Mu Sochua speaking to a newspaper vendor (Photo: Jarred Ferrie, The National)29 July 2009
Rasmei Kampuchea
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A high-ranking official from the National Election Committee (NEC) said in the afternoon of 28 July that, if the court finds Mrs. Mu Sochua guilty of defaming Hun Xen, this sentence will not affect her political rights once she pays off the fine imposed by the court. Nevertheless, political analysts said that, most likely, there is little chance for Mu Sochua to receive back her parliamentary immunity according to the law and the explanation provided by Cheam Yeap, the CPP chairman of the National Assembly (NA) finance committee and a member of the NA permanent committee.
Tep Nitha, NEC secretary-general, told Rasmei Kampuchea yesterday that: “In the event the court finds Mrs. Mu Sochua guilty in this defamation lawsuit case, her sentence will not affect her right to receive her immunity back.” Tep Nitha added: “This is a light sentence. It’s only a sentence with a fine. It is not a sentence with jail time.” According to Tep Nitha’s explanation, the law only prevents those who are sentenced to jail from voting. This means that people who are not sentenced to jail time, have the right to vote and to present their candidacy during the elections.
Cheam Yeap claimed that when Mrs. Mu Sochua will be done paying her fine, and the court will send a letter to the minister of Justice so that the latter informs the NA about the fine payment, then the NA will move according the rule to decide on Mrs. Mu Sochua’s immunity. However, he also claimed that: “It’s like the case of Mr. Sam Rainsy, whichever way it came in, it will go back out the same way.”
Political analysts said that if they comment on Cheam Yeap’s claim, Mrs. Mu Sochua will have great difficulty to get her immunity back without the support from CPP MPs. Mrs. Mu Sochua saw her immunity lifted with the vote of 2/3 of the MPs. Therefore, [based on Cheam Yeap’s claim that] whichever way the case came in, it will go back out the same way, then Mrs. Mu Sochua must find 2/3 of the 123 MPs’ vote to get her immunity back.
Hun Xen also issued a warning to CPP MPs ordering them to reject their support. Therefore, Mrs. Mu Sochua’s case is different from that of Sam Rainsy because the latter’s immunity was suspended by the NA’s permanent committee and it was re-instated back by the permanent committee.
As for Mrs. Mu Sochua, she claimed that she will go to court to listen to the announcement of her sentence on 04 August, she believes that a fine sentence should not lead to a [permanent] loss of her immunity.
Tep Nitha, NEC secretary-general, told Rasmei Kampuchea yesterday that: “In the event the court finds Mrs. Mu Sochua guilty in this defamation lawsuit case, her sentence will not affect her right to receive her immunity back.” Tep Nitha added: “This is a light sentence. It’s only a sentence with a fine. It is not a sentence with jail time.” According to Tep Nitha’s explanation, the law only prevents those who are sentenced to jail from voting. This means that people who are not sentenced to jail time, have the right to vote and to present their candidacy during the elections.
Cheam Yeap claimed that when Mrs. Mu Sochua will be done paying her fine, and the court will send a letter to the minister of Justice so that the latter informs the NA about the fine payment, then the NA will move according the rule to decide on Mrs. Mu Sochua’s immunity. However, he also claimed that: “It’s like the case of Mr. Sam Rainsy, whichever way it came in, it will go back out the same way.”
Political analysts said that if they comment on Cheam Yeap’s claim, Mrs. Mu Sochua will have great difficulty to get her immunity back without the support from CPP MPs. Mrs. Mu Sochua saw her immunity lifted with the vote of 2/3 of the MPs. Therefore, [based on Cheam Yeap’s claim that] whichever way the case came in, it will go back out the same way, then Mrs. Mu Sochua must find 2/3 of the 123 MPs’ vote to get her immunity back.
Hun Xen also issued a warning to CPP MPs ordering them to reject their support. Therefore, Mrs. Mu Sochua’s case is different from that of Sam Rainsy because the latter’s immunity was suspended by the NA’s permanent committee and it was re-instated back by the permanent committee.
As for Mrs. Mu Sochua, she claimed that she will go to court to listen to the announcement of her sentence on 04 August, she believes that a fine sentence should not lead to a [permanent] loss of her immunity.
There is no way that members of Parliement of the CPP will ever vote to give parliementary immunity back to disgrace Mu Sochua. Despite she paid the fine if she lost the defamation case to PM Hun Sen, but she has to work without parliementary immunity until the next election.
ReplyDeleteAs a self-proclaimed strong woman, why she needs Parliementary Immunity for???
Cheers
Cambodia Town
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Samdech Deycho Hun Sen will agree to restore Mu Suchua and Ho Vann their MP immunity, we had already enough secure seats in parliament.
New Phally
Want to laugh comment of 1:25pm, such a dump brain...ooh..hoo...
ReplyDeleteNew phally, your monthly salary comes from the illegal logging activities of your paymaster Ngnuon Gnel, aren't you ashamed of showing your face in public? You're living off the blood of the cambodian people.
ReplyDelete1;25 is the offspring of a corrupt CPP studying abroad with his ill gotten gains; probably spends his time in the pubs drinking as he used to do back in cambodia.
ReplyDeleteThey might win the battle but they won't win the war.
ReplyDeleteone by one dictators all over the world bite the dust.
It will be one eyed hyena's turn one day, then new phally and the other leeches will be burnt alive.
New phally, what happened to your official title?
ReplyDelete"New Phally
Secretary of state for Ministry of Interior and Adviser for First Vice President National Assembly"
did your paymaster Nguon Ngel tell you to drop it. Even your corrupted illegal logger is embarassed by you.
It is so obvious for SRP and its stupid supporters. They are so good in using bad languages, invented the stories and politicised the events to promote its political stunt...etc because they are a thick face group and always a loser.
ReplyDeleteIt is laughable for people who have self-proclaimed that they are democratic persons, but when they lost the election, they are shameless to ask the winner to step down. What ashamed???? Hahaha
Khmer Australian
2:12
ReplyDeleteI guess you have become a kangaroo, since only kangaroos believe what you are saying.
I have very good australian friends and i won't insult them by calling you a "khmer australian".
You are neither but a fat blood sucking leech.
2:12pm you proclaimed yourself to be a khmer australian, yet you don't have the attributes of a khmer person. YOu are just a khmer wannabe.
ReplyDeleteCPP must not give the immunity back to Mu Sochua. She has created too much confusions to the country. I am happy to see her out of politics. She has not done any good for the country. In 2003 election campaign, Mu Sochua was dancing on stage for her electoral campaign to be well known while being the member of Funcinpec. She danced very nice.. now she want to be a political champian for change in Cambodia. She is a nut realy. kk
ReplyDeleteWell, Khmer in Cambodia as well as Khmer in overseas have freedom of speech and freedom in supporting any political party in Cambodia, but SRP and its stupid supporters think otherwise. Any Khmer who support its self name party, they will applause that you are Khmer and a good person, by contrast, if the same person chose to support the CPP, SRP will brand that person that you are not Khmer or whatever they like to accuse. That is the pattern of the thick face group and the loser party.
ReplyDeleteKhmer Australian
When two Khmers from a different political party meet each other, they always use bad words to support their respective boss. I am, Khmer younger generation, very disappoited to such behavoir of my Uncles who have gray hair but use childish language in the pubic. This is general khmer character, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI, respectfully, beg you, my Uncles by age, to use friendly words to each other as we are khmer having the same khmer-blood. you should share only good behavior to the younger so that next generation, our Cambodia can be developed.
With most respect,
Khmer boy
6 47 pm,
ReplyDeleteThose are the characters of the Khmers from old schools (primary school) and some couldn't read or write but love to be called "Lok Thom". Now their old characters fell onto the young Khmers who also have less education or none, or from rich family members, and tehy too prefer to be just like their old farts.
Like President Abraham Lincoln said "If we want to know a true character of a person, give him or her power".
"New Phally
ReplyDeleteSecretary of state for Ministry of Interior and Adviser for First Vice President National Assembly"
There are several of these leeches in france (lyon). they live in HLM appartments, meaning government subsidised homes for low income people. they live of the french and cambodian governments money.
How low can you get?
we brain they train...........
ReplyDelete6:47pm
ReplyDeleteI am strongly agreed with your comment.
Most of the comments in the KI are about cursing and insulting other Khmer or the nation. Beside, they always think that they are well educated and patriots but most of their comment are full of the obscene language. I used to hear these words from the gangs, the ignorance street kids.
If you are the real Khmer, please do not use your words to inflame the nation to against each other. Moreover, it is time that we all should support each other to protect our nation in the time of crisis.
This lady Mu Sochua is a trouble maker, she causing too much problem against Samdech Hun Sen. I wish Samdech would have chased her out and demoted her. She knows she can gets backup from the people who on her side. Mrs. Mu Sochua, please stop fighting, filing complaint against Samdech Hun Sen. I am so sick and tired of you, I would never and ever read your compliant case, however I heard your complaint case months ago and it is useless.
ReplyDeleteI wish one of you forward my comment to this Lady. Thanks
Angkorian Man or Krama Man
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
ReplyDeleteTortures
Executions
Massacres
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rapes
Human Abuses
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Assassinations
Assassinate Journalists
Assassinate Political Opponents
Murders
Killings
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and others military official on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Under Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed all of these crimes above within Hun Sen Khmer Rouge government have ever been brought to justice.
Ah jkout Ankorian khmer rouge should go to brain surgeon his or brain mess up ,also the hands full of blood when he was in power .
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To: 3:34PM
Actually, we get 90 seats in parliament over 123 total, furthermore we can gain more for the next election if we want because we were in absolute control in the situation. In constrast, Sam Rainsy and Khem Sokha were only a eggs against the stones, they had no chance to win. The result to restore Mu Suchua and Ho Vann their MP immunities were only pity on them.
New Phally
New Phally you such Idiot corrupt fat leech from Cambodia ,or your brain need to be removed.
ReplyDeleteLike President Abraham Lincoln said "If we want to know a true character of a person, give him or her power".
ReplyDelete11:15 PM
No, instead ... you need to add a lot of fuel to fire up the anger and frustration, and then you just sit and read and acquire the information for your hard-earned knowledge. However, here's a heads-up: be prepared for backfire.
PPU
To supporters of
ReplyDelete(Cambodian People's Party
Hun Sen Death Squad
Khmer Rouge Regime).
Please do me a favor, don't ever tell anyone that you are Khmer, because you make Khmer peoples look bad.