Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Action request from the Cambodian consulate in Vietnam on behalf of Khmer Krom people

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Translated from Khmer by Socheata


Kingdom of Cambodia
Nation – Religion – King

To: H.E. Hor Namhong, Vice-Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Care of: Samdach Akkok Ponhea Chakrey Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly

Subject: Request for action from the Cambodian General Consul in Prey Nokor to help resolve Khmer Kampuchea Krom issue

As indicated in the subject above, I am informing His Excellency that, according to information provided by Khmer Kampuchea Krom, recently, in Ang commune, Tinh Bien district, Motr Chrouk province, Kampuchea Krom, a canal measuring 50-meter wide and 10-km long was dug. This construction led to the loss of more than 400-hectare of rice field lands, and 400 families are currently facing the loss of their lands. The pain from the land loss led 40 Khmer Kampuchea Krom to protest and demand for justice. Regretfully, the [Vietnamese] provincial authority ordered forces comprising of 330 to 350 soldiers and 230 police officers who brought along with them 5 vicious dogs to threaten and savagely put down the [protesting Khmer Krom] people. The report indicated that the number of Khmer protesters was small, whereas the authority disposed of an excessive force. Such an action [taken by the Vietnamese authority] indicates that there was a violation of human rights, and a takeover of lands belonging to the Khmer people, the original owners of the land. Furthermore, these Khmer people who are facing the loss of their lands, they are expecting an immediate intervention from the part of the Cambodian government.

As indicated above, I urge Your Excellency to send the Cambodian Consul in Prey Nokor to investigate this case and help resolve this issue in the interest of our own Khmer people.

May Your Excellency accept my sincere regards.

Done in Phnom Penh, 11 September 2009

(Signed) Yont Tharo
Banteay Meanchey MP

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

It hurt,but what Ho 5 hong going to help,youn will help youn even Hun Sen noteven youn but he respect and love youn than khmer.

Khmer euy khmer mech kor vetanear mles?

Anonymous said...

To all Khmers must fight against the Viet Cong Evils greads, these Viet have no conscience.The disaster will hits them soon.
All Khmers must supported and protected each others,don't just sit and wacth Ah Viet thieves robbing and killing us one by one like this.We Khmers will not survives from these indignity Animals Viet.
We must unmask the ugliness, Evils and Cruelty Viet Cong to the world to see how despicable these people are.

Anonymous said...

Violators
Intruders
Enemies
Thieves
Neglect
Accuser
Murderers
Envious
Selfish
Evolutioners

Anonymous said...

this is Samdach Akkok (សម្ដេច​អាគគ?)

Anonymous said...

It makes me vomit every time I hear all the Khmer sam-ach (es?)!

Anonymous said...

I 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.

I 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.

Anonymous said...

Wonder this letter reached to Ho 5 Hong. Even though, Ho 5 Hong is Vietnamese by blood, so he will not do anything to against his own government (Vietnamese government).

Good luck Khmer Krom ! You must fight for your rights and don't expect that the current puppet Cambodian government will brave enough to standup to support you unless Cambodia is a totally independent country which is not now.

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាឆ្កួតឯងកុំនាំឲ្យខ្មែរទាស់ទែងរវាងគ្នានឹងគ្នា
ពួកអាឆ្កួតឯងមិនដែលគិតថាធ្វើឲ្យខ្មែរស្រឡាញ់
គ្នាទេមានតែឲ្យខ្មែរស្អប់គ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។រដ្ធាភិបាលប្រទេសកម្ពុជាគេចេះគិតគូរហើយមិនចាំបាច់អាឆ្កួតឯងមកប្រណៅគេទេ។ប្រណៅតែម៉ែឪអាឆ្កួតឯងឲ្យចេះស្រឡាញ់ខ្មែរទៅបានហើយកុំឃើញពលរដ្ធខ្មែរអើងរអើងទៅបានហើយ។បើពួកអាឆ្កួតឯងអញដឹងហើយមិនដែលហ៊ានយកដៃទៅចាប់់ដៃកូន
ខ្មែរទេពីព្រោះវាខ្លាចឆ្លងរោគទៅដល់ម៉ែឪវាថែមទៀត។

Anonymous said...

keep making a lot of voices for indigenous khmer krom people. if you are silent, nobody will hear or understand your cause of concern or issues with abusive youn gov't. keep on fighting for your rights. god bless.

now that more youn companies are interested in doing businesses in cambodia, use that opportunity to pressure them to confirm to the human rights and rights of the indigenous khmer krom people everywhere. make it well known all over the world, really! silence is not good!

Anonymous said...

Mr Yont Tharo is brave in writing this letter.....now the question is how long will Mr. Yont Tharo stay at his post as consulate or will have any role at all in the CPP government?

Anonymous said...

Every nation needs to learn to respect each other's boundary. In doing so is to keep its own citizen in place and at the same time to prevent war from happening again from both sides. Neighbouring country, please to the right thing for the "righteous will live forever and the wicked will pay the price" because everything has its own owner, so if you take what is not yours in the first place, the spirits won't allow you live in peace on that land, if so nature will strike you down in many different ways like, cyclone, lightning or other sickness etc, so be aware this is true. However,you need follow the country's law if you want something, e.g. be part of the its citizen and stay as one of them. E.g. if you want to live Khmer land than be Khmer or if you want to live in Viet's land then be Viet....