AFP
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S premier on Thursday questioned why a UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court had summoned six top government and legislative officials as witnesses, describing the move as 'strange'.
In a move opposed by Cambodia's administration, French investigating judge Marcel Lemonde has called the officials to testify in the court's second case against Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said he found it 'strange' that the six had been asked to testify as witnesses, as he considered them plaintiffs due to their roles in bringing the late 1970s Khmer Rouge regime to justice.
'Why do they call the plaintiffs to be witnesses? Because those people are known to have toppled (Khmer Rouge leader) Pol Pot and they are also the ones who approved the laws to try the Khmer Rouge,' Mr Hun Sen said. He made the comments in a speech marking 30 years since the national bank was rebuilt after the Khmer Rouge.
The process has been hit by allegations that Hun Sen's administration has attempted to interfere in the tribunal to protect former regime members who are now in government.
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 called last month to testify, the court revealed on Wednesday.
The tribunal'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 Cambodia's administration, French investigating judge Marcel Lemonde has called the officials to testify in the court's second case against Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said he found it 'strange' that the six had been asked to testify as witnesses, as he considered them plaintiffs due to their roles in bringing the late 1970s Khmer Rouge regime to justice.
'Why do they call the plaintiffs to be witnesses? Because those people are known to have toppled (Khmer Rouge leader) Pol Pot and they are also the ones who approved the laws to try the Khmer Rouge,' Mr Hun Sen said. He made the comments in a speech marking 30 years since the national bank was rebuilt after the Khmer Rouge.
The process has been hit by allegations that Hun Sen's administration has attempted to interfere in the tribunal to protect former regime members who are now in government.
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 called last month to testify, the court revealed on Wednesday.
The tribunal'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.
It's time all khmer to ask the Communism to pay back including Sihanouk,Ho,Mao.
ReplyDeleteas long as Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are complicated, it's good for me (Hun Xen) to rule Cambodia solely without contest
ReplyDeleteGau dambao khnorng kha:ek heur roumlorng roum sai kontouy...khwak khwak Hun Sen runs and you damned dog run.
ReplyDeleteKhmers who support CPP are Khmer
ReplyDelete- Who either has their relatives working for Hun Sen.
- Who earns a lot of money under Hun Sen.
- Who works for Hun Sen to protect their investment.
- Who can't find a job in the US.
- Who wants to be addressed as Chum Teav, Ok Yna, or Ek Oudom because in America we don't give a shit to address them that way.
These above people are people forgot that the communist killed their parents, relatives and friends, but they still want to support communist.
You dumb ass Hun Sen, plaintiffs or defendants can be called as witness. I guess you would not be able to understand of that since your court system is an unjustice court system.
ReplyDeleteI maybe be unintelligent and blind in one eye, but I will reign longer than you. Ha ha, I steal from the poor and give to the rich and no one can stop me. Too bad that guy who tried to assassinate me one time missed. Maybe I'm just all powerful because nothing can harm me. The only idiots are the people like you who sends aid money to Cambodia, which goes into my fat wallet. Also, I only pretend to look out for my ministers so that they stay loyal to me. It's what I call blind loyalty. I am literally a blind person who leads other blind people. All of my people are scared of me. No one dares to assassinate me anymore because they are too blind to take the shot. My Khmer people only talk big, but they are too scared to do anything. Most of the time, they only kill each other.
ReplyDeleteMy beloved Mr. Obama!
ReplyDeleteI initially thought that you and SenVarman both are eventually become best friends, according to his delightful speech in CTN and TVK....SenVarman simply doesn't want to go to the KR court as a witness or criminal!
My beloved SenVarman!
ReplyDeletePlease, jestfully laugh all ye can, while ye can breathe!
Remember, thy adopted father, SihanoukVarman and Mighty Pol Pot were both undoutedly thinking their seats would be eternally last!
If you fuck my government i will fuck you back motherfucker.
ReplyDeleteHOW, THE FUCK, CAN I EXPLANE THING TO AH KWACK PHD FROM HANOI?
ReplyDeletewitnesse are not CRIMINAL! Ah Pleu stupid Hun Xen!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd the court cases is more than National level!
Can you fucking THINK????????
To Areak Prey
ReplyDeleteI would like to ask you a question.
Does the six innocent Khmer people's killers immune by the parliamentary immunity when the UN Khmer Rouge Tribunal court indict them?
I'm not supprise at all when someone who's murders so many innocent Khmer peoples, found it 'strange' that the six had been asked to testify as witnesses at the UN Khmer Rouge Tribunal court.
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. Hun Sen
ReplyDeletePlease stop making remarks concerning the KRT process. It shows how ridiculously ignorant you are when it comes to understanding judicial procedure. Save your dignity, and let the court does its work. This would be a win-win situation for both, you and the court.
I hope this UN-court system doesn't play game
ReplyDeletewith khmer victims.
just calling them in as witness is not enough, not justice.
4:43am those six witnesses could be charged later during the trial. For now they are innocent until proven guilty inthe court of law.
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.
After 30 years of being in power, AH Hun Sen and his Khmer Rouge gangs forget that they are Khmer Rouge who' s responsible for murders almost two million innocent Khmer peoples.
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe this. I have to remind theses murders?
Jesus Christ!
To 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.