral Police Force ?
It will come when Pig can fly !
Only way to clean up Hun Sen's Regime :
" Revolution "
As Hun Sen said : " It's going to have a Peasant Revolution ".
Hun Sen is very right about this event.Last time he cursed people to be hit by Lightning.And 11 days ago, Hok Lundy was hit by Lighning from he wishes.
We wait and see who is going to behead off by Khmer peasants ?
Hun Xen always thinks he is reincarnated from Sdeach Kan who was died without head .Pls wait & see it.
The “R...” scares the shit out of me. Last time we had a revolution, I lost a father and a few dozens of close relatives. The whole country lost over two million people. So please think twice before using this word. Most of you guys out there will disagree with me but let me tell you this. No one will be more than happy than Youn and Siam leaders to see Hun Sen go. Why? Because, right now as we speak, there no Khmer leader who is strong enough to control the whole county. There will be so many factions and warlords fighting each other for powers and self interests – just what the Youns and Siams want. Stability is best the solution at the moment…
I strongly agree with view Penh Panha. But the word you used seems impolite to Mr Lao.
You point out the real things that Mr Lao does not fully comprehend. But this should serve as an educational and informational experience to all Cambodian particularly those whol do not fullly understand the situation in Cambodia.
Hope you can write more in this site.
Can someone tells that who is Penh Panha. He seems very interesting man.
khmer neutral above,
Well said, but the same points you raised exactly apply to the CPP and yourself.
Nice try 5 :14AM. No, it does not apply to me coz I am not a politician and I don’t want to become one. There are already too many politicians in the country. I just want to be a warm and caring citizen… By the way, I am not here to sugar-coat Mr. Ransy and his supoorters, but to tell the truth, to make them angry and ultimately change their strategy so that they have a better chance in the next election. Don’t you agree?
6.34 am Mr neutral,
Good try at free advice, but I am not politician or supporter either, nor will I try to be one. I have enough work to do on my own.
Please try to dispense some free advice to the CPP, as they also badly need your advice to help them run the country as neutrally as possible.
I like Penh Panha's theory than the observations
of Khmer neutral.
Lao Mong Hai just wants to play that he would be the best.... so anyone can hire him as "consultant" hehehe.
Mr, neteral,
The SRP will never win, and you may know that. But the best you can help the country is by helping the CPP to run the country as a democratic nation. By trying to help the CPP to do this, you will help Cambodia. Don't worry about the SRP, the loser. Don't waste your time dispensing free advice to them. Just try to help the CPP to look after Cambodia's best interests, you will do yourself a favour: a sense of pride and achievement.
Mr, neteral,
The SRP will never win, and you may know that. But the best you can help the country is by helping the CPP to run the country as a democratic nation. By trying to help the CPP to do this, you will help Cambodia. Don't worry about the SRP, the loser. Don't waste your time dispensing free advice to them. Just try to help the CPP to look after Cambodia's best interests, you will do yourself a favour: a sense of pride and achievement.
The day that ah Hun can take criticism from ordinary citizens without retaliation that is the day I can TRULY say Hun Sen is working for Cambodia and the citizens.
It is too early to say that SRP party can not win the election.
From many events, I believe that SRS himself is much prone to the CPP, but just because he takes a mcuh moderate opposition.
CPP knows that will keep the country united, and CPP too, they need to have an opposition. But Funcipix and Khmer Rough are not the right candidate, because their extremist and hostile attitude toward VN. CPP need also a balance between opposition and stability, and SRP just the right one. Thereby KR and funcinpix be disvolved. And also that was under the consent or help of the King Sihanouk.
In the view of the CPP, they need to keep the country in good relationship with the neighboring countries, and that a way to keep stability in our home. And there most be a prior agreement between CPP and SRP to achieve their common goal. SRP will be exist and CPP too but they will transform themselves into another position when the time is right.
So, watch out SRS will soldout his party to yuon?
In Cambodia, one cannot implement the theory in full, because the situation is different and it warrants a different modified
approach. Things in Cambodia are the way they are because that has been what it has been for the last couple of decades, and to expect it to change overnight is foolish.
Sir Penh Panha(6:16 PM)
I don't expect it to happen over night or over a decade, but I do expect it to happen by now after almost THREE decades in power. What am I talking about...this is Cambodia. I give it another 50 years when it's no longer Cambodia then things will be different....anh tern Am!
10:24 PM You have a few good points that would work only in a real democratic countries, not in Cambodia because Hun Sen don't give a damn what you do.
You still want somebody else to be the Khmer boss......I say why can't we be our own boss that decide our own destiny. Would the US, China, or France care at all about Cambodia's interests? We can dream on.
You might as well go straight to the point that all the oppositions should just join with Hun Sen and ignore what he does and they'll have decent housing just for themselves but not for the common ordinary supporters. Ratify formally the fraternal friendship with Vietnam.
The fact is the Khmer people are not united against dictator, we condone it and it will flourish while the poor Khmer keep crying for help.....from whom?
The day Hun Sen ,Hor Nam Hong,Sok An and Kun Kim,... die is the best date in our life.
We hope they will soon die!!!
To the guy who said we need stability, it is contrary to what you think. The only person who always warns us about instability is the one who creates instability because he wants to cling on to power forever! So, any challenge would be viewed as potential instability!
Look around, how many leaderships have changed in the big patron neighbor's country? Did Pham Van Dong, Le Duc Tho, or Le Duan stay on to power until now. Only the stooges in Cambodia would shamelessly deny their country's younger generation the opportunity to grow. Not just they deny any fresh, different kind of leadership, but within their own political party, they still deny the opportunity to their younger members to get into leadership. These bunch of old power mongers are too much into themselves. Even in nature, the old gives way to the young to continue the life and growth
12:12PM,
You have a very a good point. You and I belong to a new generation that wants to bring in new ideas and innovations for the better of the country. But we got to be careful how we do it. We can’t simply remove the old structure and start every thing from scratch. Change has to be gradual and we need to remain calm and consistent. Stability provides us a productive environment to work out our ideas and to gradually improve the foundation of our society.
In this forum, a lot of people want a quick change while some of them even want a regime change or a revolution. Saddly, they are walking in the dark. None of them have any idea what would hold for the country. They want to replace the current system, yet they have nothing in place that can orderly take over the current system.
10:53AM,
I wish Cambodia does not need a boss. But let’s face it. How do you defend the country against the 88 million Youns from the East and 56 million Siams from the West? Dream on my Bro, coz when you wake up, there is nothing left except the fading memory from your dream.
To 10:53AM. In this planet, every country has a boss unless your country is a super power like USA, France, China, Russia or England. Diplomatically, they call it partnership or alliance; but it all means the same thing - the big guys run the show, and everyone else danses to the music.
Before i forget...
Dr Lao point of view is really important.
And in a reality world,it's just unapplicable!
Take for example the One and only Sam Rainsy.
When he was the minister of finance, how many
peoples have finance him to be become Khouy.
Khouys are polices that supposed to check
the products enter and out of Cambodia.
Don't you know how much monies did Rainsy had made?
And how about Sam Rainsy cronies and relatives?
How many of relatives and cronies of Sam Rainsy
work in the ministry of finance?
It's always easy accusing Cham Prasidh
or Keat Chhon. Sam Rainsy should look in mirror,
ask himself, if he's better than these 2?
And right now, it's seem Sam Rainsy has been sold.
And you know who did paid him before he was
going to assist on the first day of the 4th MP's swearing.
Monies can be easily hide in some bank's transaction...
Bravo 10:29PM, you hit the nerve. All these jerks who blame Hun Sen for all the malaises and corruptions are themselves among the most corrupted people in the country. They say all the nice things to give the poor peasants a false hope, but once they come to power to do nothing but stealing from the country. It’s the same lies that have been repeated again and again over the last few hundred years. Hun Sen may not be the best but at least he keeps the country stable. Long live Mr. Hun Sen!
2:41AM & 10:29AM
Your theory is logically ignorant. Do you believe this claim?
"Bus talks like a duck, walks like a duck, and expresses like a duck, so Bus must be a duck"???
In the same situation, Hun Sen is so corrupted, sometime we can say he is too corrupted until he doesn't know where to store his wealth, and he must to share with the poor....and you guys blindly believe in this theory that Hun Sen is good, others who come to this position will be bad?...
You are wrong and stupid persons....we cannot over-predict Sam Rainsy or others who have never been positioned as PM like Hun Sen and he/she will behave like Hun Sen...Good or bad, corrupt or not corrupt depend on the political and policy system...but I tell current Hun Sen's leadership, the political system is too corrupted....
You are both are so stupid and you are eating rice to be uselessly in Cambodian land....you must behave in the way to pay gratefulness to Cambodian farmers too...
A Young Khmer Student
Which school are you attending young student? I see you have a lot to learn. Do yourself a favor – forget politic. Learn to speak and write like a grown-up. Engage your brain before you open your mouth. An idiot always thinks he’s right.
7:05AM
Your writing is reflecting to yourself as well? Do you accept this?
Dr. Lao,
Thank you very much for contributing your opinion. You have a clear sight of what is happening in CAmbodia. I wish that the one in power today will pay close attention to your contribution.
Thank you.
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