Op-Ed by Jayakhmer
On the web at http://www.modernprogressivekhmer.blogspot.com
Recent dispute between Member of Parliament Mu Sochua and Prime Minister Hun Sen reveals not only the rough and tumble nature of Khmer politics but also the standard by which political discourse are being carried out. If the prime minister managed to incorporate the fact that a woman “tripped on someone and accused him of unbuttoning her blouse” in his political speech, you know that the standard is very low.
I have mixed feelings about this issue. On the one hand, I feel that it is personal issues between the involved parties; and therefore, do not want to get involved with the nature of the lawsuit nor the counter suit. Since it is their prerogatives, I should wait and see how the Khmer legal system handles this grievant process.
On the other hand, when the talk of only stripping of Ms. Sochua’s immunity as an impending possibility, I could not help but only see this heavy handed tactic as an act of oppression.
According to Iris M. Young, a critical theorist and a modern political thinker, oppression as violence is defined as actions that cause “Members of some groups [to] live with the knowledge that they must fear random, unprovoked attacks on their persons or property, which have no motive but to damage, humiliate, or destroy the person.”
As a Khmer and an observer of Khmer politics, I think the suit and the counter suit that may be seen as frivolous by some are within the law of the land. But, if the National Assembly steps in and removes Ms. Sochua’s immunity, it will send a chilling message to the country and to the world that there is an “untouchable” person or status quo in the country. It essentially implies that if anyone dares to challenge this person or the status quo, the country will mobilize to defeat you. And that would constitute as oppression.
If this is the norm or the standard by which the country has to get used to, Cambodia is drifting further and further away from the kind of democracy I was once hoped that the country would some day achieve.
I hope that the National Assembly will act in the interest of the nation by abstaining its body from this seemingly private issue.
For now let us carefully observe the situation. Again, let us allow the court handles this process.
I have mixed feelings about this issue. On the one hand, I feel that it is personal issues between the involved parties; and therefore, do not want to get involved with the nature of the lawsuit nor the counter suit. Since it is their prerogatives, I should wait and see how the Khmer legal system handles this grievant process.
On the other hand, when the talk of only stripping of Ms. Sochua’s immunity as an impending possibility, I could not help but only see this heavy handed tactic as an act of oppression.
According to Iris M. Young, a critical theorist and a modern political thinker, oppression as violence is defined as actions that cause “Members of some groups [to] live with the knowledge that they must fear random, unprovoked attacks on their persons or property, which have no motive but to damage, humiliate, or destroy the person.”
As a Khmer and an observer of Khmer politics, I think the suit and the counter suit that may be seen as frivolous by some are within the law of the land. But, if the National Assembly steps in and removes Ms. Sochua’s immunity, it will send a chilling message to the country and to the world that there is an “untouchable” person or status quo in the country. It essentially implies that if anyone dares to challenge this person or the status quo, the country will mobilize to defeat you. And that would constitute as oppression.
If this is the norm or the standard by which the country has to get used to, Cambodia is drifting further and further away from the kind of democracy I was once hoped that the country would some day achieve.
I hope that the National Assembly will act in the interest of the nation by abstaining its body from this seemingly private issue.
For now let us carefully observe the situation. Again, let us allow the court handles this process.
13 comments:
hun sen's ego is above all else... this is how he sees it... never mind millions of his people will suffer from his ruthless behavior.
Dear 1:07 AM
It is quite a paradox that he represents the Cambodian People's Party. They should change the name to Cambodian Powerful Party.
Brutality and aggressiveness are often sexualized, in language and in actions. In most democracies, prime ministers would not say the things that were said.
How can we get justice from THEIR National Assembly ?????
90 deputies are from HIS GANG of killers !!!!!
Dear 2:17 AM
The National Assembly represents the people. We need to go to the source which are the people. Our people needed to be educate about the issue.
Barbaric commment fron Hun Sen has indeed reflected his behaviors an actions of a TMIL he is.
Don't give this guy Hun Sen a break. He's advertizing his primitive superiority that he knows how. Where are his expensive advisors?
If you go through the names of the advisors, you will find that quite a few of them want to be Prime Minister themselves.
That is you will not see any good advices from them.
ខ្ញុំមិនគិតថាអ្នកស្រីមូ សុខហួរ អាចឈ្នះក្នុងក្តីនេះ នោះទេ ពីព្រោះថាលោកចៅក្រនឹងមិនប្រថុយនឹង
ការបាត់បង់តំនែងរបស់លោកលើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែទោះបី
យ៉ាងណា ភាសាដែលសម្តេចនាយករដ្ធមន្ត្រីដែល
តែងតែឈ្លក់នឹងទឹកមាត់រាល់ពេលគាត់បានកាន់
ក្បាលមេក្រូនោះ ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេសលោក
ឮ និងដឹងអស់ហើយ។
ខ្ញុំក៏ចង់និយាយអំពីទីប្រឹក្សាមួយចំនួនផងដែរ។ ខ្ញុំ
មិនហ៊ានម៉ៅទាំងអស់នោះទេ ពីព្រោះអស់លោក
ខ្លះគាត់មានការរៀនសូត្រចេះដឹងនិងបានរក្សា
សេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូររបស់គាត់ពិតប្រាកដ តែមួយចំនួន
បញ្ចេញយោបល់ ឬផ្តល់យោបល់ឲ្យមេដឹកនាំរបស់
ជាតិយើងទាំងមូល ខ្ញុំពិចារណាទៅពួកគាត់ហាក់
ដូចជាមនុស្សមានសតិមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់។
ដូច្នេះអ្នកដឹកយើងចាំបាច់ត្រូវតែជំរុះចោលអ្នកផ្តល់
យោបល់ប្រភេទហ្នឹង។
ស១ម
CPP controls most of media which provide most false and alter information, so people who are living in rural area know nothing about the real information. How to solve this problem?
ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ជាគ្រូបង្រៀនម្នាក់ បើតាមខ្ញុំយល់គឺថា នៅ
កាលះទេសះនេះ ប្រហែលជាមិនមានចំនុចណា
មួយដែលអាចឲ្យអ្នកស្រី មូសុខហួរមានសំនាង
បានឈ្នះសម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែននោះទេ បើលោកចៅ
ក្រមមិនហ៊ានលះបង់ដើម្បីប្រជាជាតិយើងទាំងមូល
ទេនោះ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ការសើររើនេះប្រាកដជាមានលើង
ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិលើកក្រោយ បើគណបក្ស
ប្រជាជនរបស់សម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែនចាញ់ឆ្នោត
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ វាមិនអាចទៅរួចទេបើគណបក្សជំទាស់
របស់ ឯកឧត្តម សម រង្ស៊ី មិនទាន់រកឃើញពីរបៀប
ថាតើត្រូវពន្យល់យ៉ាងណា ដើម្បីឲ្យប្រជាជនដែល
មានវ័យចាស់បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ទេនោះ។
បើតាមយោបល់ខ្ញុំគឺថា សមាជិករបស់គណបក្សជំ
ទាស់ គួរសាកល្បងមានទំនាក់ទំនងជិតស្និទជាមួ
យសិស្ស និស្សិតដែលមានអាយុអាចបោះឆ្នោត
បាន ទៅពន្យល់ដល់ឪពុក ម្តាយរបស់គេថាក្នុងប្រ
ទេសយើងត្រូវតែមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរមេដឹកនាំជាដាច់
ខាត។ ខ្ញុំនិយាយនេះមិនមែនមានន័យថា គណ
បក្សជំទាស់មិនទាន់មានទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយយុវជន
នោះទេ។
សូមមេត្តាជ្រាបថា មនុស្សចាស់ងាយដកខ្លួនរួច
នោះទេ បើគាត់ស្រលាញ់នរណាហើយ ទោះបី
អ្នកនោះបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញជាតិយ៉ាងខ្ទេចខ្ទីដូចសព្វថ្ងៃ
នេះក៏ដោយចុះ។
ស១ម
If you are a former teacher, you must learn how to spell the correct word. Likewise you will lost you credit. Like the word, Samnang not Samneang in Khmer.
Khmer words or vocabularies must have standard. Look at English if you misspell any words they will know that you are not highly educated.
KhmerPP,
I am totally agree with 8:49 AM, the only to inform the parents of the individual or the students is to let their parents know that Cambodia needed to change its leader.
We must let this happens or otherwise the newly graduated students will face no where without proper jobs. Cambodia is not like 40-50 years ago. We are living up to the technologies. Before we have a tough time to broadcast news or information. Right now the news can reach anybody within minutes via email, tv, cellphone and newspapers or magazines. Just like the Khmer Krom situation they really taking advantage of this precious time. The time is really important. We must win!!!! No more HUN SEN, if there is no HUN SEN, YOUN will have bad time, Khmer Krom will seek independent and the Mongtagnard or FULRO will seek an autonomy too. Right now the UNPO rally behind this two minorities to push for self determination.
Down HUN SEN!!! His day is near!!
And YOUN's day is also near!!
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