Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tea Banh discusses rights record with US

Thursday, 24 September 2009
Sam Rith and James O'toole
The Phnom Penh Post


DEFENCE Minister Tea Banh told reporters in Washington that he “clarified” concerns about Cambodia’s human rights record and discussed increased bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and the United States in meetings this week with senior American officials.

On Monday, Tea Banh met with US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, according to a statement released by the US embassy in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.

Tea Banh told reporters from Voice of America radio and Radio Free Asia that he and Gates discussed increasing military cooperation between the two countries. The US embassy said that the two focused on “peacekeeping, maritime security and counterterrorism”.

Tea Banh said that in his meeting with Steinberg, the American “addressed concerns about human rights issues in Cambodia”.

“I clarified to [Steinberg] that while some concerns are valid, each country has its own law, and in reality, Cambodia is very progressive in its respect for human rights,” the Cambodian defence minister told RFA.

Both Tea Banh and the US embassy cited the selection of Cambodia to host 2010’s Global Peace Operations Initiative, an event organised by the US State Department to train international peacekeepers, as an example of successful cooperation between the two countries.

14 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:17 PM

    Khmer said:
    (Samddei sâr Chheat,Mea-Yeat sâr Pouchh)
    with his accent ,he is not khmer.

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  2. Khmer ordinary10:18 PM

    Anonymous Khmer ordinary said...

    It's ricdiculous indeed that there are too many one-star, two-star, and three-star generals in a small country like Cambodia. It's about fifteen times more than in the 60's and 70's. This excludes Hun Sen's personal bodyguars.

    Why Hun Sen promoted his officers, some of whom are not ecademically trained, to a ridiculous number?

    1- He promoted the other officers, so he can promote his own son without being criticized by them.

    2-When his son reaches the rank of a three-star general, he will become a military commander-in-chief of the country.

    3-When his son become a commander-in-chief, Hun Sen will slowly turn Cambodia into a military-ruled country.

    4-When Cambodia become a military-ruled country, Hun Sen families and his clique will be the sole owners of our motherland.

    There is no doubt about why Hun Sen has too many bodyguards to protect him: it's because he wants to stay in stolen power until he fulfils his plan. Hus Sen has extravagantly spent the national budget for the above purpose, and this is a real waste of it.

    To stop this blind mad dog from fulfilling his goal, which is not at all for the interest of the country nor benificial to Khmer people, all freedom-loving Khmers living inside and outside of the country must be unite and resolute in our endeavour to peacefully challenge to Hun Sen's betryal step before it's too late.

    Up with the people!
    Down with the dictator!

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  3. Khmer ordinary10:19 PM

    correction:bodyguards

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  4. Anonymous10:25 PM

    GW: Country for Sale (kh)
    GW: Country for Sale (en)
    Who Killed Chea Vichea
    GW: Cambodias Family Trees (en)
    Ho Sok - Funcipec
    March 30, 1997
    Coup, July 7, 1997
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    Assassination of Om Radsady
    Exclusive Hun Sen's Dirty Jobs
    Statement of Heng Peov
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    Statement of Peov in Khmer-I
    Statement of Peov in Khmer-II
    Piseth Pilika

    Sihanouk,Polpot,Ho Chi minh,Mao
    2 142 741 khmers killed.

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  5. Anonymous11:09 PM

    Is his fucking laws are different from the rest of the world, and only milder than ah Pol Pot's laws?

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  6. Anonymous11:22 PM

    Tea Bahn cannot read khmer and doesn't know nothing to talk,he was khmer rouge soldier the same Ah Hun Xen!!!he is so crazy and very stubpid!!!

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  7. Anonymous11:24 PM

    “I clarified to [Steinberg] that while some concerns are valid, each country has its own law, and in reality, Cambodia is very progressive in its respect for human rights,” the Cambodian defence minister told RFA.

    SICK...SICK....TEA BANH!YOU ARE REALLY STUPID ASS, HUMAN RIGHT LAW IS FOR UNVERSAL....OK!

    Khmer PP

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  8. Anonymous11:39 PM

    All of the above, Wonderful job!

    For example "Three Stooges" they Moe, Curly, and Larry.

    Moe is Hun Sen **** toughest guy.
    Larry is Tea Banh *** tougher guy.
    Curly is Heng Pov ** tough guy.

    1 * guy responsible for CPP members.

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  9. Anonymous11:51 PM

    កាលណាខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ចូលិបសៃបេះមិនទាន់មានកំហឹងប៉ុន្មានទេតែដល់ចូលវិបសៃនេះភ្លាមក៏ចាប់ផ្តើមក្រេវក្រោតភ្លាមពីព្រោះវាមានមនុស្សអគតិមួយចំនួនមិនបានគិតឲ្យបានដឹងច្បាស់ជាមុនសិនមុននឹង
    និយាយស្តី។អ្នកដែលបានសរសេរនៅក្នុងវិបសៃនេះមិនបានគិតជាមុនទេមុននឹងសរសេរដាក់វិបសៃនេះ។បើតាមខ្ញុំគិតក្រុមគ្រួសារអ្នកទាំងនេះរស់នៅ
    មិនមានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីនិយមពិតប្រាកដទេគឺ
    មានតែការសៅហ្មងជាមួយគ្នានឹងគ្នាជានិច្ច។ហើយម៉្យាងវិញទៀតរស់នៅពុំមាននរណាមួយស្តាប់គ្នានឹងគ្នានោះទេគឺមានតែការប្រឆាំងស្លាប់រស់ជានិច្ចជា
    កាល។អ្នកទាំងនេះហើយពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជាមិនអាចយកធ្វើជាគ្នាបានទេ។អ្នកទាំងនេះមិនដែលនឹកឃើញនៅគុណបំណាច់របស់គេដែលគេបានជួយឲ្យរួច
    ផុតនៅរឿងអ្វីមួយនោះទេ។ពួកទាំងនេះបានតាម
    គំរូររបស់ជនបរទេស។យើងជាខ្មែរត្រូវតែដឹងថាជន
    បរទេសមិនដែលបានទិញរបស់អ្វីមួយឲ្យមិត្តភ័គ្គរបស់គេទេនៅពេលដែលដើរជាមួយគ្នាអ្នកទិញអ្នក
    នោះស៊ីទៅប៉ុន្តែវាខុសអំពីប្រជាជនខ្មែរបើបានដើរ
    ហើរជាមួយគ្នាអ្នកណាមានលុយកាក់អាចទិញនំ
    ចំណីចែកចាយឲ្យគ្នីគ្នារស់រានមានជីវិតឲ្យបានដួច
    គ្នា។

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  10. Anonymous11:54 PM

    US government would not let any kind of Cambodian related army or military officers inside their country.

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  11. Anonymous1:06 AM

    Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:

    Tortures
    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. 

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  12. Anonymous3:00 AM

    There are too many big shots in Cambodia even it's a small Country because the crazy one eye guy and his comrades keep appointing people from his CPP to the top rank government officials even some of them got nothing to do .

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  13. Anonymous4:50 AM

    11:51PM
    ប្រហែលជាខ្ញុំភ្លេចភាសាខ្មែរច្រើនណាស់ហើយ
    បានជាខ្ញុំមិនយល់ commentsលោកឃ្លាខាងលើ។
    ខ្ញុំយល់តែឃ្លាចុងក្រោយ ហ្នឹងជាទំនៀមទំលាប់
    របស់ខ្មែរយើងពិតប្រាកដ។ហុន សែនសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
    វាកំពុងតែដើរតាមផ្លូវហ្នឹងហើយ គឺវាកំពុង
    តែចែកឲ្យពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរហូបចុកយ៉ាងឆ្ងាញ់ៗៗៗៗៗ
    រហូតទាល់ហូរទឹកភ្នែកដោយមិនដឹងខ្លួន ដូច
    ជានៅ បឹងកក់​ ដីក្រហម ភូមិសំបុកចាប នឹងនៅ
    តាមខែត្រទូទាំងប្រទេសនេះវាចែកសម្រាប់
    ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ។ហើយវាក៏បានជួយពូកយួនមួយ
    ភាកបី(១/3)នៃពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ​ ឲ្យចូលមករស់នៅក្នុង
    ដីខ្មែរយ៉ាងសប្បាយរីករាយមិបាច់និយាយពីនៅ
    តាមខែត្រនាៗនោះទេ សូមអញ្ជើញទៅមើលជុំវិញ
    បឹងទន្លេសាប ពូកយួនទាំងនោះកំពុងបានទទូល
    ផលពីបឹងនោះយ៉ាងសែនសុខ៕

    តាព្រហ្ម

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  14. Anonymous2:27 PM

    Tea Banh have no true ability to hold the highest military position. His position is appointed by his master Hun Xen and his grandmaster YOUN.

    Teah Banh and Hun Xen is class mate from the jungle. Which is Pol Pot students.

    His highest education is banh tea (shoot duck).

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