Saturday, April 25, 2009

Madam Mu Sochua & PM Hun Sen: the gateway to strengthening the rule of law in Cambodia

The consequence from this lawsuit is huge for Cambodia. Importantly, the rule of law in Cambodia would be developed and drawn more attention from Cambodian people. This time, not only women in Cambodia see Sochua's crusade is important, the women around the world have also sent letters to both Sochua and Hun Sen to proceed this case peacefully. Sochua might face with retaliation if Hun Sen sues her back by any cases that Hun Sen will always win the case. If court needs the lift Sochua's parliamentarian immunity, it would be a piece of cake for the Cambodia's parliament to show its puppet behavior. But doing so, it only shows the traditional authoritarianism of Hun Sen to the world. If Hun Sen chooses to play this game, Hun Sen is risky to his power legitimacy gained by recent national election.
Posted at: http://cambodianbrightfuture.blogspot.com/
Recent report by the Phnom Penh Post wrote that Madam Sochua will sue Hun Sen for his defamatory speech at Kompot relating to a woman politician who was outspoken during 2008 national election. Hun Sen's speech didn't mention Mu Sochua's name directly, but everyone perceives to whom Hun Sen referred to. Hun Sen has to face with defamatory lawsuit once Hun Sen sued Sam Rainsy and others. Of course to sue Hun Sen is a big job for Sochua to expect the predictable outcome. The court is not independent and it is ruled by the CPP's domination. On the other hand, Hun Sen is the big brother in CPP. No one dare challenge him in both CPP's members and opposition's supporters. But this time, Sochua has simply stated that she has no personal interest or personal reputation to gain from this lawsuit. Sochua has decided to bring this lawsuit against Hun Sen because she is expecting to strengthen the rule of law in Cambodia. In the meantime, Cambodian people and observers appreciate Sochua's lawsuit which potentially impulses the strengthening of the rule of law in Cambodia. Both Sochua and Hun Sen can gain their credit through this lawsuit to bring the rule of law to Cambodia. As weak post-war country, Cambodia needs a strong rule of law to cement its foundation.

Cambodia's proverb says "egg don't hit the stone" implies to the weak don't try to challenge with the strong/powerful. Of course this proverb can apply only in the past, but current Cambodia, no one is stronger than the rule of law. This proverb is not applicable with current change. So both Mu Sochua is not egg, and Hun Sen is not stone. Both of these politicians just try to uplift the rule of law in Cambodia. We all should appreciate with this new shift of Cambodia. On the other hand, Khmer poet Krom Ngoy also said "don't make quarrel with woman, don't sue with Chines" is also not applicable in current Cambodia. This poem phrase simply means don't sue with the rich people, and its meaning referring to fighting with woman is substitute to that. However, it is the respecting of woman is Khmer norms and culture. But I don't see lawsuit against Hun Sen this time signifies the glory of woman. It is just another effort to bring the rule of law to Cambodia.

Thus, can this legal lawsuit can bring the rule of law to Cambodia? The answer is wholly depending on the Hun Sen's government and the Cambodia court. Firstly, Hun Sen himself has to see this chance as the rule of law strengthening. It will not discredit him and make him loss anything. He dare speech it for public, he also dare apology it for the public. Secondly, the government which is wholly dominated by CPP has to bear in mind to push for the development of the rule of law through this lawsuit. Thirdly, it is very important that the municipal court should not reject the lawsuit sued by Madam Sochua. If the court rejects it by justifying the lawsuit has no legal base because Hun Sen didn't mention her name directly, it would be partial.

The consequence from this lawsuit is huge for Cambodia. Importantly, the rule of law in Cambodia would be developed and drawn more attention from Cambodian people. This time, not only women in Cambodia see Sochua's crusade is important, the women around the world also send letter to both Sochua and Hun Sen to proceed this case peacefully. Sochua might face with retaliation if Hun Sen sue her back by any cases because Hun Sen will always win the case. If court needs to lift Sochua's parliamentarian immunity, it would be a piece of cake for the Cambodia's parliament to show its puppet behavior. But doing so, it only shows the traditional authoritarianism of Hun Sen to the world. If Hun Sen chooses to play this game, Hun Sen is risky to his power legitimacy gained from recent national election.

In sum, the lawsuit against Hun Sen this time will benefit Cambodia more than loss. The benefit of the rule of law can always yield though lawsuit is successful or Hun Sen retaliate Madam Sochua. We are Cambodian people and younger Cambodians want to see Cambodian politicians to play their game fairly and honestly.

KY

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

This story just the private conflict of 2 persons and not a state affaire.

Anonymous said...

But what happens when these two persons and state affair are interrelating with each other?

Anonymous said...

^^^^Above post is the smartest I've seen on KI media blog. bravo to you.

Anonymous said...

meaning the first post...

Anonymous said...

No one can bring Hun Sen down because he has more power than the King.

Just forget this conflict.

Anonymous said...

actually, the first post shows so much politically naiveté that it's shocking to believe it might come from an average IQ adult. Average IQ is 100, anything 70 or below is considered mentally retarded. At that point you need people to tell you and do everything for you, which pretty seems to be the case for that first poster - lives on the instruction of CPP, a repository for dirty CPP mouth drops, ewww!

Anonymous said...

8:33 PM , the lighning will .. This dog will go just like his Buddy HOk .

Anonymous said...

9:01 PM, you try to sound intelligent by quoting random IQ averages to make you sound like an informed SRP cocksucking supporter.. In reality YOU are the naive mouse that ate Sam Rainsy's bait, and just by the way, the average IQ is actually 109. google it if you want. Just like the rest of the Sam Rainsy Party- Making up BULLSHIT just so they would sound legitimate to the world. In due time, the SRP hidden agenda would come out and reveal to the world who these people really are, just as blood lust as everyone of the politicians today. at least the guys now are quite full. SRP are hungry, and when you are hungry, you eat. in spite of cambodia. so it is a vicious circle.

Anonymous said...

8:33PM,
Your opinion's supposed belong to a frog living in a deep well. Why abandon all hope when you still have life. You cannot just this savge dictator threaten and intermidate us day and night. Sooner or later thing will change. Some thing can happen unpredictably.

Anonymous said...

How Hun Sen reacts will manifest Hun Sen political maturity. Cambodia wins or loses will depend on how he reacts to the rule of law that we hope everyone will respect.

Anonymous said...

One can only say to Khmer Young, 'Keep on dreaming'. The whole lawsuit is an exercise in futility. What is she trying to show? That the courts are in the government's pocket? The whole world knows that. Or maybe she just wants to heighten her personal profile?

Anonymous said...

At least she has the courage to do that while a lot of people become passive.

Anonymous said...

don't blame hun sen for what he has been doing to khmer citizens,cuz Youn had taken his brain out and replaced it with an animals' since he came to power.
{ cpp canada}

Anonymous said...

corretion-animals'brain

Anonymous said...

i strongly suppoert you Mrs. Mu Sokhua. if cambodias'cout is idependent,the court must strip hun Pret immunty too.why not why not? what is Ah Pret hun sen Doing now...?

Anonymous said...

Cambodian Town
Long Beach, Ca

The court should explain MP Sochea Mu more about Khmer culture, then keep her in for a while.

New Phally

Anonymous said...

To me personally I think differences -State of Cambodia look like an lawless States is Hun Sen counter sue Mrs.MuSochue win.
-Hun Sen now look like an idiot ,reason of his diarrhea mouthed.
-Cambodia will lost the international support for more FUND,the same reason that Hun Sen won Sam Ransy but Mu Sochua can't win Hun Sen, Mr.Hun Sen 's creditability weaker ,not fair and shame on Hun Sen .I support Mr. Bun Heang ,Don't argue with the women ,and do not fight with Chino in court now these two cases are combined in one.
Good fight and good show

Anonymous said...

Cambodia has laws. Only Cambodia laws are more messy like scrambled egg, because those who make laws have to consult with a traitor first. If the laws can serve the traitor more than they serve the people in general, then those laws can be passed and fully enforced.

Anonymous said...

I hate this bitch. She keeps bitching and bitching. Come one, I am tired of listening to her.

Anonymous said...

7:34am

Who is bitching? Bun Rany Hun Sen or Mu Sochua?

Anonymous said...

. . then why the hell you bother to listen to her. You cannot understand her words, because you are in the category of Hun Sen the ill-bred.

Anonymous said...

9:01

You are a retard, first of all. So are you deaf and mentally retarded because you are a Scam Rainsy ill-bred? You need to learn some manner.

Anonymous said...

Once again we have a cambodian woman who challenges mr hun sen the coward on the rule of law. This is going to be an uphill battle for ms mu sochua but she has the gut to sue mr hun sen who seems to have an upper hand because khmer people know that the cambodian judicial system is biased and corrupted. She might not win this case. As usual mr hun sen and his other viet slaves will continue to evade justice but sooner or later karma will hunt them down and they all will go to hell one by one like mr hok lundi.

Anonymous said...

aq ot of crazy khmers in here.

Anonymous said...

in respon of 8:33 PM,

you never know tomorrow, don't bark yet, how many generation king have power, right now what happen, how about pol pot, he is the most powerful killing people with an open face and not hidding like you boss and what happen now? and how he live before he die, and after he die one day your mad boss going the same.
he who think pol pot is cruel run aways and now he is do the samething as pol pot did.and he will get the same result as pol pot did. so do not bark yet one day will come.

Anonymous said...

in respon to 9:35 PM,

i do not suck dick, i do suck pussy, i do not care about power i do it , because it is right things to do, and the pussy she is not the power and she is not hungry for the power or money, she could make more money in united states then going to try to fuck you boss off his power: and do not forget you boss do the samething as SRP to get his place, we going to do the samething to getyour boss plce 't worry we will get it one day as same as you boss yange it from Pol pot , hang samrin, or the guy who been go to jail in hunoi, because your boss want his power so he do the anything to get that power so do we.

Anonymous said...

respon to New Phally,

how much do you know about khmer culture? you think khmer woman stay home and suck dick like you do? those sucking dick women are chiness and vietnamess women, let look at the chiness history they kill their own child if their child born as a girld, because they knew that when their daughter are grew up becaming a dick sucker slave, and
Vietnames women they are the children producer, and stay home and takecare their child, and can't talk back to their dick.
khmer women history, the leader of the country when this country create, look at the Angko scupture , they carry the wapon to fight back to their enemy,look at the Mountain of Women and men, we are the one who won the dick leader, we are the topless, like men do not wear the shirt too.
and read chiness scripe writting about khmer women, we are the decision making, in the business, men only our slave, bring the product to the maket as we women told men what to do. khmer women can fuck other men if her husband do not fuck her. those culture that you think our culture it is not because khmer men come from the outsider, they try to control women so they brought their culture to our country,women who are carry that dick culture are chiness and vietnames women, real khmer flesh and blood women, we have to take men down, like US women does.

Anonymous said...

respon to 7:34 AM, and 10:54 AM

you can't listening to her because your low brain can't function.

first of all you are starting with the bitch word, than your are retard and mentally and deaf.

Anonymous said...

respon to 7:34 AM, and 10:54 AM,

first you low brain can't function, second your ignorant boss Hun Sen uses all ignorant words on public TV, and you ignorant word start with bitch,. so to make sure to jerk all your ignorant brain like you and your boss is to reply back in ignorant words your boss do it on public TV, good words ignorant people can't listen.