Pen Samithy, editor of the pro-CPP Rasmei Kampuchea newspaperBy Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
21 July 2009
A leading newspaper editor cautiously praised Cambodia’s media environment Monday, saying the press is faced with “legal action” but not “violence” as in other countries.
Pen Samithy, editor-in-chief of the Reaksmey Kampuchea, a leading daily newspaper, was reacting to the closing of Moneaksekar Khmer, an opposition paper, after its editor was charged with defamation.
“The situation today is that some newspapers are getting sued and some journalists are in jail, and some are solving their own issues,” he said, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”
While Dam Sith, editor of Moneaksekar Khmer, was able to avoid potential jail time by closing his opposition-aligned newspaper, following defamation and incitement accusations by the government, one of his colleagues, Hang Chakra, chief of the Khmer Mchas Srok newspaper, is serving a 12-month prison sentence on similar charges.
Pen Samithy said that all countries, including the US, have defamation cases, so a journalist must be independent and cautious with the dignity of people.
The editor acknowledged regret that the murderers of another opposition journalist, Khim Sambo, who was gunned down ahead of the 2008 general election, have not been caught—the 11th killing of a journalist to go unsolved since 1994.
Meanwhile, Cambodian media suffers a ranking of “not free,” according to the global media monitor Freedom House.
Pen Samithy, editor-in-chief of the Reaksmey Kampuchea, a leading daily newspaper, was reacting to the closing of Moneaksekar Khmer, an opposition paper, after its editor was charged with defamation.
“The situation today is that some newspapers are getting sued and some journalists are in jail, and some are solving their own issues,” he said, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”
While Dam Sith, editor of Moneaksekar Khmer, was able to avoid potential jail time by closing his opposition-aligned newspaper, following defamation and incitement accusations by the government, one of his colleagues, Hang Chakra, chief of the Khmer Mchas Srok newspaper, is serving a 12-month prison sentence on similar charges.
Pen Samithy said that all countries, including the US, have defamation cases, so a journalist must be independent and cautious with the dignity of people.
The editor acknowledged regret that the murderers of another opposition journalist, Khim Sambo, who was gunned down ahead of the 2008 general election, have not been caught—the 11th killing of a journalist to go unsolved since 1994.
Meanwhile, Cambodian media suffers a ranking of “not free,” according to the global media monitor Freedom House.
7 comments:
Physchological and moral violence is stronger than physical violence. the survivor lives in shame for the rest of his life.
one eye hyena will have to pay for that violence one day.
of course mr 1:45 PM
YOU are reason, one day hun xen will pay for his violence and his crime and A CHKè SIHANOUK SO....
What Sam Rithy cried was ridiculous. He said defamation has long time existed for human being ....yes, it has only in a dictatorship country, in democratic countries, defamation has no floor for leaders or public figures...it has only for general people.
Why?
Because, the public figures and state leaders are the servants of their people.
Why?
Because, they are given money and other utilities by the people...through the tax.
KY
2:15 and 2:49
if you want to blog intelligently, go back to school and also learn english.
otherwise go back to licking one eyed hyena's ass and his piigy wife"s cunt.
Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper is a sellout, its not news or voice of the truth or of the people.
Pen Samithy, editor of the pro-CPP Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper.
Pen Samithy is the mouth piece of an one eye man.
This asshole had HIV+ 100%!
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