By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
06 January 2009
The Cambodian People’s Party will commemorate the 30thanniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge at a ceremony at Olympic Stadium Thursday, under criticism from Human Rights Watch and Cambodian political parties that justice remains elusive for Khmer Rouge leaders and a culture of impunity remains.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said more than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the ceremony, which commemorates the day when forces of Vietnamese-backed groups ousted the Khmer Rouge from Phnom Penh.
Starting Wednesday morning, senior officials, guests and observers will gather at Olympic Stadium for speeches by key leaders and a procession inside the stadium of CPP officials and other supporters from Phnom Penh and the provinces.
The day is a “second birthday” for Cambodians, “so the people never forget, and they remember who liberated them from the Khmer Rouge,” he said.
The Khmer Rouge held power in Phnom Penh from April 17, 1975, until Jan. 7, 1979, during which time nearly 2 million people died under the regime.
The Jan. 7 celebration is always greeted with mixed feelings in Cambodia, however, because it also marked the beginning of a decade-long occupation by the Vietnamese, who left in 1989.
Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday that 30 years after the Khmer Rouge fell, “Cambodia’s culture of impunity remains as strong as ever.”
The group’s Asia director, Brad Adams, said in a statement that more leaders of the regime should be brought to justice, following a statement by the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Cambodian prosecutors that no more leaders should be charged.
Tribunal co-prosecutor Chea Leang wrote in a statement no further indictments should be pursued because of “Cambodia’s past instability and the continued need for national reconciliation,” among other reasons.
“No serious observer believes there is any threat to Cambodia’s stability if additional cases are filed against alleged Khmer Rouge killers,” Adams said.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said more than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the ceremony, which commemorates the day when forces of Vietnamese-backed groups ousted the Khmer Rouge from Phnom Penh.
Starting Wednesday morning, senior officials, guests and observers will gather at Olympic Stadium for speeches by key leaders and a procession inside the stadium of CPP officials and other supporters from Phnom Penh and the provinces.
The day is a “second birthday” for Cambodians, “so the people never forget, and they remember who liberated them from the Khmer Rouge,” he said.
The Khmer Rouge held power in Phnom Penh from April 17, 1975, until Jan. 7, 1979, during which time nearly 2 million people died under the regime.
The Jan. 7 celebration is always greeted with mixed feelings in Cambodia, however, because it also marked the beginning of a decade-long occupation by the Vietnamese, who left in 1989.
Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday that 30 years after the Khmer Rouge fell, “Cambodia’s culture of impunity remains as strong as ever.”
The group’s Asia director, Brad Adams, said in a statement that more leaders of the regime should be brought to justice, following a statement by the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Cambodian prosecutors that no more leaders should be charged.
Tribunal co-prosecutor Chea Leang wrote in a statement no further indictments should be pursued because of “Cambodia’s past instability and the continued need for national reconciliation,” among other reasons.
“No serious observer believes there is any threat to Cambodia’s stability if additional cases are filed against alleged Khmer Rouge killers,” Adams said.
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"ថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ ជាថ្ងៃបរាជ័យ នៃរបបប៉ុល ពល និងជាថ្ងៃដែលកូនខ្មែរចេញពី របបកុំមុយនិស្ត ផ្តាច់ការមួយ (ប៉ុល ពត) ចូលទៅ របបកុំមុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការ (យួនកាន់កាប់) មួយទៀត។ កូនខ្មែររស់ទ្រាំទ្រវេទនា ជាពិសេសក្រោមការកាន់កាប់ របស់យួនរហូតដល់ ថ្ងៃ ២៣ តុលា ១៩៩១ (សន្ធិសញ្ញាក្រុងប៉ារីស) ទើបបានស្គាល់ពន្លឺសេរីភាពខ្លះៗ។
ប៉ុន្តែ ថ្ងៃដែលកូនខ្មែរពិតជាបានស្គាល់សេរីភាពដំបូង គឺ ថ្ងៃ ២៣ ដល់ ២៨ ឧសភា ១៩៩៣ (ថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត រើសតំណាងរាស្រ្តលើកដំបូង ទូទាំងប្រទេសខ្មែរ រៀបចំឡើងដោយអង្គការ UNTAC តំណាងអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ) ហើយរាជាណាចក្រទី ២ ក៏បានចាប់បដិសន្ធិឡើង នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៣ ដែរ"
នោះជាឃ្លាដែល កូនខ្មែរគ្រប់ជំនាន់ ត្រូវតែចងចាំជានិច្ច គ្មានភ្លេចមួយវិនាទី ព្រោះថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ ជានិមិត្តរូប នៃលំហូរពួកយួន ចូលតាំងទី នៅប្រទេសខ្មែរ ក្នុងគោលដៅលេប យកប្រទេសខ្មែរ ដោយសន្តិវិធី ក្នុងអនាគតមិនយូរ, ក៏ជាថ្ងៃរំលឹកឡើងវិញ អំពើក្បត់ជាតិ របស់អាសំដាចម៍ក្បត់ជាតិ អគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរហ៊ុន សែនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ (បើតាមសំដីរបស់ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ, អតីតចៅហ្វាយរបស់ហ៊ុន សែន) កាត់ដីអោយយួន នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៨០, ១៩៨៥, ១៩៩០, ២០០៥។
ឆ្នាំថ្មី ២០០៩, ជូនពរអាសំដាចម៍ហ៊ុន សែនងាប់តៃហោង ដោយរន្ទះបាញ់ដូចអាយួនហុក ឡងឌី ទៅហោង!!!
The true traitors and idiots will attend this event manipulated the current government and hanoi dogs.
it is a controversial or thorny issue for cambodia as there are two views/arguments on it. but, it's good to talk about it, though! it is a good topic for a college thesis or dissertation as well. god bless cambodia.
Let us celebrate every October 23rd Anniversry of Paris Peace Agreement. Khmer people at US, Canada, France, Australia, and all Khmer who do think October 23rd of 1991 is real PEACE for CAMBODIA, let's celebrate it. start from this year, 18th Anniversary.
Red-Ant.
Cambodia thanks Vietnam,
In March 18,1970 Cambodia was plunged into war. Then Sihanouk apeal to the Cambodian people to participate in the said war against the American Imperialists, Lon Nolist and it clique, called to join the struggle movement to liberate the Cambodia.
The great vitocty of April 17, 1975 the movement of Sihanoukist and Pol Potist were lead a movement to liberate Cambodia, then Sihanoukist and Pol Potist turn their policy into GENOCIDE.
One day there he comes, Another patriotic Movements together with the full support from the voluntary forces of our second Father, Mother, Brother and Sister of Vietnam, Cambodia was saved from Sihanoukist
and Pol Potist the GENOCIDAL REGIME on January 7, 1979.
Without January 7, 1979 there is no more Cambodia today. So, Cambodian never forget the full support from the voluntary forces of our second Father, Mother, Brother and Sister of Vietnam.
Thank you Vietnam!
Thank you God Angle Hun Sen!
Thank you the greatest Victory of January 7, 1979.
CPP Political Headquarter
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Only you facking CPP Political Headquarter Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Not all Cambodians.
i think it is ok. it is all history, now. so, educating the public to understand both arguments is very important and is one of the way to deal with this thorny issue. it's good to hear from all sides how they view this holiday as it is one way to educate cambodia so people can understand both views. the key thing is that it's all history now. let's move on! god bless cambodia.
It is indeed a controversial issue! My dear fellow Khmer, one should not at any cause celebrate the so-called "deliberation" of Cambodia. It is an absolute blasphemy!!! Why? By doing so, all fellow Khmer would allow those illegal foreigners (Evil Youns) to occupy Cambodia forever… In contrast, We, Khmer, should celebrate the Real 23rd of October 1991 of the Paris Peace Agreement in lieu of that bullshit of those CORRUPTED GOVMT AND ITS SHITS EATEN DOGS! We, Fellow KHMER should celebrate the TRUTH and the TRIUMP OF A REAL PEACE CONCURRENCE!!! Please do as Red-Ant suggested, my beloved Fellow Khmers!!!
2:58 AM
May not all cambodian oversea, but, all cambodian in Cambodia.
Get your head cleanse before you open your mouthful of shit. you strash cans picker!
3:11 "Red-ant" known as Yuon-Ant or "Sromoach Yuon" that is why yuon used this theory to bits khmer like you.hahaha you dumb fuck!
This date is celebrating to hanoi master. If hanoi was truely sincere, they would have left and khmer rule themself.
Why is hanoi still in cambodia, especially illegally? Why is hanoi dictating the cambodian government. This is not true friendship. We do appreciated that vietnam came and help out. But khmer rouge is finished, why is hanoi still invading cambodia to this day even after the 1991 paris peace accord.
Get the fuck out vietnam, So the cpp can step the fuck down too. More and more khmer are suffering due to the cpp regime back back hanoi. Curruption is at all level. Democrazy is fake, khmer rouge trial is tampered.
Get the fuck out hanoi, step the fuck down CPP ( cambodian curruptions party ).
Never will ever be any true friendship with fucken youn government. For the tonge of the liar youn speaks nicely, but underneath their words are only death and destruction.
vietnam have total controll of stolen land of laos and southern part of cambodia "saigon " aka khmer krom. And still want more. What is next for vietnam " thailand " ? I m sure they won't stop. For the nature of evil youn will never have enough.
3:11 AM
Not me, OK. I am not headquater of selling Cambodia to Viet like you. I do think you and your headquater better clean your head dick, your shit. watch out your Viet-girls will give HIV.
Why so prove selling Cambodia to Viet, you are scum of the earth. Shame!!!
I agree with you Mr. 3:11 AM,
These headquater-workers are full of Viet-girls HIV, that's why they talk like shit, confusing between invation and Liberation.
3:16am AH yOUN SHOULD NOT COPARE TO ANY GOD MADE CREATURE! THEY ARE FUCKING RED COMMUNIST EVIL!!!!
THEY WILL TAYHOUNG LIKE AH YOUN HOK LANDY!!!
3:16 AM
You're wrong. Red-Ant is Real Red-Ant, not like Sror-Mouch youn bite Khmer and your name shame whole world.
Red-Ant.
I just received an info from the tomatoes pickers, saying the cpp in the USA will gather their 30 years
celebration at north philadelphia, down town Long beach, California and Seatle, washington state to declared the great victorious of january 7th. And they will be Rejected or boycotted the October 23rd of 1991 of Paris Peace Agreement.
peace out!
January 7 is a black day for Cambodia. Vietnam(Pham Van Dong) really wanted to split Cambodia in 2 halfs .The top half for Thailand and the bottom half for Vietnam.The UN was against this Vietnamese idea and put an ambargo against Vietnam from 1979 to 1991.
3:11,
It's better than your whore mother fucking on the street in SVY PAK BROTHEL...fools! yep, those viet girls will feed your dumbfuck with HIV bloods, that's for sure...Ah jkourt Lop!Lop!
Thanks tomatoes pickers for let me know. Red-Ant will bite any termite action in USA,
Red-Ant
4:28,4:38! what did i tell you? them tomatoes are much better than your WHORE BITCH MOTHER FUCKING IN THE STREET IN SVY PAK..FOOL! your mother is so ugly to be whore bitch!
4:38,
He's right! your mother must be really ugly to be whore...i think you must be worst than your whore mother bitch!!
here we come again, the new Cambodian conflict between The side of Jan. 7, 1979 and Oct. 23, 1991. who is who i am so confuse?
would anybody tell me, what all this about? I maybe too young of this generation to know the fact of it.
Thx in advanced!
4:38,
Don't forget! your whore mother is worst than those tomatoes bitch! remembered that dumbass mother fucker!...Ah pleur undersea begger!! that all they good for...
4:38,
Why don't you go screws your mother instead? So stop begging for help dumbbitch whore in SVY PAK! that all Ah Lop undersea is good for...never stop begging!!
Wrong you people at CPP Political Headquarters at 2:49AM there,
Dead wrong!
Yuon has been Khmer enemy for centuries. Yuon never stops nor has Yuon quit killing Khmer. There is a saying - A good Yuon is a dead Yuon!
Yuon plays many roles among which a killer and a pretender to save and ultimately conquer.
You 2:49AM and the rest of your clique CPP can deny all you want but the fact remains that Cambodia will be Yuon as commonly westernized with the word -Vietnamization, undoubtedly.
Knowingly or unknowingly and under the nose of that dumb ass one-eye gangster HUN SEN, Yuon kills Khmer every day from P. Penh all the way to the country side - just like that babarian HUN SEN said - if "you dare talking about the border or YUON, you are talking about "coffin"!
Currently the buz word is - Whoever dares poking his nose around to find out, will be dead!
Tell that dumb ass one-eye gangster Hun Sen of yours to let loose of Khmer people if he is so daring...and see what Cambodia will become!
3:11,
Sorry i take it back man! i meant to say this shit to Ah jkout 4:38 only! he's picking on those people working in the farms..this mother fucker think he's better, but Pouk Ah pleur undersea is good in begging for help..that's all they good for! just like this dumbfuck as example..he's making fun of those tomatoes people, but he got help from those tomatoes...son of a bith! WHORE MOTHER IN SVY PAK!!
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If Tevada Hun Sen let the Cambodia loose to the another hand, we afraid that Cambodia will be colonized by westerner. We have learned enough from the white france once, we don't want another white colonization once again! we afraid SCam raingsy or other may lead the country to the white colonization, yo!
go kiss Yuon loose (_0_), 7:58 AM!
7:58 AM,
That's all you could understand after 8 years in the renown school in Hanoi? Very sad and I cannot say I can feel sorry for you! ONe suggestion though - Go back to Hanoi. Fair enough?
Khmer alway Khmer. Nothing better than to attack or kill it own people. If you read all these . You'll see exacatly. Never unite. Predjudice and hatred. That's why Khmer Land getting smaller than my dick. If you know better than them, they will eliminate you.
KKK
What can I say ,when talking the jkout ppl undersea it has never admit it jkout,so that is good for ah undersea to youn in next ten more years hahahahhah sad and shame that all ah undersea never open it eyes to see brothers sister in Kampuchea krom sorry no more khmer land I prefer to pick the tomatoes slave to my self for a living than minority in it own land ,shame all of undersea men and women.
Re: "... Never unite. Predjudice and hatred......KKK..9:31 AM"
Remember what's being referenced is your words KKK at 9:31 AM. Nobody else's!
LIVE HUN KWACK ALONE FOR NOW.
There is CPP there is Hun Sen and his panel to celebrate Jan. 7 memorial.
To put a stop on Jan 7th admiration is to eliminate CPP regime unless it is willing to reconcile and to end this commemoration in the sake of peace and stability of the country.
Some people think that without CPP in control there might be faction fighting’s that could have lead to civil war again. Some think that dictatorship can not hold on to power forever if people decide to put an end to it. But for the case of Cambodia, after it has just been gone through many years of suffering, it is unlikely people willing to sacrifice and struggle to free itself from this regime any time soon. IS IT WORTH TO DEPOSE HIM, ASSASINATE HIM? NOT A GOOD IDEA.
in the case of cambodia, khmer people suffered long enough already. so, it's not a good time to make more civil war right now like some opposing politicians suggested. i'm sure if the majority of khmer people opposing that, it won't happen! it's not so much about the politician anymore, it's should be about cambodia and the khmer people and what people want and wishes, not any one politician want or desire. i mean, it's good that politicians have vision for cambodia, but in this days and age, even the hardcore politician like mr. sam rainsey should consult with the majority khmer people, too. it's not up to mr. sam rainsy or whoever anymore. it's the people power and will that makes a big difference. that is a true democracy, if they were to call themselves a democracy society.
Happy Freedom day to everyone!
Thanks to Vietnam!
Thanks to PM Hun Sen!
4:38,
Ah Pleur Lop jkourt! your whore mother is worst than those tomatoes people shitface!! Pouk Ah Lop undersea stop begging for help from outside if you think, you'r better than tomatoes, but Pouk Ah Pleur undersea kept begging! and begging for help! Ah jkourt can't live without help from tomatoes bitch!! by the way your whore mother still wondering in the street SVY PAK BROTHEL..asshole!!!!
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