Op-Ed by Ly Diep
Angkor Borey –Khmer voice overseas
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
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Recently, Hun Sen and his government are playing a game to divert the national and international opinion away from problems that he and his government are facing. These major problems are: (1) the KR Tribunal wants to bring charges on additional KR leaders for their crimes against humanity, and (2) the border issue with Yuon (Vietnam), in particular the conclusion of the “Supplemental border treaty” in order to avoid the annulment of former illegal treaties concluded by the Heng Samrin-Hun Sen regime when Cambodia was still under the colonial boots of the Yuon (these include the 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1985 treaties concluded with Vietnam). In fact, the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia gave the ability to Cambodia to annul all the past illegal treaties that led to the loss of Cambodia’s independence, sovereignty and national integrity.
1- Diversion from charges on additional KR leaders
To divert the attention from this issue, Hun Sen, who was himself the biggest former KR leader governing the eastern shores of the Mekong River – a region that also suffered the most savage killings under the KR regime – (based on Hun Sen’s personal boasting when he was deriding Pen Sovann, the former PM of the State of Kampuchea, broadcasted by RFA on 23 December 2008, stating that there were no KR army leaders that was more senior than him along the eastern shores of the Mekong River in 1977), and his government, which is filled with numerous KR killing leaders, are using the political influence of the ruling party, i.e. the CPP, to put pressure on the hybrid (Cambodian and UN) tribunal in order to prevent that additional KR leaders be brought in beyond the five leaders who are currently being detained. If the tribunal would actually charge additional KR leaders, this could affect him personally, as well as his former comrades (such as Heng Samrin, Chea Sim, Keat Chhon, Hor Nam Hong etc…) and also King Sihanouk.
First, Hun Sen chased away from the tribunal the International co-prosecutor (Mr. Robert Petit), who was the first instigator to bring charges on additional KR leaders (we would like to stress that the majority of the Cambodian employees at the KR Tribunal were hand-picked by Sok An or they are Sok An’s relatives). Later on, Hun Sen silenced the opposition, including a group of opposition leaders and anti-government newspapers, by accusing them of defamation and disinformation.
Furthermore, Hun Sen issued his intimidation, claiming that if the tribunal dares to charge more than five KR leaders, Cambodia will face war and that up to 200,000 to 300,000 Cambodians could lose their life. We are asking: How could Hun Sen know about this war issue before hand? If he knows about it before hand, why didn’t he take the appropriate measures to destroy these [rebellious] KR leaders in order to prevent them to re-ignite the war again? If this is a major issue, why didn’t Hun Sen and his government present this issue to the UN, which is the partner for the tribunal, to help resolve this issue? We believe that they (UN) could find out how many KR followers still remain … where do they live and what is the strength of their force? We also believe that our Cambodian compatriots, who are also all victims of the KR regime, will surely cooperate with the UN force in this search, as well as preventing all these things from happening, they will do all they can so that this tribunal if truly just and fair. Therefore, is this a diversion tactics used by Hun Sen and his government or not?
Regarding [Hun Sen’s] prayer to see the defeat of the tribunal: isn’t it because of Hun Sen’s concerns about facing his past crimes? Only the criminals and the suspects can panic like this, and even seeing the shadow of a crow flying over the puss on top of their back is a cause of alarm (!!)
In order to avoid being taken “hostage” by Hun Sen and his government, and in particular, in order to avoid having Hun Sen and his government being concerned about the lack of money to provide to the court, we propose that this tribunal be moved out of Cambodia and that it will be completely placed under the sole responsibility of the UN.
2- Diversion from the Cambodian-Yuon border problems
The Preah Vihear border dispute with Thailand is a small issue only. Actually, Hun Sen and his government are making a big fuss out of the Preah Vihear dispute to divert the attention away from the Cambodian-Yuon border problems. If the Preah Vihear dispute grows, the eastern border problem would also shrink or it could even disappear completely.
Let’s take a look … when Hun Sen and his government stir up noises about problems along the western side of the country, the eastern borders are being quietly moved further into [Cambodian territories] and illegal Vietnamese immigrants are flowing into Cambodia nonstop day and night. At the same time, we also observe a number of Cambodian-Yuon cooperation is quickly taking place, in particular in the economic developments in which the Yuons have the largest shares. Other cooperation is merely a subterfuge to hide deeper Yuon’s involvements in Cambodia internal affairs. We can see the Yuons flattering the Cambodian and the army leaders by providing them with huge theatrical diplomas that are valueless. We can also see the Yuons sending in delegations to Cambodia to express their tens of thousands years old friendship. In turn, Hun Sen is also sending his delegations to Vietnam also, and Hun Sen’s delegation even show up their face to the Khmer Kampuchea Krom people to soothe them to abandon the idea of demanding secession from Vietnam (we note that KKF leaders are falling into this political trap. Why would the KKF leaders laud Khieu Kanharith for joining the Pchum Ben festival celebration once at a Kampuchea Krom pagoda? Do they hope that Hun Sen’s government – a puppet government of the Yuon that relies on the Yuon feces – can help them with the Yuon human rights violations in Kampuchea Krom?). Furthermore, the Yuon threw in some minor humanitarian aids to Cambodia, such as a drug rehabilitation center, etc… just to show that they are paying somewhat attention to the Cambodians also.
Hun Sen and his government have no intention of resolving the border dispute with the Siems in Preah Vihear. If they really want to resolve this issue, because Cambodia and Thailand are both members of the UN, Hun Sen and his government should have raised the Preah vihear issue with the UN and ask for a resolution there. To the contrary, Hun Sen turned to use a “thuggish language” as a puppet that he is, while hiding behind his Yuon masters, just like a dog that struts around because of its master.
We are asking: If Cambodia has the advantage in the Preah Vihear issue already, based on the decision handed over by The Hague International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1962, why Cambodia does not bring up this issue to the ICJ again?
Hun Sen and his government did not choose this legal path because his Yuon masters do not allow him: if he were to take this path for the western borders, this issue will also affect the eastern borders as well, in particular at a time when the Yuons are successfully expanding their territories into Cambodia under the pretext of the Development Triangle and the flow of Yuon immigrants to live in Cambodia.
The demand for a review of the 1962 ICJ decision will surely lead to a review of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia also.
The 1991 Paris Peace Agreements provided the respect of Cambodia’s independence, sovereignty and national integrity. The signatory countries of these agreements also included both the Siem and the Yuon. In particular, these agreements gave Cambodia the ability to annul all past illegal treaties concluded with her neighbors that affected Cambodia’s independence, sovereignty and national integrity. Hun Sen and his government did not use these agreements as stepping stones to protect Cambodia’s interests, quite to the contrary, Hun Sen went on to conclude a “Supplemental border treaty” to protect the Yuon interests. He does not dare oppose the Yuon interest because that could affect his personal interest, the interest of his gang, as well as the interest of the king. Simply put, the Yuons have the ability to remove any of the above out just like they pull weeds out of the ground.
This is the tragedy that Cambodians have to face with due to such inept leaders and king.
1- Diversion from charges on additional KR leaders
To divert the attention from this issue, Hun Sen, who was himself the biggest former KR leader governing the eastern shores of the Mekong River – a region that also suffered the most savage killings under the KR regime – (based on Hun Sen’s personal boasting when he was deriding Pen Sovann, the former PM of the State of Kampuchea, broadcasted by RFA on 23 December 2008, stating that there were no KR army leaders that was more senior than him along the eastern shores of the Mekong River in 1977), and his government, which is filled with numerous KR killing leaders, are using the political influence of the ruling party, i.e. the CPP, to put pressure on the hybrid (Cambodian and UN) tribunal in order to prevent that additional KR leaders be brought in beyond the five leaders who are currently being detained. If the tribunal would actually charge additional KR leaders, this could affect him personally, as well as his former comrades (such as Heng Samrin, Chea Sim, Keat Chhon, Hor Nam Hong etc…) and also King Sihanouk.
First, Hun Sen chased away from the tribunal the International co-prosecutor (Mr. Robert Petit), who was the first instigator to bring charges on additional KR leaders (we would like to stress that the majority of the Cambodian employees at the KR Tribunal were hand-picked by Sok An or they are Sok An’s relatives). Later on, Hun Sen silenced the opposition, including a group of opposition leaders and anti-government newspapers, by accusing them of defamation and disinformation.
Furthermore, Hun Sen issued his intimidation, claiming that if the tribunal dares to charge more than five KR leaders, Cambodia will face war and that up to 200,000 to 300,000 Cambodians could lose their life. We are asking: How could Hun Sen know about this war issue before hand? If he knows about it before hand, why didn’t he take the appropriate measures to destroy these [rebellious] KR leaders in order to prevent them to re-ignite the war again? If this is a major issue, why didn’t Hun Sen and his government present this issue to the UN, which is the partner for the tribunal, to help resolve this issue? We believe that they (UN) could find out how many KR followers still remain … where do they live and what is the strength of their force? We also believe that our Cambodian compatriots, who are also all victims of the KR regime, will surely cooperate with the UN force in this search, as well as preventing all these things from happening, they will do all they can so that this tribunal if truly just and fair. Therefore, is this a diversion tactics used by Hun Sen and his government or not?
Regarding [Hun Sen’s] prayer to see the defeat of the tribunal: isn’t it because of Hun Sen’s concerns about facing his past crimes? Only the criminals and the suspects can panic like this, and even seeing the shadow of a crow flying over the puss on top of their back is a cause of alarm (!!)
In order to avoid being taken “hostage” by Hun Sen and his government, and in particular, in order to avoid having Hun Sen and his government being concerned about the lack of money to provide to the court, we propose that this tribunal be moved out of Cambodia and that it will be completely placed under the sole responsibility of the UN.
2- Diversion from the Cambodian-Yuon border problems
The Preah Vihear border dispute with Thailand is a small issue only. Actually, Hun Sen and his government are making a big fuss out of the Preah Vihear dispute to divert the attention away from the Cambodian-Yuon border problems. If the Preah Vihear dispute grows, the eastern border problem would also shrink or it could even disappear completely.
Let’s take a look … when Hun Sen and his government stir up noises about problems along the western side of the country, the eastern borders are being quietly moved further into [Cambodian territories] and illegal Vietnamese immigrants are flowing into Cambodia nonstop day and night. At the same time, we also observe a number of Cambodian-Yuon cooperation is quickly taking place, in particular in the economic developments in which the Yuons have the largest shares. Other cooperation is merely a subterfuge to hide deeper Yuon’s involvements in Cambodia internal affairs. We can see the Yuons flattering the Cambodian and the army leaders by providing them with huge theatrical diplomas that are valueless. We can also see the Yuons sending in delegations to Cambodia to express their tens of thousands years old friendship. In turn, Hun Sen is also sending his delegations to Vietnam also, and Hun Sen’s delegation even show up their face to the Khmer Kampuchea Krom people to soothe them to abandon the idea of demanding secession from Vietnam (we note that KKF leaders are falling into this political trap. Why would the KKF leaders laud Khieu Kanharith for joining the Pchum Ben festival celebration once at a Kampuchea Krom pagoda? Do they hope that Hun Sen’s government – a puppet government of the Yuon that relies on the Yuon feces – can help them with the Yuon human rights violations in Kampuchea Krom?). Furthermore, the Yuon threw in some minor humanitarian aids to Cambodia, such as a drug rehabilitation center, etc… just to show that they are paying somewhat attention to the Cambodians also.
Hun Sen and his government have no intention of resolving the border dispute with the Siems in Preah Vihear. If they really want to resolve this issue, because Cambodia and Thailand are both members of the UN, Hun Sen and his government should have raised the Preah vihear issue with the UN and ask for a resolution there. To the contrary, Hun Sen turned to use a “thuggish language” as a puppet that he is, while hiding behind his Yuon masters, just like a dog that struts around because of its master.
We are asking: If Cambodia has the advantage in the Preah Vihear issue already, based on the decision handed over by The Hague International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1962, why Cambodia does not bring up this issue to the ICJ again?
Hun Sen and his government did not choose this legal path because his Yuon masters do not allow him: if he were to take this path for the western borders, this issue will also affect the eastern borders as well, in particular at a time when the Yuons are successfully expanding their territories into Cambodia under the pretext of the Development Triangle and the flow of Yuon immigrants to live in Cambodia.
The demand for a review of the 1962 ICJ decision will surely lead to a review of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia also.
The 1991 Paris Peace Agreements provided the respect of Cambodia’s independence, sovereignty and national integrity. The signatory countries of these agreements also included both the Siem and the Yuon. In particular, these agreements gave Cambodia the ability to annul all past illegal treaties concluded with her neighbors that affected Cambodia’s independence, sovereignty and national integrity. Hun Sen and his government did not use these agreements as stepping stones to protect Cambodia’s interests, quite to the contrary, Hun Sen went on to conclude a “Supplemental border treaty” to protect the Yuon interests. He does not dare oppose the Yuon interest because that could affect his personal interest, the interest of his gang, as well as the interest of the king. Simply put, the Yuons have the ability to remove any of the above out just like they pull weeds out of the ground.
This is the tragedy that Cambodians have to face with due to such inept leaders and king.
20 comments:
Ly Diep was experienced analyzer, in fact it was already happened.
Hun Xen, Sok Xan
"Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. "Buddha
In fact, a few weeks ago I have read Le Monde, an article saying that most world instabilities were being created by all dictatorship regime. THese animals cannot stay still because they have created a lot of suffering to others. Therefore they have to find ways to cover up their own crimes.
Areak Prey
Hi 2:37am,
Well said...! all the nations that rule by the Dictators, soon or later they will be doomed..! Saddam Husein, Hok Londy, Musalinni, Hitler, Pol Pot. Ah Hun Sen and Ah Ronteas Banh will soon joint their evil club in hell.
All leaders in the world are a mirror of their people.
For me as a Foreigner from Europe the question is not if Hun Sen is the best man.
The question is:
Is there anybody who could do a better job than him?
Would be less corruption with Funcinpec or Sam Rainsy?
Hun Sen have to go the "Golden Middle-Way"!
Cambodia is a small and weak country. Important is not to fight against big brothers like Vietnam, Thailand or China.
Of course the Americans also want their "Piece from the Cake"!
You cannot make everybody happy as Everybodies Darling is Everybodies Fool!
Just imagine what happen if Sam Rainsy become President in Cambodia.
He is a nice man, good education, intelligent, Darling of all NGOs
but is he a LEADER?
Tous les regimes Dictateurs sont les facteurs de l'instabilitee du monde. Voila: Iran, Burma, North Korea, Vietnam, Zambawee, Cambodia. Il faut bien les observer leur activities come terrorists activities, human traffickings, drugs, human right abuses etc....
Hun Sen without Yuons is nothing, Mr foreigner. You need to go back to 1977 to study more facts that was happening during that period of thime, and leading to the Yuons invasion of Cambodia. Hun Sen has NO quality to be Khmer leader. The power he has had is the stolen power. Today, as his power take roots deep and strong by the Yuons protection, he looks grant in the eyes the fools but he looks like trash in the eyes of most decent people.
If he were to get in a debate as most freedom-loving coutries do to their PM candidates, Hun Sen wouldn't last half a round, or not even five minutes if he were to be asked a tough question, or not even get a chance to be a Khum's council either.
correction:grand
Yes,
Without Yuon protection, Hun Sen, piece of shit or a garbage man, cannot hold on as Viet pupper prime minister.
In a true stable democracy the business of running the country would be mediated through transparent democratic channels such as the National Assembly and relevant debating chambers or committees whose overriding aim is to embody the democratic will of the electorate through legislations and the enactment thereof, rather than following the dictates of the Leader, the opaque Politbureau, the shadowy security aparatus and so on.
It is a great pity indeed as well as sad irony that given the dearth of talents required in the process of national reconstruction post 1979 that there are still highly trained Cambodians such as Mr Rainsy, Ms Sochua and many others being effectively shunned from core national decision-making or made to remain on the fringes of the political stage. The above named figures, in particular, have the potential to make swift improvement in economic and social areas due to their passion and experience.
I understand that Hun Sen is non-ideological in his approach to things, but thus far this pragmatism only applies to opening his arms to opportunists of all sorts including gullible and infantile royalists who took to the lifeboat quicker than one could say 'jump ship'.
It is also important for Cambodia to embrace a style of national leadership that appreciates diversity and inclusiveness that has not been a feature of recent regimes and which furthermore has resulted in the fossilisation of the overall political process that in turn breeds a climate of secrecy, distrust, opportunism, incompetence, patronage, fear, paranoia, zenophobia, extremism, impunity, intolerance . . . all of which will serve only to deny the country its creative potential; its dignity and deserved place in the world.
MP
7:17 you said it well. Good on you! Cambodian government needs to look at other successful nations such as Aust, USA, Singapore, Japan extra, these country have moved well into the 21st century, they have a multicultural society and that they have created a welfare system to protect their citizens in term of everyone is unique and is equally important(one death is too many). They are able to separate between personal conflicts and social issues that needs to be resolved for their nation. Only government can create such a safe heaven for their own people and no one else can. At the same time Gov't needs to place more values on all MP by allowing them to have the freedom of speech to debate to reach a common goal and common interests. Aust
I rarely read Ly Diep magazine because he is not a person that I can respect after found out who he is.
His newspaper basically just attacks people and try to make himself as patriotic by attacking the Hun Sen. But, if you ask him go to protest Hun Sen's delegations visiting US or another country, he will turn to Chicken and use million of reason to excuse...
Onetime, I received an email from a Khmer Krom friend told me that Ly Diep became one of the ministers of the Khmer Krom government in exile. I was laughing my ass off because I finally knew how sick this man is.
As a newspaper publisher, he wants to have a title as a minister that is totally a joke. Then I heard that his minister title was not recognized now after the Prime Minister of KK government resigned and KK government now changed to whatever name. So, stop pretending to hate YOUN but scare to join any group that can face YOUN in face-to-face.
Hopefully he doesn't get heart attack after reading this post. He should learn how to use positive action to against Hun Sen by joining any group that really do work instead of staying home and writing his newspaper acting like he is a patriot. Stop talking trash, do real work.
Diep. Who Ly Diep is, is not the case as long as he writes for the interests of Khmer people in general, while a few newspapers writers for CAM-NEWS and Khemara Times appear to be the HUn Sen's obsequious clowns, having no courage to write the truth.
Having or not having a chance to go to Cambodia is not a big deal because Ly Diep's native village is in Kampuchea Krom, not mainland Cambodia. Nonetheless, Ly Diep appear to be more courageous than Bunna Men and Richard Nhim or Borann Duong, whose newspapers are worth no btetter than trash.
Ly Diep acts if as Khmer are dumb. All those things he wrote, every one in the world had already Knew.
He is trying to reminded his Viet Cong partners that his smart ass is being HONORS.
Do any one remember that Ly Diep had tried to lured Khmer Kroms to become government in exile so the Court of law can knap them just like Mong people.
you can not find one thing that he have said or done good for Cambodia nor the people!
This Asshole love to insulted Khmers.
MP (7:17AM) - Well said, but that's all it is. Have we not already heard enough of the same music? Politicians always claim to fight for honesty, justice, freedom,...etc in order to gain power. How do who know that Sam Rainsy is not one of those liars?
One more thing, you said Sam Rainsy is highl trained, to do what if I may ask? He was the first Cambodian to send letter of congratualtion to Abhisit. He wnet to Bangkok to talk about our internal problems, but never about Thai agression or encroachment at Preh Vihear.
I feel sorry for you and SRP supporter. Hun Sen is not an ideal leader, but he is much more capable than Sam Rainsy!
Is it a surprise to you that many intellectual Khmer overseas don't join SRP?
12:32 AM,
you are so sad and a disgrace to cambodia. The cpp is only capable of khmer suffering, continue khmer rouge killing, and taking order from youn. A true character is someone interlectual of it countries future, justice and order.
Where is the justice, law and order and anti-curruption law after and over 25 yrs under the cpp/khmer rouge regime?
Without over 100,000 Viet invading troops in khmer army uniforms, Hun Sen, a garbage like man, is a piece of shit.
Hanoi had controlled everything from all levels of khmer administtration, buddhist religion with Tep Vong a recited Viet Dharma, trade,...etc.
The last project to complete the Vietnamisation of Cambodia, Hanoi is very busy in WIPING OUT KHMER IDENTITIES.
Khmers, all of you will be Vietnamese slaves in your ancestors Lands.
10:28 AM/11:53 AM
TWO THUMPS UP. Ly Diep is Ly Ngoc Dinh is no Khmer krom; he is a Youn spy since Gen Lon Nol.
He insults Khmers no matter what.
Ly Noc Dinh/Diep's new strategies.
The real Khmer Krom are the victims of the fake Khmer Krom like Ly Ngoc Diep.
Ly Diep from Ly Ngoc Dinh is a Youn spy. He supported Khmer Krom government in exile because he wanted to unmask all Khmer Krom and he wants his Youn government to kill all the real Khmer Krom in Kampuchea Krom.
His strategies was to lure Khmer Krom out then kidnap/kill them.
This Ly Ngoc Dinh/Diep is no Khmer Krom but a YOUN SPY.
Did he care how many of our own KK were killed by Youn?
"Ly Diep was experienced analyzer, in fact it was already happened."
"Ly Diep acts if as Khmer are dumb. All those things he wrote, every one in the world had already Knew.
He is trying to remind his Viet Cong partners that his smart ass is being HONORED. Does any one remember that Ly Diep had tried to lure Khmer Kroms to become government in exile so the Court of law can knap them just like Mong people? You can not find one thing that he have said or done good for Cambodia nor the people! This Asshole love to insult Khmers."
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