29 Nov 2009By Mondul Keo
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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SRP MP Son Chhay asked that vice-PM Sok An explains about the border delimitation work with neighboring countries on 17 December. The request was approved by Heng Samrin, president of the National Assembly (NA).
Son Chhay told RFA in the morning of 28 November that, as a MP, he asked through the NA president that vice-PM Sok An and his technical border colleagues come to the NA on 17 December to explain about the border issue.
Son Chhay said: “People are in the dark, they don’t know about these activities. When an incident occurs, people are wondering whether the government is performing the work correctly or not? Why do we lose rice field lands? Even the village of Samdach Heng Samrin was also lost. The people want to know because in the previous installation of border posts, reporters and MPs were not present!”
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that any questions that are conforming to the law, the government never neglected to clarify them.
Phay Siphan said: “According to the law, the government must provide clarification according to the request made by any MP. Authorization from the NA president is the law!”
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the government border committee, considers these questions as repetitive old stories. Nevertheless, he said that he will provide the explanation if the government leader orders to do so.
Var Kim Hong said: “In truth, as I said, I did not hide anything. When we cross over to ratify the 2005 Supplemental border treaty, Hun Xen went to clarify the NA already. Therefore, they (MPs) cannot say that they do not know! Even the article of the Supplemental border treaty was distributed, including the government clarification.”
On 16 November, the NA decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Sam Rainsy because he uprooted temporary stakes for a border post. The Chantrea district authority sued Sam Rainsy for destruction of public properties. This lawsuit led to the lifting of Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity to allow the court to summon him to come in for clarification.
Son Chhay told RFA in the morning of 28 November that, as a MP, he asked through the NA president that vice-PM Sok An and his technical border colleagues come to the NA on 17 December to explain about the border issue.
Son Chhay said: “People are in the dark, they don’t know about these activities. When an incident occurs, people are wondering whether the government is performing the work correctly or not? Why do we lose rice field lands? Even the village of Samdach Heng Samrin was also lost. The people want to know because in the previous installation of border posts, reporters and MPs were not present!”
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that any questions that are conforming to the law, the government never neglected to clarify them.
Phay Siphan said: “According to the law, the government must provide clarification according to the request made by any MP. Authorization from the NA president is the law!”
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the government border committee, considers these questions as repetitive old stories. Nevertheless, he said that he will provide the explanation if the government leader orders to do so.
Var Kim Hong said: “In truth, as I said, I did not hide anything. When we cross over to ratify the 2005 Supplemental border treaty, Hun Xen went to clarify the NA already. Therefore, they (MPs) cannot say that they do not know! Even the article of the Supplemental border treaty was distributed, including the government clarification.”
On 16 November, the NA decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Sam Rainsy because he uprooted temporary stakes for a border post. The Chantrea district authority sued Sam Rainsy for destruction of public properties. This lawsuit led to the lifting of Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity to allow the court to summon him to come in for clarification.
14 comments:
Cambodian people, through their rep, entitle to know how the gouvernment managing the country affair. So come Mr. Sok An... tells the truth
Thank you Mr. MP Son Chhay. It takes a lot of courage to ask all these questions, especially, when working in the hostile environment. It is all about our people and our country.
S-Var Kim Hong is AH youn theft and Khmer let him hold the key to the Bank. What a joke!
All Khmers must get real. If any Viet Thieves in the Khmer Government has giving an inch of Khmer's land to Viet Cong, we as the Khmers have the right to funish them to HELL.The world on our side. we must stop these thieves.
"The people want to know because in the previous installation of border posts, reporters and MPs were not present!”
=I want to know why AH HUN SEN doesn't allow reporters and MPs to attend the installation of border markers with Vietnam? What is the fuck with AH HUN SEN?
It seems that if AH HUN SEN make mistake and dirt poor Cambodian people will have to pay for his mistake and if AH HUN SEN doesn't make mistake and dirt poor Cambodian people still pay for his mistake!
The only way to prove that Sam Rainsy is innocence is to make a measurement of the illegal Vietcong border posts in Cambodian rice field! Now that is not hard to do!
During the Vietnam War Chantrea district is where the Vietnamese tanks ran over Cambodian women and children. Just ask King Sihanouk!
Good work! Son Chhay! Bless you!
1:12pm you must be a son of the Viet whore.
When you open your mouth we can see shits in it.
Thank you Mp Son Chay you stand firm by MP Samrainsy and help fight for Khmer motherland, even when khmer fool name Hun Sen betray his country. Hun Sen try to fool khmer citizen that he is strong against Thai and accused MP Samrainsy support thai well we all know that not once that gangster Hun Sen stood up to Viet thief to protect Khmer villager near border Khmer Viet.
VAR KIM HONG IS =VIETNAMESE
(HONG KIM VA)
HOR NAM HONG=VIETNAMESE
(HO NAM HONG) HO CHI MINH LAST NAME! THESE FUCKING YOUN NEED TO FUCKING SENT BACK TO HANOI.
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!YOUN HANOI
ALOTS OF VIETNAMESE ARE WORKING IN CAMBODIAN GOVERMENT TODAY!
WAKE UP KHMER PEOPLE!! LOOK ALL THE FACE OF THE GOVERMENT OFFICER ON TVK THEY DON'T LOOK EVEN KHMER
Now, SRP and its stupid supporters is admired Son Chhay, but one way they will insult Son Chhay when he runs away to join a new party.
That right cambodian people need to wake up be unite protect cambodian border west and east. thank you mr son chhay and srp
ho nam hong is pure blood vietnamese or is hong kim va
hok lundy is youn and that fucking guy is fucking death and burn in hell right now!! ah hong kim va is next then ah ho nam hong they all vietnamese fucking youn
Thank my Dear Son chhay!!
You did a great job to do a favor for khmer people and your coward boss SRP.
Mr. Son Chhay is realy living under state of law, he should be leader of SRP, he never run away from the fact and from his people!!!
Now it time for him to reveal the fact face of Mr. SRP, by asking formaly Mr. Sok An to clearify border issue in NA... this guy is lawful man.. Bra Vo Son Chhay!!
As long as you get clearfication from Government, your stupid boss SRP will has no way to walk and he will be charged by his silly/illiterated behavior!! and this is the time for you to be Sam Rang Sy Party's leader.
Good Job my man!!
Khmer
Members of parliament must continue to demand answers from those in power. As a public servant you must voice the will of the people, because you carry the duty to serve the people of Cambodia. Immunity is just a word that means very little, like every other law in the Kingdom. Laws that are being passed to limit the freedom of expression, assembly. What hope for change do the people have left. Cambodia is not a country that is whoring itself out, it's land, resources, and people. It's a tragedy really, If only the leader of Cambodia could see how important a role he plays in creating a legacy. Gangster legacy!
1:47pm
You just read then thinking without share any of your ideas because I think you are useless for this forum
i like the american concept of check and balance, etc... god bless cambodia.
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