Tim Sakhorn, the former abbot of Phnom Den North pagoda (Photo: Mundulkeo, RFA)Tim Sakhorn escaped to Thailand
Monday, 13 April 2009
Original article by Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
KI-Media Note: The original article in Khmer was posted on RFA earlier today, but somehow it has disappeared from RFA website as of now.Tim Sakhorn, ex-abbot of Phnom Den pagoda who was jailed by Vietnam for more than a year, has escaped to Thailand while on permission to visit relatives in Cambodia, reports Radio Free Asia.
According to the RFA report, Tim Sakhorn, with the help of local NGOs, had escaped to Thailand on Friday 10th April, 2009 and had immediately been re-ordained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand.
Tim Sakhorn was arrested more than a year ago and secretly handed to Vietnamese authority on charges of involving in subversive activities against Vietnam who then convicted and sentenced him to long jail term. He was released recently after international outcry, but was prevented from returning to Cambodia. But as a goodwill gesture, the Vietnamese authority gave him permission to visit relatives for 14 days during the Khmer New Year, says RFA.
Tim Sakhorn told RFA that he wishes to reside in Cambodia permanently, but since Cambodian authority denied him a residency status, he decided to escape to Thailand. He said: "I have just arrived at a third country (Thailand). I wish to appeal to local as well as international organisations around the world to help me escape from threats, from mental tortures and from imprisonments."
22 comments:
Sathu! sathu!
May Lord Buddha bless him!
i stand behind you and support you in khmer blood and our soul .May khmer new year bring all khmer unity in world connected to help our people and build up our nation.
GOD bless all khmer to healthy and comfort with peace .
always
That's Khmer mentality! Khmer dont help khmer! Very sad! Feel so bad for him!
That's because of T'mills: Hun sen, Tep-Vong, Nun-Nget, ...
this is life!
Thailand is better, because there are also Khmer people living in Thailand. Good for you Phikok Tim Sakhorn.
Woo! Escape to Thailand? This guy thinks Thailand is better than Khmer. Well, screw him anyways. And all the traitors that think other country is better than their home.
Btw, Thailand is amidst chaos right now. I just hope they don't just kill you off for being Khmer in their land during this uncertain time of political instability in Thailand.
Cambodia does not welcome him.
6:31AM Khmers are good!only not under Viet Comy Control.
Did you see he had been kidnaped by da Viet and none Khmers in Cambodia Could not do anything to help him.
When Viet Can Kidnap Khmer Throwed him in jail, changed him to Viet Namese Citizen.This is a classic JOKE the EVIL Viet can do to a human being!
Can you imaginated what da Viet can do to Khmers people and their lands.
May vietnam as a nation will suffers one day soon for taking khmer lands, and causing suffering upon khmer people.
May true justice pay back vietnam 10 folds what they doing to khmer and its nation.
6:31AM and 7:08AM,
You're sick people and bastard. You're also retard persons. You should not use this kind of tmirl language. He is a buddhist monk who represents Buddha as our god. Only you and your masters, Hun Zen, Chea Zim, Heng Zamrin, Tep Zon, and ah Nget are Viet slaves who step on Buddha and killed our own people. Ah Khmer pleur leaders are always pleur. Listen to the foreigners than their own people.
At last monk Tim Sakhorn leaves tiger's paw and Ho chi minh's prison.
Ah Kwak Hun Zen is ah Kbort Cheat.
May Buddha keep him safe and take him out of danger.
8:49 AM,
Sorry, I (7:08 AM) mean "because Cambodia did not welcome him, that's why he escaped to Thailand."
I'm no Tmill. I hate Tmill
Doo Ma, jawy dug euy. Fucking Vietnamese Mother fucker. Trying to divide our Khmer brothers and sisters!!. Why are we so naive. Fucking Viet is using us Khmers.
We have to stop this nonsense and defense our people.
6:31am, he said he wanted to live in Cambodia but the Cambodian government refused to issue him official documents, that's why he escaped to Thailand. You see, Khmer Hun Sen love Viet more than Khmer, help Viet to kidnap him (sakhorn).
Hun Sen had persecuted Tim Sakhorn enough already, so it's time to let him live in peace.
May Buddha bless you, Bhikku Tim Sakhorn.
Ah thmil Cpp scare of Youn betray khmer religion.
dear Mr. Tim Sokhon...i respect you more than Koum Khietakor Cpp Kann Youn.
- Cambodia is always his Country.
Better for Mr. Tim Sokhon and his politic view go out, where he will able to do more for our Khmer brothers in Nokor Reach.
We Khmer in Cambodia and the Government of the Kingdom, Khmer in Norkor Reach or Khmers in Surin did not have another choice. Of course the Royal government of Cambodia want to do more, but they are under an obligation to Vietnam, because of their invasion in Cambodia to liberation us from the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979.
For our freedom, we now have to pay a very higher prize.
khmer country don't want anyone to make any problem stay in Cambodia!If someone make Cambodia going down please don't stay in Cambodia! Khmer don't need the guy like that.So Are you khmer,but you make trouble to let khmer don't get along with each other so the guy like that don't stay in Cambodia.Government will put you in jail!
"In his heart man plan his course but the Lord guides his steps"
Pray To God that he will Guide him an protect him and use him for the wellbeing of Cambodian people all over the world, especially for the poor and oppressed people in Cambodia, Kampuche krom and Kampuchea Leu.
May God bless his people.
most of khmer in hun sen government are viet Cong who are speaking khmer language very well,so don't fool younge khmer generation,,,my commrade
6:53 pm Youn disguuise as khmer in country want Konduy their own ppls only in oder to make more babies youn in Xamer.
We all have to be smart, use our brain and mind. We will work together for the best of all Khmers.
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