Cambodian Center for Human Rights
Press Release
Phnom Penh: 23 September 2009
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THE CCHR WELCOMES THE ACQUITTAL OF HO VANN
Phnom Penh: 23 September 2009
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THE CCHR WELCOMES THE ACQUITTAL OF HO VANN
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) welcomes the decision by Judge Sin Visal of the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance to dismiss the charge of defamation against Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Ho Vann, arising from a complaint made by 22 officers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
In his verdict on 22 September 2009 Judge Sin Visal stated that there was insufficient evidence to convict Ho Vann of the defamation charge. The CCHR commends this decision which can perhaps be viewed as the green shoots of judicial independence in Cambodia. Such progress is very welcome.
The CCHR recalls that Cambodia Law provides that Ho Vann’s parliamentary immunity will be automatically restored.
The CCHR is concerned with the fines imposed against Neou Vannarin and Kevin Doyle of the Cambodia Daily, and urges the Cambodian judiciary to respect freedom of expression. Nevertheless, the CCHR commends Judge Sin Visal for his decision to acquit Ho Vann, and hopes that this represents a new departure on the part of the Cambodian judiciary whereby independence and impartiality will be guaranteed.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Ou Virak, President, CCHR
Tel: +855 12 404051
Email: ouvirak@cchrcambodia.org
In his verdict on 22 September 2009 Judge Sin Visal stated that there was insufficient evidence to convict Ho Vann of the defamation charge. The CCHR commends this decision which can perhaps be viewed as the green shoots of judicial independence in Cambodia. Such progress is very welcome.
The CCHR recalls that Cambodia Law provides that Ho Vann’s parliamentary immunity will be automatically restored.
The CCHR is concerned with the fines imposed against Neou Vannarin and Kevin Doyle of the Cambodia Daily, and urges the Cambodian judiciary to respect freedom of expression. Nevertheless, the CCHR commends Judge Sin Visal for his decision to acquit Ho Vann, and hopes that this represents a new departure on the part of the Cambodian judiciary whereby independence and impartiality will be guaranteed.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Ou Virak, President, CCHR
Tel: +855 12 404051
Email: ouvirak@cchrcambodia.org
There is no doubt that whenever the Court found not guilty or dropped the charge against any SRP MP, the SRP will applause to the Court's verdict, but if the same Court found guilty of any SRP MP, the SRP will condemn to the Court. That is the pattern of SRP, the party always been a loser.
ReplyDeleteDon't anything wrong again,if you want to stay in Cambodia.You thougth,before you did anything you are always say you get SRP behind,but no anyone helping you so from now on don't do anything against the khmer law ok Mr.
ReplyDeleteLoser or no loser. The court shouldn't be bias or get instruction from anyone but the court itself.
ReplyDeleteIts a sign the court or judges is incompotent like the ruler. If you incompotent, don't try to be a judge or PM.
You can't say it! Hear no evil
ReplyDeleteYou can't write it! Speak no evil
You can't touch it! See no evil
IT'S HUNSEN NATION REGULATION LAW!
1. You abroad and welcome aboard
2. arrested for big mouth
3. court appearance with bail
4. innocent proven until guilty
5. jailed for bad reputation
6. shamed on you
I would like to say thank you to Prime Minister Hun Sen whom is very kind at heart and is willing to forgive those who made mistakes against him. I also believe the court is doing the right thing by not charging our diplomat without sufficent evident to prove it otherwise. We khmer people must work together as a team to promote our intelligents as well as focusing on skilled migrants intakes because they are the foundation to rebuilding the country more effectively. We also need to be more focused on adding new infrastures to meet our people's need such; hospital, school, university and providing quality education to all of our khmer citizen...
ReplyDeleteThose MPs should have not been charged in the first place. Thanking Hun Sen means thathe's in charge of the court. There is no real justice in Cambodia. The decision made by the judge to acquit Ho Vann is all political. Let see if Mu Sochua can be acquitted. We should realize that Cambodia is ruled by one man, one branch of the governent. The excutive branch control everything. The judiciary and legisative branches are just rubber stamps. Think about thist--the Priminister himself is also a parliamentary member. Common sense tells me that LET BE REAL!
ReplyDeleteVictim of the Comminist Dictatorchip.
The Cambodia court is the court of CPP party. When the court belongs to the CPP, it must listen to Hun Sen; otherwise, the court jugde will lose his seat. This is the court of the clowns/monkeys "doing as I say."
ReplyDeleteTo 8:16PM,
You are so dumb. Hun Sen is now under great pressure from many countries that have given aid to Cambodia. Your Hun Sen was and still is a Khmer Rouge deep to the bone. A Khmer Rouge won't change his absolute Khmer Rougeism. If Hun Sen has just a little bit of kindness and sympathy, Cambodian people wouldn't be treated like animals as such.
You sound like New Phally. Rewrite your comment, so it can be understood by most.
3:50 PM,
ReplyDelete7:04 PM
8:16 PM
It's political motivated. Use your common sense. sleepy heads
If you guys don't learn from past mistakes about war and crimes against humanity then we end up going back to square one. stop talking bad about political leaders. They are working extremely hard for the nation. Enough of complaining using unprofessional language. I have loss everything in my life and i don't want another war happening in our country again. So, accept and keep supporting all of our political leaders....
ReplyDelete7:51PM,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
Speaking in term of being incompetent, let me share with you by mentioning what Epictetus said, "If you undertake a role which is beyond your power, you both disgrace yourself in that one, and at the same time negleg the role which you might have filled with success."
correction: neglect
ReplyDeleteOh what the fuck! Aplau for what motherfuckers should not do anyway!
ReplyDeleteThis stupid gam been playing long ago since 1993 and we still living in a law less country as slave!
ReplyDeleteMy beloved 9:25PM!
ReplyDeleteye perhaps tremendously advocated as a philosophical or poliSickal scholar, but unbelievably confessing, these old blood-sucking parasites' CPP work extremely hard to get more beautiful young women, curruptedly more money, and unhumanly punishing and killing the poor, miserable Khmers.
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10:41 PM Extremely 110% correct!
ReplyDeleteDemocratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
ReplyDeleteTortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Executions
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed 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.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
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
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
8:16 PM,
ReplyDeleteCPP is not working hard to earn to build the country, on the contrary CPP is begging hard to fill their pockets.
I agree that the CPP has been trying very hard to build the country, but through the Yuons' help, he will build it into a military-ruled country, which will belongs solely to Hun Sen's families and his cronies.
ReplyDeleteWhen idiots are running any countries, that country will be currupted and many sufferings.
ReplyDeleteCambodia is a perfect example.
The fact that the Cambodian court withdrew charges against MP, don't mean that the court is independent. I believe that international reaction that make Hun Sen ordered the court to drop the charges. Hun Sen don't want to hear the public outcry which could irritate the donor countries.
ReplyDeleteSochua Mu is our hero and she has done a great job and I want to see her back as an MP, again. If not this country will need urgent support from various committies abroad. If possible, I would like our constitution be reformed. Working base on human right approach, by having a law and order to protect civilians, as well as the freedom to do whatever people want to do in term of rebuilding the country. I would to see Hun Sen works in partnership with the opposition leader rather then against them. This is the only way for him to be more success in whatever he wants to do.
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At first, We would like to congratulate Samdech Deycho Hun Sen for accomplishing severals smart harding jobs.
By contrast SRP were retarded people, they need to be explain many times before they are able to understand a simple sentense. For that reasons, they were always losers even their families had broken a part. Sore losers SRP.
New Phally
To AH New Phally
ReplyDeleteOnly stupid peoples like you think that the CPP win election by 2/3. When you cheated, you do not win. Do you understand? If you don't, what you can do is go and ask your children. They would tell you right or wrong.
Intimidations
Threatening
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
International Observers declared that the Cambodian election doesn't meet international standard.
AH New Phally, when are you going to stop acting stupid?
You are making the CPP look bad.
Why the CPP's supporters are so stupid?
Can someone answer this question?
Perhaps, AH New Phally can answer this question.