Mu Sochua (R) and Hun Sen (L)By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
27 April 2009
Prime Minister Hun Sen and an opposition lawmaker exchanged defamation lawsuits in Phnom Penh court Monday, each side claiming damaged reputations from the other.
National Assembly lawmaker Mu Sochua, a representative of the opposition Sam Rainy Party in Kampot province, claims Hun Sen defamed her during a speech in the 2008 national election campaign.
Hun Sen claims a press conference held by Mu Sochua last week, accusing him of defamation, was also defaming.
“This morning I filed a lawsuit at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for defamation, following Article 63, based on what Prime Minister Hun Sen said in public on April 4, 2008, in Kampot,” Kong Som An, lawyer for Mu Sochua, said Monday.
The lawsuit alleges that Hun Sen’s remarks about a “strong-lady” in Kampot province, “making trouble,” were directed at Mu Sochua, and subsequent remarks about a conflict between the lady and an unnamed official, which led to a torn blouse, were defamation.
Ky Tech, a lawyer for the government, said he too had filed a complaint in the municipal court. He declined to give detailed information from the complaint. “We’ll let the court process the case,” he told VOA Khmer.
As a member of the National Assembly, Mu Sochua enjoys parliamentary immunity, but officials say it can be suspended if she is called to court. Hun Sen, as a representative of Kandal province, also has immunity that could potentially be stripped.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Mu Sochua was spreading misinformation that had led to criticism from the international community, which the countersuit seeks to mitigate.
Phnom Penh court officials could not be reached for comment.
Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development, appealed to both side to drop the lawsuits.
“Both sides suing each other gains nothing,” she said.
National Assembly lawmaker Mu Sochua, a representative of the opposition Sam Rainy Party in Kampot province, claims Hun Sen defamed her during a speech in the 2008 national election campaign.
Hun Sen claims a press conference held by Mu Sochua last week, accusing him of defamation, was also defaming.
“This morning I filed a lawsuit at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for defamation, following Article 63, based on what Prime Minister Hun Sen said in public on April 4, 2008, in Kampot,” Kong Som An, lawyer for Mu Sochua, said Monday.
The lawsuit alleges that Hun Sen’s remarks about a “strong-lady” in Kampot province, “making trouble,” were directed at Mu Sochua, and subsequent remarks about a conflict between the lady and an unnamed official, which led to a torn blouse, were defamation.
Ky Tech, a lawyer for the government, said he too had filed a complaint in the municipal court. He declined to give detailed information from the complaint. “We’ll let the court process the case,” he told VOA Khmer.
As a member of the National Assembly, Mu Sochua enjoys parliamentary immunity, but officials say it can be suspended if she is called to court. Hun Sen, as a representative of Kandal province, also has immunity that could potentially be stripped.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Mu Sochua was spreading misinformation that had led to criticism from the international community, which the countersuit seeks to mitigate.
Phnom Penh court officials could not be reached for comment.
Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development, appealed to both side to drop the lawsuits.
“Both sides suing each other gains nothing,” she said.
11 comments:
it probably has more to do with person quarrel than anything to do with violation of the law. testing the water of women's right, perhaps?
This blind mad dog has no ability to speak properly in court. He has not learned those language yet, and the one who should teach him is Manet, his own son; otherwise, this idiotic dictator still think the top of the world.
Like father like son, dude!
Son of a dog never human!
Cambodia does need the second POLPOT.
No wonder this blind man being called by Thai Foreigner Minister (FM) as Nak Leng!
If Hun Sen didn't respect his word, Mrs. Mu Suchau can also call him Nak Leng too.
Damn uneducated fool.
He should be more intellectual and as a PM he should set good example to the younger generations.
Damn blind man, you will meet Hok Lundy soon!!!
From Me a son of CPP MP abroad,
hun sen wouldn't dare against his master youn or his youn wife.
hun sen only have nerves and mouth against his own khmer. what a coward
Stop be kids any more CPP.
Law is Law, everyone has right to sue under the law kid(CPP).
Sure law is law but game in pure water be dirty coz this blind man never getting loss.
This guy will never recognize his son be better than him. yes, only wild animal will stay with no human forever.
A khmer proverb said "Do not teach
the crocodile to climb the tree, do not teach monkeys to read".
It is the same for Hun Sen "Do not teach the HS to speak in civilized words. The PHD of Hun Sen is (PHD=Prahok Doctor).
Vietnamese said (Mot tam PHD tao cho mey thi lam cho mey vui o chong long. Nguoi viet biet het la mey Hun Sen khong di hoc o choung nao het.)
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ពុំទាន់យឺតឡើយ ។
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