Robert Carmicheal
ABC Radio Australia
Cambodia's government is denying reports it is spying on foreign staff at the Khmer Rouge tribunal underway in Phnom Penh.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told Radio Australia that earlier media reports had misrepresented his comments.
He said his office had received files over the past three months naming some foreign tribunal staff as being involved in corruption and wrongdoing - but he stressed the allegations were solely related to professional misconduct.
"That one is the professional working area only.
"We don't want to go to the private life of the people," Mr Phay Siphan said.
He said his first step would be to verify the accusations and hopes to reinstall faith in the trial.
If the allegations are verified, he said the government would share the files with its partners in the tribunal process.
Mr Phay Siphan said he would also look at other allegations that named some people and organisations as 'enemies' of the tribunal.
The two sides have had a difficult relationship in the years-long effort to establish the tribunal.
But Mr Phay Siphan stressed Phnom Penh wants a good partnership in its efforts to try and find justice for the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told Radio Australia that earlier media reports had misrepresented his comments.
He said his office had received files over the past three months naming some foreign tribunal staff as being involved in corruption and wrongdoing - but he stressed the allegations were solely related to professional misconduct.
"That one is the professional working area only.
"We don't want to go to the private life of the people," Mr Phay Siphan said.
He said his first step would be to verify the accusations and hopes to reinstall faith in the trial.
If the allegations are verified, he said the government would share the files with its partners in the tribunal process.
Mr Phay Siphan said he would also look at other allegations that named some people and organisations as 'enemies' of the tribunal.
The two sides have had a difficult relationship in the years-long effort to establish the tribunal.
But Mr Phay Siphan stressed Phnom Penh wants a good partnership in its efforts to try and find justice for the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge.
2 comments:
Firstly, my hat go off to all the Khmer compatriots, scholars, intellectuals, and the Khmers around the world in and outside the Khmer Empire nation, who's tirelesly to helps fought for Khmer Krom to reach our independent in the near future.
Secondly, this coming June the fourth Khmer Krom and Khmer around the world will commemorated and observed the lost of Kampuchea Krom 60th aniversaries. To all Khmer around the world, please help participates in this events by seeking the information from Khmer Krom representative everywhere in your community.
Thirdly, my respectfully goes to the team of KI-Media. So far your team had done a tremendous job for the Khmer benefits and keep up the good works.
Fourthly, to all Khmer abroad please bring back The Fourth Factions or Paris Peace Accord unity strategy models.In the early ninety the only Youn pullout from Cambodia because we Khmers had united. Back then king Seyhanouk had all the power, popularity and was incharged. Every body respected him from Khmer perspective and the international community perspective. If I were him I would use this power and popularity to declare to the world community that the Khmer people still under the supression, aggression of Youn and Seam. In doing so, his reputations and credibility will be installed next to the Great Khmer King Jayavarman VII.
In the case of Kampuchea Krom, if we use this exact models we Khmer will once again liberated Kampuchea Krom from the Youn iron grips.And possibly Khmer Krom can declare their independent or reannexed to Cambodia who knows.
Respectively your,
Khmer Empire
NEUNG AY!
CHEIYOO KAMPUCHIA!!
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