01 March 2009By Khim Sarang
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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It has been 3 days that opposition leader Sam Rainsy lost his parliamentary immunity. Recently, Sam Rainsy sent a letter to Heng Samrin, president of the National Assembly (NA), asking him to cancel the suspension of his parliamentary immunity.
Up until Sunday morning, the NA has maintained the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity even though the National Election Committee (NEC) had already withdrawn its lawsuit against the opposition leader in this case.
Sam Rainsy considers the lifting of his parliamentary immunity a threat to shut down the opposition voice: “What they did was illegal, they did it in haste to threaten the opposition spirit.”
Sam Rainsy gave this reaction after he sent a letter to Heng Samrin to request for the cancellation of the decision to lift his parliamentary immunity.
On 26 Feb, based on the request made by the NA permanent committee, Heng Samrin agreed to lift Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity.
The request to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity was aimed at bringing him to court to face a NEC lawsuit in regards to the NEC fine imposed on Sam Rainsy for his disparaging remarks on Hun Sen during the 2008 election campaign.
A few hours following the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity, the SRP had decided to pay off the 10 million riels fine as imposed by the NEC. After this pay off, the NEC decided to drop its lawsuit against Sam Rainsy, all that remains now is for the NA to cancel the lifting of his parliamentary immunity.
On Satruday, Sam Rainsy said that he wrote a letter to Hen Samrin regarding this issue. Sam Rainsy said: “I saw a letter issued by Mr. Im Suosdey, NEC president. Mr. Im Suosdey wrote a letter to the prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court to withdraw the NEC lawsuit against me. Therefore, the NEC considers this case closed, and it asked the court to end this lawsuit. So, I also wrote to Samdach Heng Samrin telling him that, since the NEC withdrew its lawsuit, the NA also must urgently give me back my immunity.”
On Saturday, and again on Sunday, Heng Samrin could not be reached, and neither are the officials involved in the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity.
Up until Sunday morning, the NA has maintained the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity even though the National Election Committee (NEC) had already withdrawn its lawsuit against the opposition leader in this case.
Sam Rainsy considers the lifting of his parliamentary immunity a threat to shut down the opposition voice: “What they did was illegal, they did it in haste to threaten the opposition spirit.”
Sam Rainsy gave this reaction after he sent a letter to Heng Samrin to request for the cancellation of the decision to lift his parliamentary immunity.
On 26 Feb, based on the request made by the NA permanent committee, Heng Samrin agreed to lift Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity.
The request to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity was aimed at bringing him to court to face a NEC lawsuit in regards to the NEC fine imposed on Sam Rainsy for his disparaging remarks on Hun Sen during the 2008 election campaign.
A few hours following the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity, the SRP had decided to pay off the 10 million riels fine as imposed by the NEC. After this pay off, the NEC decided to drop its lawsuit against Sam Rainsy, all that remains now is for the NA to cancel the lifting of his parliamentary immunity.
On Satruday, Sam Rainsy said that he wrote a letter to Hen Samrin regarding this issue. Sam Rainsy said: “I saw a letter issued by Mr. Im Suosdey, NEC president. Mr. Im Suosdey wrote a letter to the prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court to withdraw the NEC lawsuit against me. Therefore, the NEC considers this case closed, and it asked the court to end this lawsuit. So, I also wrote to Samdach Heng Samrin telling him that, since the NEC withdrew its lawsuit, the NA also must urgently give me back my immunity.”
On Saturday, and again on Sunday, Heng Samrin could not be reached, and neither are the officials involved in the decision to lift Sam Rainsy’s immunity.
20 comments:
What is the future of SRP? It will be very difficult for SRP to topple the CPP. IF it won the next election this Hanoi-backed impunity government will reluctant to handle the power, nonetheless. SRP must have a strong tie with the US to sustain its existent to CPP.The European country are powerless since they don't have a great interest in Cambodia like the US does. The hope for to rescuing Cambodia from falling to Vietnam will disappear if SRP failing to secure the majority vote in 2012 election. Poor Khmer race!!!!
3:28 PM
He'll succeed with the assistance of foreign countries (with elite agents, if you will). Rest assured, he will SUCCEED ... it just a matter of time.
Ah Scam Rainxy has to face a defamation charge against Hor Namhong yet. Therefore, the immunity must not be restored until all case has been addressed because the court will required the lift of the immunity before they can process the case.
stop bitching the others Youn 5:26pm
fucken do ma youns 5:26 pm.
Dee Do mofo 5:26pm? cong gkap?
Hey, don't blame me for the rule-of-law. That is how it works.
No body helping him,because he makes trouble by himself.
The filty "Soap" Viet leech bitch @5:26 PM's face must be unmasked!
Acid
A joker who afraid of jail. A joker and a trouble maker.
Dear poor SamRainsy,
Don't give up!!! Thank for your sacrifices for the sake of Cambodians.
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples in Cambodia.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997 in Cambodia.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing in Cambodia.
You're support attempted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire).
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin was a former Khmer Rouge commanders.
Now, Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge leaders, since their leader (Pol Pot) is dead.
From 1975 to 1979, these Khmer Rouge commanders responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples in Cambodia.
From 1980 to present, these Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for killing innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997, assassinated journalists, political assassination and killing, murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire) and attempted assassinated and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Tribunal?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen's government committed:
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Drugs Trafficking
Intimidation
Death Threat
Assassination
Murder
Killing
Terrorism
Mass Eviction, by burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
Land Grabbing
Corruptions
Injustice
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Steal Votes
Violates the Constitution
These are the Trade Marks of Hun Sen Regime.
Under Hun Sen Regime, no criminals that has been committed murder and all other crimes within Hun Sen's government ever been brought to justice.
Information change without notice as it become available.
I felt that Mr Sam Rainsy political future is at risk now for not be able to argue for his illegal lift his immunity. He should work strongly with all NGO and medias to support him that his immunity is not getting through Cambodian Parliament at all. His immunity was given to him by NATIONL GENERAL ELECTION. Only NATIONAL GENERAL ELECTION in 2013 can lift his immunity by rejecting his membership as future of member of Parliament. He can fight with NEC in court as long as the court cannot settle the dispute between Nec and Mr Sam Rainsy. The Court cannot propose to National Assebly to strip his immunity at all if Mr Sam Ransy hasn't committed a crime like Killing or stealing. Areak Prey
What does one expect? The Vietnamese spies are also members of the MP.
All Viet-leech working for CCP!
Don't listen to Ah Pleu (3:26). If everyone is immune from the law, there is no need to have a court or lawyer. It's just a waste of money.
Therefore, for the court to process any litigation, no one should be immune from the law. This is not the court decision, but the rule of the court.
If everyone is like ah monkey sperm 6:47AM, the country is no different to a farm with full of animals.
The court is where peole can get their justice. The court shouldn't work in favour to anyone in power at all. In all democratic countries, their leaders won't hear for loosing court battle. Indeed they will be prouded if their citizen can win battle with them because it proves that their country has good justice system for all citizens and proves that their citizen are very mature citizen. If I am Mr Sam Rainsy, I would contest with the court and worst come to worst, I would be one of the Mr Mam Sonando.Areak Prey
To Areak Prey
I've post 12:13 comment, I want to know what you think of my comment.
To 6:47
Parliamentary Immunity is design for a reason.
What the National Assembly did was violated the constitution.
Dear Poster 7:28AM,
I am fully agreeing with your comment. I have written all of these to many government around the world. Sometime I have made request to Chinese international television chanel CCTV9 to interview with Hun Sen for all chainese aids to Cambodia and to ask him what he has done to cut done poverty in Cambodia. Cambodia is needing a strong opposition leader to succeed Mr Sam Rainsy in the next election. I can forsee that next election will be also a hard one. I have written to comfrel about my opposition to may election for local election which is going to be a flaw one. It will be an undemocratic local election where ordinary people will be banned from voting for local representative. I think SRP and HRP should be boycotting that election if they want Cambodia to move forward with full democratic country. Areak Prey
Ah Pleu (7:14) is talking nonsense here. There is nothing to contest. The court can't render any verdict to anyone if they are immune from the law. So why have a trial. It's simple 3rd grader common sense, which is something that Ah potato digger (7:14) lacking off.
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