By M.R.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Sar Rith, a reporter for the Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper, sued Chhim Sambath, an official of the Kandal Stung district, for disinformation.
During a radio broadcast about the current investigations on illegal sand dredging in this area, Chhim Sambath, an official of the Kandal Stung district, gave out details of Sar Rith’s private life and that of his brother-in-law who lives in the district. Considering that these declarations would affect his job, Sar Rith decided to sue. This is the first time that a reporter dares to sue a government official. Chhim Sambath declined to comment on this issue.
The human rights group Adhoc NGO welcomes the fact that a private citizen has the courage to confront the government, but Adhoc believes that the chance of justice being rendered is very slim.
During a radio broadcast about the current investigations on illegal sand dredging in this area, Chhim Sambath, an official of the Kandal Stung district, gave out details of Sar Rith’s private life and that of his brother-in-law who lives in the district. Considering that these declarations would affect his job, Sar Rith decided to sue. This is the first time that a reporter dares to sue a government official. Chhim Sambath declined to comment on this issue.
The human rights group Adhoc NGO welcomes the fact that a private citizen has the courage to confront the government, but Adhoc believes that the chance of justice being rendered is very slim.
13 comments:
Win or lose, the name Sar Rith will be in my head forever. What a fantastic action plan! Now, I hope that those who lands have been taken away start to come in and file some lawsuits against the grabbers. Oh man, that would make my day!
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With HUN SEN's court?. Forget it.The verdict is final,Sar Rith is losing and will be fined for 5,000000.00 riels.
i don't think gov't is oppressing or suppressing people, they just want to make sure unruly people stop misleading or give misinformation to the public because not everybody was educated about cambodia. some people even still say that cambodia is dangerous place to visit or that cambodia has lots of landmine and KR, etc... that is not true today in cambodia. cambodia has come a long way since the atrocity of the stupid KR that nearly destroy cambodia. thank god for putting a stop to that injustice system! god bless cambodia.
2:01AM,
Of course the country is at peace and more prosper than the 70,s.In our view,with tremendous of donations from foreign donors,the country must be doing better than now,and because of the notorious corruption that's why you can see wide spread poverty all over and ,if anyone tried to say something about the corruption then your lord HUN SEN ,your ring leader threatened to put them in PREY SAR.And what do you call it if it's not oppression.
2:01 "unruly people"? What the f*ck do you think that statement depict? Do you really think that is DEMOCRACY? In a democratic government, the government is comprised of elected PUBLIC officials that get into office to SERVE the PEOPLE. Not to rule over them!
Win or lose, your name "Sar Rith" will help kon khmer to continue to confron our stupid government till they are die one day. if no one dare to stand up we are as poor people will continue lossing and lossing to day is disinformation to morrow your land next rape your wife or your daughter any time they want too if no one do nothing about their arogan behavior. good job Sar rith may god will be with you. we as kon khmer keep continue stand up with this stupid government.
Emotions are not facts. Cambodia has had free and fair elections and the last one in which CPP gained more vote was also adjudged to be free and fair by international observers. It is a government that is stable and has a free market economy, freedom of press and religion and the strongest union rights law of all the neighboring countries. Yes, there is still much to do, but it is still a developing nation.
4:46 AM !
If you think the last election was fair and free, why don't you go ask people who couldn't vote because the village chiefs removed their names from the voting list ?
And ask people who couldn't vote because their names have been altered by the election officials ?
99% of that happened to the people who had no intention of voting for the CPP . Those are the facts .
Can you name one international observer that said the last election was free and fair 4:46 AM ?
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If you are a reporter, people need to know about you and your private life. Government has the right to give out details of your private life, as long as it is the truth about you, event it would affect your job. It is not disinformation to give out details of a reporter life. If the informations the government give out about Sar Rith affect his job, then Sar Rith must have done something wrong or illegal. Disinformation is when you accused some one of wrong doing without evidences or facts that can be proved in the court of laws. The human right group Adhoc NGO need to be neutral not bias in only one side.
If the law suit is base on government give out details of Sar Rith life, then Sar Rith doen't have the case aganst the government and the court will throw out the case.
Chip trick of the motherfucker communist!
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