Oct 7, 2009
AFP
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIAN'S UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court has summoned six top government and legislative officials as witnesses against leaders of the late 1970s regime, said documents released on Wednesday.
In a move opposed by the Cambodian government, letters signed by the French investigating judge called on the officials to testify in the second case against former Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Current senate president Chea Sim, national assembly president Heng Samrin, foreign minister Hor Namhong, finance minister Keat Chhon and senators Sim Ka and Ouk Bunchhoeun were each 'asked for a hearing as a witness,' said the letters.
They will have to give testimony to an investigating judge of the tribunal, which was created in 2006 to try leading members of the regime. 'Except for individuals who volunteer to go, the government's position is no to this even if they are called as witnesses,' government spokesman Khieu Kanharith told AFP on Wednesday.
He said that foreign officials involved in the tribunal 'can pack their clothes and return home' if they are not satisfied.
Critics of Cambodia's administration have previously alleged that it has interfered in the tribunal to protect former regime members now in government. The court's second case is expected to try detained former Khmer Rouge ideologue Nuon Chea, head of state Khieu Samphan, foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife, minister of social affairs Ieng Thirith.
In a move opposed by the Cambodian government, letters signed by the French investigating judge called on the officials to testify in the second case against former Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Current senate president Chea Sim, national assembly president Heng Samrin, foreign minister Hor Namhong, finance minister Keat Chhon and senators Sim Ka and Ouk Bunchhoeun were each 'asked for a hearing as a witness,' said the letters.
They will have to give testimony to an investigating judge of the tribunal, which was created in 2006 to try leading members of the regime. 'Except for individuals who volunteer to go, the government's position is no to this even if they are called as witnesses,' government spokesman Khieu Kanharith told AFP on Wednesday.
He said that foreign officials involved in the tribunal 'can pack their clothes and return home' if they are not satisfied.
Critics of Cambodia's administration have previously alleged that it has interfered in the tribunal to protect former regime members now in government. The court's second case is expected to try detained former Khmer Rouge ideologue Nuon Chea, head of state Khieu Samphan, foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife, minister of social affairs Ieng Thirith.
They should include Hun Sen too. He's younger and remember what happned at that time btter than his old comrades.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this article is most accurate about the current situation about Cambodia. I too know of Hun Sen evil sins. He murdered people during the Khmer Rouge era. HUN SEN stage A SCHEME TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE TO ANGER BOTH HANOI AND POL POT to fight each other so he can use them both to gain power.
ReplyDeleteI believe that someday HUN SEN will be put to KR TRIAL. MY PARENTS KNOW WHAT YOU HENG SAMRIN AND HUN SEN DID IN 1979. THAT WHY WE RAN AWAY. MASS MURDERERS AS MOST KNOW HE tell people me HUN SEN GOOD, BUT ONLY FOR YOUR MONEY AND WIFES PANTS.
ALSO HUN SEN WAS PEEPING TOM AT A GIRLS TAKING BATH THATS WHY HIS EYE WAS POKED BY KHMER ROUGE LEADERS AND HE EXAGGERATED THE STORY PORTRAYING HERO AND ALL.
this is a very good news. They should be arrested by the UN, if they don't come forward.
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ReplyDeleteKhieu Kanharith, it is not about foreign officials pack clothes and go home. It is about legal procedure to find justice. Cambodia does not belong to your group only. The blood dropped in KR time must be investigated. At last, those who claimed to victory over KR are KR, and they are afraid of truth.
ReplyDeleteFuck all of your opposition party never helping khmer were suffered by flooding and you motherfucker just blamed this blam that blam my ass.You motherfucker scaring people,because you just said,but you didn't do nothing.You motherfucker think khmer people liking you no way Jose.Khmer waiting for you at the suberb and they will fuck all of you up at any times asshole.
ReplyDeleteTactically brilliant! Just another way for the goverment to bargain for more handouts.
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ReplyDeleteHey, fucked head, what about your fucking regime? And what about the money your fucking regime received from the donors, fucked head.
Now, get the fuck out of my face, asshole.
I despice your species.
With all my Personal Respects to ALL OF YOU,
ReplyDeleteOur Godamned KING SIHANOUK MUST be on TRIAL for the Criminal acts he had been committing ,
IF, There is no SIHANOUK, there are no VIETCONG and NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOPS in Cambodia.
IF, there is NO SIHANOUK, NO POL POT, NUON CHEA , KHIEU SAMPHAN, IENG SARY , TA MOK , HU NIM , HOU YOUN or simply SON SEN.
IF , There is NO SIHANOUK , there is NO HUN SEN and Obviuosely NO YUON currently in our country.
Best Wishes to YOU ALL.
One of The Survivors of Our Own Godamned KING SIHANOUK KILLING FIELDS.
MOVE OUT UN! if you don't want to be victime like us!
ReplyDeleteBull shit justice of ah Hun Xen and Shihanouk!
3:11 AM
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL!
ME NO LIKE 'EM, I STOPPED HERE.
Khmer562
To Khmer Rouge and Khmer Rouge supporters
ReplyDeleteToday is one of the happiess day of my life.
Democratic 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.
To Khmer Rouge supporters New Phally and Thes Meas
ReplyDeleteHow come you guys don't have any comment?
I am very dissappointed in you guys for not comment on this issue.
I know that you guys always have something to say.
Oh by the way, can you guys tell your boss (AH Hun Sen) to calm down, because this is just a summone for six top government and legislative officials who's responsible for killing almost two million innocent Khmer peoples as witnesses against leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime. Tell him to save his panic for an indictment that will be coming soon.