Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: Ayuthyea, RFA)Uong Ratana
The Phnom Penh Post
SAM Rainsy says he is facing criminal charges in Svay Rieng provincial court in connection with an October incident in which he uprooted markers on the border with Vietnam, as opposition party members prepare to travel to the contested area today to investigate alleged encroachment by Vietnamese farmers.
“We have decided to indict and detain Sam Rainsy and his accomplices,” Svay Rieng provincial court prosecutor Keo Sothear wrote in a November 24 investigating warrant, according to a document provided by Sam Rainsy.
The president of the eponymous political party is being charged with incitement causing racial discrimination and destruction of property under Articles 52 and 61 of the UNTAC Criminal Code, the document states. Svay Rieng officials could not be reached for comment.
On October 25, Sam Rainsy joined Svay Rieng residents in uprooting the markers to protest against what locals say is Vietnamese encroachment onto Cambodian land.
Sam Rainsy was stripped of his parliamentary immunity during a closed session of the National Assembly on November 16, paving the way for his prosecution in this case. But Choung Chou Ngy, Sam Rainsy’s lawyer, said he thought his client had little to fear from the court.
“Sam Rainsy did nothing wrong, because the location where the border demarcation posts were placed was in the [Cambodian] citizens’ ricefield,” he said.
In a statement issued October 30, Vietnam’s foreign ministry condemned Sam Rainsy’s actions and asked Cambodia to protect the nations’ ongoing border-demarcation process.
The statement called Sam Rainsy’s act “perverse, undermining common assets, violating laws of Cambodia and Vietnam, treaties, agreements and deals between the two countries”.
Var Kimhong, senior minister in charge of border affairs, said the visit to the Vietnamese border in Svay Rieng planned by the SRP would be illegal in the absence of permission from Vietnamese authorities.
The parliamentarians could disrupt the investigation of Sam Rainsy, he said.
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann dismissed the charges as an attempt to intimidate the opposition.
“We have nothing to fear because we have done nothing wrong,” he said, adding that today’s trip to the border is necessary because “as parliamentarians, we have to check the place where the people have complained, because we have all sworn to defend Cambodian territory”.
“We have decided to indict and detain Sam Rainsy and his accomplices,” Svay Rieng provincial court prosecutor Keo Sothear wrote in a November 24 investigating warrant, according to a document provided by Sam Rainsy.
The president of the eponymous political party is being charged with incitement causing racial discrimination and destruction of property under Articles 52 and 61 of the UNTAC Criminal Code, the document states. Svay Rieng officials could not be reached for comment.
On October 25, Sam Rainsy joined Svay Rieng residents in uprooting the markers to protest against what locals say is Vietnamese encroachment onto Cambodian land.
"WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG."Cambodian officials have said the markers were placed only on a temporary basis and did not represent an official demarcation.
Sam Rainsy was stripped of his parliamentary immunity during a closed session of the National Assembly on November 16, paving the way for his prosecution in this case. But Choung Chou Ngy, Sam Rainsy’s lawyer, said he thought his client had little to fear from the court.
“Sam Rainsy did nothing wrong, because the location where the border demarcation posts were placed was in the [Cambodian] citizens’ ricefield,” he said.
In a statement issued October 30, Vietnam’s foreign ministry condemned Sam Rainsy’s actions and asked Cambodia to protect the nations’ ongoing border-demarcation process.
The statement called Sam Rainsy’s act “perverse, undermining common assets, violating laws of Cambodia and Vietnam, treaties, agreements and deals between the two countries”.
Var Kimhong, senior minister in charge of border affairs, said the visit to the Vietnamese border in Svay Rieng planned by the SRP would be illegal in the absence of permission from Vietnamese authorities.
The parliamentarians could disrupt the investigation of Sam Rainsy, he said.
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann dismissed the charges as an attempt to intimidate the opposition.
“We have nothing to fear because we have done nothing wrong,” he said, adding that today’s trip to the border is necessary because “as parliamentarians, we have to check the place where the people have complained, because we have all sworn to defend Cambodian territory”.
19 comments:
In a country where a ruler is a puppet, they charge the nationalists for defending their people's land, but they let the Yuons steal our land. Ah kwak krub jeats
Cambodia's hopeless now. The Viets make decisions at all levels of Khmer affairs. Our country is still called Cambodia but in reality it belongs to Viets already.
SRP member, Cambodia people must considere our master Vietnam like a living god, to avoid having trouble in the future.
2:01 AM,
Some what I agree with you. If Khmer are still sleeping, your statement will be true. Just look at Laos today. Everything rules by the Viet.
CPP members,
band of idiots,
if you want to exclude Sam Raingsy from competition, find something else because his action doesn't deserve at all a punishment according to law.
Go to school with your chidren, ask your children,
WHAT IS AN CRIMINAL ACTION ?
The world will know that your are monkeys. Hide it. Do not show it like that.
Who say Hun Sen and his clan want to band Sam Rainsy from politics?
Au contraire, Hun Sen prays every days that Sam Rainsy remains stay in politics, because if Sam Rainsy remains SRP leader, Hun Sen will be safe to rule for another 25 years.
Ah YOUNs talked about "treaties"??? What treaties?? Illegal treaties during the YOUN military occupation of Cambodia? F*ck you ah YOUNs. What about ah Svar KimWhore. Isn't his job to protect the totality of the Khmer land? So why did he say he needs, the Vietnamese "PERMISSION" is needed to visited the border area? What a stupid idiot the SVAR really is. That man needs to quit his job because his brain is full of YOUN shit and pussies now. When Cambodia send troops to the disputed boder area with Thailand, did Ah Svar Kimhong and his delegation need Thailand's permission to visit the border from the side of Cambodia? NO! So this means Ah Svar Kimhong is stealing Khmer land for the benefits of ah YOUNs. If Ah Svar Kimong wants to eat the shit and pussies of ah YOUNs too much, he should move out of Cambodia and go live in Hanoi. No wonder his parents named his Ah Svar. He is really ah SVAR. Grow some spines already and use the law to slap the faces of ah YOUNs, ah SVAR kanjass.
មាតុភូមិរបស់ខ្ញុំ
ក្នុងនាមខ្ញុំជាកូនខ្មែរម្នាក់ ខ្ញុំមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យពួកអាកញ្ជះយួន និង ពួកអាចោរយួន ឈ្លានពានទឹកដីខ្មែរតទៅទៀតទេ។
ខ្មែរ អ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ!!! ចូរយើងទាំងអស់គ្នាក្រោកឡើងដើម្បី ការពារ បូរណភាពទឹកដីខ្មែររបស់យើង ។ យើងរួមកំលាំងគ្នាកំទេចពួកចោរបរទេស និង អាយ៉ងរបស់វា ។
ជាតិខ្មែរមាតុភូមិខ្ញុំ
In the early 1950', youn took over khmer krom. Now they want more/they wanted all.
This injustice from hanoi to all khmer will bring hell and blood-shed upon youn in khmer krom and cambodia.
This hanoi invasion will eventually lead into thailand. If thailand is smart, they should help cambodia and laos to bring justice.
Or else, injustice upon thailand from hanoi will only be a matter of time.
Do not worry brothers,
do you belive that Hor Namhong or Sok An are happy to receive order from Hun Sen ? Never. They are tired now.
They are prepared to replace him anytime.
yuons still charge its killing tools to oppress Khmer revolt and kill Khmer.
According to sources in Phnom Penh
yesterday said, Hun Sen will not allow Sam Rainsy to return to Cambodia. Sam Rainsy must face criminal trail and serves time in Prey Sar at least 10 years before he could run the public office again.
Some of his followers start defect to CPP more and more every day for their safe and to avoid Ghos flag hanging in front of their house.
Hun Sen Added yesterday morning at the airport "Sam Rainsy's political life is over or finished in Cambodia".
Shoot Ah Hun Sen in the Head and blow up his fucking brand a part. Ah Chhke Youn and Ah Thok Teap prime minister. You will die as Ah Chhke Hun Lundy.
បើគណបក្សសមរង្សីគ្រាន់បើកាលពីសៀមចង់បានព្រះវិហ៊ាម្តេចក៏មិនធ្វើដួចនៅព្រុំពទល់ដែនយួនទៅ?ឬក៏ជាដៃជើងរបស់សៀម?ប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែរចោតគណបក្សសមរង្សីថាជាអាយ៉ងសៀមមិនខុសមែនឬក៏អាយ៉ងលន់នល់ដែលខ្មែរក្រហមដេញចេញពីស្រុកដោយនៅពីក្រោយគឺសហរដ្ធអាមេរិក!សមរង្សីនឹងបក្សពួកជិតអស់ដីនៅហើយបន្តិចទៀតពួកនេះនឹងក្លាយទៅជាក្បត់ជាតិរបស់ប្រទេសខ្មែរហើយ!លោកសមរង្សីកុំធ្វើដួចឪពុកលោកឥញ្ចឹងឪពុកលោកគឺជាជនក្បត់ជាតិរបស់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរ!
tell me in which country do you ask you neighbour to check your own boundary line?
Asking Vietnam for "permission" to visit our own boader as claim by Mr. Var Kimhong, whay does that means :-?
1/ Is the mean Vietnam is in charge of Cambodian boarder and no one else?
2/ Is that mean Vietnam finally admit that it is the COLONISER OF CAMBODIA?
3/ Is that mean no one in the CPP include Var Kimhong have any idea of where cambodia boundary line is?
4/ Is that mean for SRP to raise awareness to it people on potential boarder lost to it neighbour is a bad thing for Cambodia and it national interest.
5/ Is that mean CPP have allot to hide about it backdoor agreement with Vietnam and now the result have come and they want to still keep it a secret?
or is it all the above
Svay Rieng officials if there is any lost of Cambodian soil to Vietnam they should be prosecuted as this is breach of national interest. They should be sack and strip of their seat.
Down Kbal Yuon!!!!!!
If quote "Cambodian officials have said the markers were placed only on a temporary basis and did not represent an official demarcation."
It doesn't sound serious enough why then the serious act of removing Sam rainsy immunity when there were no inquiry to check what is right or wrong. Has the CPP check the constition carefully and act sufficiently to meet Sam rainsy opposition remark to determine the truth?
សាមគ្គីជាកម្លាំង !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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