28 Jan 2009
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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The Paris tribunal sentenced the Cambodian opposition leader for public defamation against Hor Nam Hong, the minister of Foreign Affairs.
The sentence was handed down on Tuesday 27 January. Sam Rainsy was found guilty by the French court of publicly defaming Hor Nam Hong in his autobiography “Rooted in the stone,” which was published in France by Calmann-Levy in May 2008.
In this book, Sam Rainsy implied that Hor Nam Hong was a Khmer Rouge collaborator, and he caused the death of several people. Because of this, Jean-Etienne Cohen-Seat, the book editor, and Sam Rainsy must pay a 1,000-euro in fine each. They must both pay to Hor Nam Hong, the plaintiff in the legal case, a symbolic sum on 1 euro for damage compensation, as well as 4,500-euro based on the stipulation of Article 475-1 of the penal code.
In case the book is re-printed, the court also orders the removal from page 209 of the book the following sentence: “A few years later, the minister of Foreign Affairs would become a collaborator of the Khmer Rouge regime, and he was suspected of causing the death of several people, including members of the royal family.” Thus, the court is finding that Calmann-Levy, the book publisher, is responsible for this portion.
On the other hand, the Paris tribunal rejected all other complaints raised by Hor Nam Hong. The guilty party must pay the cost to publish a legal communiqué stating this sentence in two newspapers to be selected by Hor Nam Hong’s party.
The sentence was handed down on Tuesday 27 January. Sam Rainsy was found guilty by the French court of publicly defaming Hor Nam Hong in his autobiography “Rooted in the stone,” which was published in France by Calmann-Levy in May 2008.
In this book, Sam Rainsy implied that Hor Nam Hong was a Khmer Rouge collaborator, and he caused the death of several people. Because of this, Jean-Etienne Cohen-Seat, the book editor, and Sam Rainsy must pay a 1,000-euro in fine each. They must both pay to Hor Nam Hong, the plaintiff in the legal case, a symbolic sum on 1 euro for damage compensation, as well as 4,500-euro based on the stipulation of Article 475-1 of the penal code.
In case the book is re-printed, the court also orders the removal from page 209 of the book the following sentence: “A few years later, the minister of Foreign Affairs would become a collaborator of the Khmer Rouge regime, and he was suspected of causing the death of several people, including members of the royal family.” Thus, the court is finding that Calmann-Levy, the book publisher, is responsible for this portion.
On the other hand, the Paris tribunal rejected all other complaints raised by Hor Nam Hong. The guilty party must pay the cost to publish a legal communiqué stating this sentence in two newspapers to be selected by Hor Nam Hong’s party.
23 comments:
Hello Ah Hong how are you? how long will you be alive.
your friend, ADY is waiting for you.
from old man
Mr Sam Rainsy must now be happy that he has lost the case in his French court.
What went wrong? What a shame - all the time and effort unnecessarily wasted on the case.
Kuoy Pichet
1 euro for damage compensation is a big insult to Hor Nam Hong and its team!
From Australia
The Paris tribunal rejected all other complaints raised by Hor Nam Hong. hahaha...
From Phnom Penh Uni
Hor Nam Hong is really got shit with The Paris Tribunal for insulting him. He expected big fine for Sam Rainsy ie. Big like elephan's shit instead he only get ant's shit!
From Takmoa, Kandal province
"They must both pay to Hor Nam Hong, the plaintiff in the legal case, a symbolic sum on 1 euro for damage compensation, as well as 4,500-euro based on the stipulation of Article 475-1 of the penal code.
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Even HorNamHong only suit for 1 euro, the French court mandate thousands of times more. That is how guilty Ah Scam Rainxy was.
Now wait until our court turns. I would be surprised if he will not get the MAX.
So long, Ah Fake (Scam Rainxy).
Hahahaha, it looks like a Scam Rainxy's days has been numbered, hahaha, lOL, hahaha, ...
One euro a day plus 4,500.00 euros and removal of a paragraph from the biographical memoir is clearly a victory for Hor Nam Hong. Sam Rainsy words have been tested by a COMPETENT COURT OF LAW in France, and the results were not in his favor.This should strike in heart of his credibility as a politician. What else in Sam Raisy's words that we could not trust? I know one thing for sure he likes to incite riots and mass demonstrations on something that has no basis in the law. The results are factories being closed down, continuing illegal settlements on lands that belong to someone else who has been there much longer with proper land title. One other thing that always borders me when he started the party of which I was a member. He promised that he would surround himselves with knowledgeable and educated people. Now 14 years later, people who populate his party ranks are high school/college dropouts with serious attitude problems. Most of them from France are taxi drivers (not the highly educated Cambodian-French that we expected them to be), and those from the US cannot spell any English words correctly (regardless of what educational backgound they claim). His and his wife are always exhibiting a repulsive attitude that no Khmer members of his party can exceed their intellectual prowess. His party's inner workings are in such tatters due to mismanagement. One has to wonder why people risked death to joint his party in the first place just to defect to the opposing party a decade later? Why couldn’t they stay on?
My answer is: his words cannot be trusted and appointments to important posts are mostly done for his feel-good allies who clearly lack merits. As a result you have a fragile inner workings, and defection would continue despite his repeated claim of "democratic reform at the grassroots level". Had he honestly and genuinely followed on with his words to reform his party, NO ONE would defect to the CPP. And I repeat NO ONE would defect to the CPP. I speak of this issue from experience of having been a member of the party for almost a decade and a half.
No more donation from Western countries? Or learn how to grow the rice and potatoes as khmer rouge time to feed your people in the zoo of Cambodia .
Watch out all westerners Cambodia not the right place for your investment and help out, that is hyena country.
Well, it ain't gonna break no heart here, bozo!
Ah Scam Rainxy is done, Muahahahaha ...!!!
Sam Rainsy's creditability is certainly eroding after this ruling. We all must respect the rule of law and please stop bickering especially those in the capacity as leaders. Cambodian leaders must change for themselves and for the country. Sam Rainsy must change his way of fighting the ruling government. He must be consistent and connecting with the people in addition to keeping this creditability clean and clear. He is the underdog therefore he must work harder to win.
Yeah, but first Ah Scam Rainxy must served times for his crimes. They are waiting to receive him in Prey Sor now.
in the USA, if one are found wronged or convicted in wrongdoing, that person's employment, credit, etc will be in ruined. i hope they will apply the same law in cambodia so unruly or careless leaders will lose their chance or deemed unqualified to run for public office due to their court records. that will teach them to respect the laws, others, and set good example for the nation. until that is in place, there can never be a true justice for cambodian people. please think about it! god bless cambodia.
I think we need to lodge complain to French court for intefering Cambodian history and Khmer rouge tribunal in Cambodia set up by UN.
12:25, we all know Ah Scam Rainxy don't care for any law or anything except for his own political gain.
However, soon enough, he'll face justice just like the rest of the Khmer Rouge leaders in the ECCC. I am sure of it.
How about ah hun xen and associates killed Pisith Pilika, maimed other actresses. when are they going to pay for it ? When is your court going to wpork for the people, not the Cpp party ?
Ah Baraing Choymaray!!!!
Everyone makes mistake, no matter under what circumstances.
God does not promise us that there is no storm, but he’ll shelter
us if there is any storm.
That is the stupidest assumption I ever heard off, 5:15. Why would God want to shelter evil like Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy and his immoral Potato diggers?
4:30, if you think Hun Sen kills anyone take him to court, and if you don't like Khmer court, then take him to the French's court.
This French's Court ruling is certainly a victory for all Khmer People.
Which one of these Khmer Rouge(s) list below is a prison chief of Boeung Trabek prison B32?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kaing Guek Eav aka Samak Mith Duch
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Chea Sim
j) Heng Samrin
k) Hor Namhong aka Samak Mith Yaem
l) Keat Chhon
m) Ouk Bunchhoeun
n) Sim Ka
o) Hun Sen
Source:
DC-CAM
Document Center of Cambodia
Fact:
During the Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime;
There are 196 prisons.
There are 196 prison chiefs.
There are 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples killed by the Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime.
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime's leaders and members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Guek Eav aka Samak Mith Duch
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka
Hun Sen...
Kaing Guek Eav is a prison chief of Toul Sleng prison S21.
Source:
DC-CAM
Document Center of Cambodia
The UN back Khmer Rouge Tribunal court (ECCC) must indict 195 other prison chiefs.
"I will not allow the UN back Khmer Rouge Tribunal court (ECCC) to indict more Khmer Rouge Regime leaders, I rather let the court (KRT ECCC) fail. Indict more Khmer Rouge Regime's leaders will lead the country into a civil war."
Samak Mith Hun Sen
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime's leader
Samak Mith Hun Sen will not allow the UN back Khmer Rouge Tribunal court (ECCC) to indict more Khmer Rouge Regime leaders who is responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
Samak Mith Hun Sen threaten to turn Cambodia back into the Killing Fields all over again.
War with whom?
War with innocent Khmer peoples without weapon?
Once a Khmer Rouge, always a Khmer Rouge.
A good Khmer Rouge(s) is a dead Khmer Rouge(s)
Khmer Rouge(s) continue to kill innocent Khmer peoples.
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime's leaders and members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong aka Samak Mith Yaem
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
"(Samak Mith) Duch (Kaing Guek Eav) 19 years sentence is too short and doesn't fit his crimes."
Samak Mith Yaem (Hor Namhong)
Prison Chief of Boeung Trabek prison B32
What's Hor Namhong trying to do is, he want the whole world to know that he is not a Khmer Rouge and a prison chief of Boeung Trabek prison.
Hor Namhong is a prison chief of Boeung Trabek prison B32.
Source:
Phnom Penh Post
Hor Namhong said to the French judge that he is not a prison chief of Boeung Trabek prison, in fact members of his family was killed by Khmer Rouge(s).
Hor Namhong can lies all he want, at the end, he got summoned and will get indict, prosecute, convict and sentence.
Criminals likes to lies.
The place where criminals lies the most is inside the court room in front of the judge(s).
On October 7, 2009 Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, Hor Namhong, Keat Chhon, Ouk Bunchhoeun and Sim Ka has been summoned by the UN back Khmer Rouge Tribunal court (ECCC).
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