24 April 2009
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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The Club of Khmer Journalists (CKJ) decided not to support the undertaking of the former KR photographer who still wishes to find a buyer out of an official auction sale.
Nhem En decided to renounce for an official auction of the alleged Pol Pot’s shoes, he told Cambodge Soir hebdo on Friday 24 April.
The former KR photographer announced that he would put for auction, with starting bid at $500,000, a lot of items including a pair of shoes and two cameras.
When solicited by Nhem En to hold a press conference for the auction sale, the CKJ declined this request following its meeting on Tuesday 21 April.
The committee of the CKJ directors believed that it was only Nhem En’s personal undertaking, i.e. the ethics issue is questionable, as well as the authenticity of the items for sale. Furthermore, the announcement for the auction sale generated enough media coverage already.
“I will continue to find a buyer for Pol Pot’s shoes out of an official auction,” Nhem En announced when he was asked by Cambodge Soir Hebdo. “I am reminding that this [sale proceed] will allow for the financing of a tourist site dedicated to the memory.”
Nhem En, who had publicly apologized for his involvement in the KR regime on 25 January 2007 at the US embassy, announced that he had asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as Jean François Desmazières, France ambassador to Cambodia, to buy these shoes while recalling that “this country [France] helped Cambodia since long ago.”
“The Anlong Veng area is now unfavorably known as one of the last KR fiefs. If we create a museum there, it could become a second tourist site in the country, right after Angkor Wat,” Nhem En added while stressing that the site would include the houses and graves of Pol Pot, Ta Mok, Son Sen, as well as “Pol Pot’s restroom [W.C.].”
“Now, around Ta Mok’s house, there are restaurants, karaoke parlors … it is regrettable. I want to preserve the site for the Cambodian nation and people. All the objects belonging to Ho Chi Minh, Hitler, Saddam Hussen are preserved,” Nhem En claimed while rejecting the venality accusation and while indicating that he spent “more than $200,000” for the creation of the museum.
“Furthermore, Samdach Hun Sen encourage me to create a tourist site,” Nhem En said.
Nhem En decided to renounce for an official auction of the alleged Pol Pot’s shoes, he told Cambodge Soir hebdo on Friday 24 April.
The former KR photographer announced that he would put for auction, with starting bid at $500,000, a lot of items including a pair of shoes and two cameras.
When solicited by Nhem En to hold a press conference for the auction sale, the CKJ declined this request following its meeting on Tuesday 21 April.
The committee of the CKJ directors believed that it was only Nhem En’s personal undertaking, i.e. the ethics issue is questionable, as well as the authenticity of the items for sale. Furthermore, the announcement for the auction sale generated enough media coverage already.
“I will continue to find a buyer for Pol Pot’s shoes out of an official auction,” Nhem En announced when he was asked by Cambodge Soir Hebdo. “I am reminding that this [sale proceed] will allow for the financing of a tourist site dedicated to the memory.”
Nhem En, who had publicly apologized for his involvement in the KR regime on 25 January 2007 at the US embassy, announced that he had asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as Jean François Desmazières, France ambassador to Cambodia, to buy these shoes while recalling that “this country [France] helped Cambodia since long ago.”
“The Anlong Veng area is now unfavorably known as one of the last KR fiefs. If we create a museum there, it could become a second tourist site in the country, right after Angkor Wat,” Nhem En added while stressing that the site would include the houses and graves of Pol Pot, Ta Mok, Son Sen, as well as “Pol Pot’s restroom [W.C.].”
“Now, around Ta Mok’s house, there are restaurants, karaoke parlors … it is regrettable. I want to preserve the site for the Cambodian nation and people. All the objects belonging to Ho Chi Minh, Hitler, Saddam Hussen are preserved,” Nhem En claimed while rejecting the venality accusation and while indicating that he spent “more than $200,000” for the creation of the museum.
“Furthermore, Samdach Hun Sen encourage me to create a tourist site,” Nhem En said.
15 comments:
The Aftermath of the KRouge is very profitable for those who are clever and greedy enough to seize it.
They are the leeches that always suck the KRouge.
How much more blood of Krouge for these socio-political Leeches can suck. Maybe alot more.
The sandals and Cameras are enough to kill Nhem En if they proved really belonged to Pol Pot and the Cameras were used to take pictures of victims before they were executed.
Nhem En must be Arrested and charged with conspiracy in crime against humanity and war crime for a life sentence.
Black Cat
Nhem En is just a stupidfuck who desperately tries to get a big fortune by selling those craps. Who the fuck wants to have it? Pol Pot is just a failed scholar and a dumb blind communist follower, no legend associated with the piece of shit.
Some of us were maybe very sad or very happy about the political situation during the last 30 years.
Without the KR, we might not have lost our life, families, relatives and friends, but we may also not have the privilege to live in foreigner countries.
Now we lost time, we still complain for. Better think positively and look forwards, try to do the best for our life and maybe the best for our country.
4.26 pm, go finish your dumbfuck MA in peaceshit first
Ah pleau Nhem En
ah jkuot lop
This nhem en is a die hard communist turns capitalist over night...give me a break!!!!!!!!!This greedy bastard try to funding his OWN WALLET pure and simple....This mother f...er animal have no conscience nor dignity a typical kr like his boss ,ah kwack and his gang of khmer killer in pp who are cashing in everything from OUR MOTHER LAND.
Ah Nhem En should be ashamed of his past assocaition, but no, he is proud of his KR past, he even bragged that the KR was so pure and good.
Ah pleau Nhem En needs a lot of bodyguards, or someone will go after him.
I think he should worry about his personal safety, if he still wants to be greedy. Also, I hope his greed does not end his life.
In your dump brain.....never felling about the people got killed
Ah sva NHem En...
some day you will get kill
Khmer Battembang
that dude is stupidly funny
For 4:26PM:
Lost lives and live in the foreigner countries CAN NOT be justified. For your info, living in the others countries not yours is NOT a privilege, it’s a payback. Think about it.
What is wrong with this motherfucker NHEM EN ?.First,he tried to sell us the khmer killer's sandal,now he is proud to show us the toilet.This idiot need to be hanged upside down.
next thing Nhem En is going to sell Pol Pot's Shit Stain Under-short.. Now who wants to buy them? It worth a collection!!
yuggy!
POL POT's Shit Stain is Next on his list?? OOOOOOOOhell NO!! Ah Nhem EN must be fucking nut..!
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