By Kim Pov
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Yim Sovann, SRP spokesman, claimed that SRP MP Ho Vann will not show up to the Phnom Penh municipal court to clarify in the court summon set on 09 September.
Yim Sovann, who spoke for Ho Vann who is temporarily visiting the US, indicated that he does not have any trust in the search for justice by the Phnom Penh municipal court in this case, therefore, whether showing up in court to provide clarification or not makes no difference.
Yim Sovann said: “We have no trust in the judgment of this case. In summary, let them do whatever they want, we don’t need to waste time and money to show up in such a hearing.”
The lack of trust in the judgment rendered by Cambodian court on opposition MPs led Yim Sovann to add that the charged SRP MPs have no need to find lawyer to defend themselves.
In a court summon issued by judge Sok Roeun, the deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court, 62-year-old Ho Vann who has 3 children must come to the court as ordered to clarify about the charges of defamation and disinformation.
Regarding the refusal to show up in court, Sok Roeun commented that he will wait and see, however, he did not reveal how we will deal this case: “I don’t know if he will come or not, but the invitation was sent to him.”
Kim Pov (RFA): If he does not show up, what measures will be taken?
Sok Rouen: We’ll wait until that time.
Chan Soveth, an official of the Adhoc human rights group who is following up in this case, said that Ho Vann’s case is completely political. Everything seems to be pre-arranged already, therefore a political settlement is of the order. “Regarding this issue, it involves politics, it’s not about the application of the law. Politicians in Cambodia should settle this case through politics instead,” Chan Soveth said.
SRP MP Ho Vann saw his parliamentary immunity lifted at the same time as SRP MP Mu Sochua last June. He was sued by a group of high-ranking army officers after The Cambodia Daily quoted him about the quality of the Vietnamese degrees obtained by these army officers.
Yim Sovann, who spoke for Ho Vann who is temporarily visiting the US, indicated that he does not have any trust in the search for justice by the Phnom Penh municipal court in this case, therefore, whether showing up in court to provide clarification or not makes no difference.
Yim Sovann said: “We have no trust in the judgment of this case. In summary, let them do whatever they want, we don’t need to waste time and money to show up in such a hearing.”
The lack of trust in the judgment rendered by Cambodian court on opposition MPs led Yim Sovann to add that the charged SRP MPs have no need to find lawyer to defend themselves.
In a court summon issued by judge Sok Roeun, the deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh municipal court, 62-year-old Ho Vann who has 3 children must come to the court as ordered to clarify about the charges of defamation and disinformation.
Regarding the refusal to show up in court, Sok Roeun commented that he will wait and see, however, he did not reveal how we will deal this case: “I don’t know if he will come or not, but the invitation was sent to him.”
Kim Pov (RFA): If he does not show up, what measures will be taken?
Sok Rouen: We’ll wait until that time.
Chan Soveth, an official of the Adhoc human rights group who is following up in this case, said that Ho Vann’s case is completely political. Everything seems to be pre-arranged already, therefore a political settlement is of the order. “Regarding this issue, it involves politics, it’s not about the application of the law. Politicians in Cambodia should settle this case through politics instead,” Chan Soveth said.
SRP MP Ho Vann saw his parliamentary immunity lifted at the same time as SRP MP Mu Sochua last June. He was sued by a group of high-ranking army officers after The Cambodia Daily quoted him about the quality of the Vietnamese degrees obtained by these army officers.
7 comments:
I agreed. Hun Sen's Clown courts in Cambodia are always bias in favor of CPP. Therefore, show up or not show up will not make any differences.
Yeah ,If i were HO VANN i won't show up in that stupid ,one side,kiss ass court either.
Why show up? if ah one eye man can see only one side of the laws and all ah monkey judge got laws degree from Hanoi.
This message for those 22 military officials, your PhD received from Yuon it meaning that:
P : People
h : highly
D : Dumb
So take your PhD put in your rear it may be make your feel better.
And take your PHD to serve your Vietcong Boss that's all about those PhD for "Vietcong Servants"!
what is the uses of this court, when there is no law or order or justice?
someone should burns the court down
and harrashes the judges to see how they feel when laws and order is not on their side.
this is how the court system become whent too much PHO-PhD from hanoi.
let all khmer say " no more pho, no more pho. we got kuy-tey, and num-pjuk.
ពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅមុខលោកហូរវាន់ស្លាប់រស់នៅស្រុក
គេហើយ។នេះហើយខ្មែរដែលមានសញ្ជាតិពីរ
បើមានរឿងដាក់មេព្រួចមិនដែលគិតថារឿងនោះ
យ៉ាងដួចម្តេចនោះទេ។
To show is to be part of the failed system of the court and only be used as a guinea pig to serve their political verdict.
Yes, we all want to respect the court of law, but what's good when there is nothing to respect.
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